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:
Session | Start | End |
1st | November 24, 1977 | December 12, 1977 |
2nd | March 16, 1978 | July 20, 1978 |
3rd | February 15, 1979 | June 15, 1979 |
4th | February 21, 1980 | July 10, 1980 |
5th | December 11, 1980 | May 20, 1981 |
Francis Lawrence Jobin was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.
Members of the Assembly
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1977:Member | Electoral district | Party |
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By-elections
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
Fort Rouge | June Westbury | Liberal | October 16, 1979 | L Axworthy resigned April 6, 1979, to run for federal seat |
River Heights | Gary Filmon | Progressive Conservative | October 16, 1979 | S Spivak resigned April 12, 1979 to run for federal seat |
Rossmere | Victor Schroeder | NDP | October 16, 1979 | E Schreyer resigned December 7, 1978, to become Governor General |
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