31st Manitoba Legislature


The members of the 31st Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in October 1977. The legislature sat from November 24, 1977, to October 13, 1981.
The Progressive Conservative Party led by Sterling Lyon formed the government.
Edward Schreyer of the New Democratic Party was Leader of the Opposition. Howard Pawley became opposition leader in 1979 after Schreyer was named Governor General.
Harry Graham served as speaker for the assembly.
There were five sessions of the 31st Legislature:
SessionStartEnd
1stNovember 24, 1977December 12, 1977
2ndMarch 16, 1978July 20, 1978
3rdFebruary 15, 1979June 15, 1979
4thFebruary 21, 1980July 10, 1980
5thDecember 11, 1980May 20, 1981

Francis Lawrence Jobin was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1977:
MemberElectoral districtParty

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By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
Fort RougeJune WestburyLiberalOctober 16, 1979L Axworthy resigned April 6, 1979, to run for federal seat
River HeightsGary FilmonProgressive ConservativeOctober 16, 1979S Spivak resigned April 12, 1979 to run for federal seat
RossmereVictor SchroederNDPOctober 16, 1979E Schreyer resigned December 7, 1978, to become Governor General

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