Manitoba Legislature


The Legislature of Manitoba is the legislature of the province of Manitoba, Canada. Today, the legislature is made of two elements: Queen of Canada in Right of Manitoba represented by the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, and the unicameral assembly called the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. The legislature has existed since Manitoba was formed out of part of Rupert's Land in 1870.
Like the Canadian federal government, Manitoba uses a Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which members are sent to the Legislative Assembly after general elections and from there the party with the most seats chooses a Premier of Manitoba and Executive Council of Manitoba. The premier acts as Manitoba's head of government, while the Queen of Canada acts as its head of state.
An upper house, the Legislative Council of Manitoba, was established in 1870 but was abolished in 1876 as a cost-cutting measure and as a condition for federal funding.
Before 1879, candidates in Manitoba elections were not affiliated with political parties. However, some candidates declared their support for the administration of the time.

List of Legislatures

Following is a list of all the legislatures convened since 1870.
Assembly
Sessions		ElectionFrom
To		Governing PartyPremierOfficial Opposition Party
Leader		Speaker of the House
1st Legislature

4 sessions		1st generalMarch 15, 1871
December 16, 1874		noneAlfred Boyd

Marc-Amable Girard

Henry Joseph Clarke

Marc-Amable Girard		noneJoseph Royal

Curtis James Bird
2nd Legislature

4 sessions		2nd generalMarch 31, 1875
November 11, 1878		noneRobert Atkinson DavisnoneJoseph Dubuc
3rd Legislature

1 session		3rd generalFebruary 1, 1879
November 26, 1879		noneJohn NorquaynoneJohn Wright Sifton
4th Legislature

4 sessions		4th generalJanuary 22, 1880
November 13, 1882		ConservativeJohn NorquayThomas GreenwayJohn Wright Sifton
5th Legislature

4 sessions		5th generalMay 17, 1883
November 11, 1886		ConservativeJohn NorquayLiberal

Thomas Greenway		Alexander Murray
6th Legislature

2 sessions		6th generalApril 14, 1887
June 16, 1888		Conservative

Liberal		John Norquay

David Howard Harrison

Thomas Greenway		Liberal

Thomas Greenway		David Glass
7th Legislature

5 sessions		7th generalAugust 28, 1888
June 27, 1892		LiberalThomas GreenwayConservative

John Norquay

Rodmond Roblin		William Winram

Samuel Jacob Jackson
8th Legislature

3 sessions		8th generalFebruary 2, 1893
December 11, 1895		LiberalThomas GreenwayConservative

William Alexander Macdonald

John Andrew Davidson		Samuel Jacob Jackson

Finlay McNaughton Young
9th Legislature

4 sessions		9th generalFebruary 6, 1896
November 16, 1899		LiberalThomas GreenwayConservative

Rodmond Roblin		Finlay McNaughton Young
10th Legislature

4 sessions		10th generalMarch 29, 1900
June 25, 1903		ConservativeHugh John Macdonald
Rodmond Roblin		Liberal

Thomas Greenway		William Hespeler
11th Legislature

4 sessions		11th generalJanuary 7, 1904
February 28, 1907		ConservativeRodmond RoblinLiberal

Thomas Greenway

Charles Mickle		James Johnson
12th Legislature

3 sessions		12th generalJanuary 2, 1908
June 30, 1910		ConservativeRodmond RoblinLiberal

Charles Mickle

Tobias Norris		James Johnson
13th Legislature

4 sessions		13th generalFebruary 9, 1911
June 15, 1914		ConservativeRodmond RoblinLiberal

Tobias Norris		James Johnson
14th Legislature

2 sessions		14th generalSeptember 15, 1914
July 16, 1915		ConservativeRodmond RoblinLiberal

Tobias Norris		James Johnson
15th Legislature

5 sessions		15th generalJanuary 6, 1916
March 27, 1920		LiberalTobias NorrisConservative

Albert Prefontaine		James Bryson Baird
16th Legislature

2 sessions		16th generalFebruary 10, 1921
June 24, 1922		LiberalTobias NorrisConservative

John Thomas Haig		James Bryson Baird
17th Legislature

6 sessions		17th generalJanuary 18, 1923
June 4, 1927		United Farmers of ManitobaJohn BrackenLiberal

Tobias Norris		Philippe Adjutor Talbot
18th Legislature

5 sessions		18th generalDecember 1, 1927
May 7, 1932		United Farmers of ManitobaJohn BrackenConservative

Fawcett Taylor		Philippe Adjutor Talbot
19th Legislature

4 sessions		19th generalFebruary 14, 1933
June 12, 1936		Progressive Party of Manitoba

Liberal		John BrackenConservative

Fawcett Taylor

William Sanford Evans		Philippe Adjutor Talbot
20th Legislature

5 sessions		20th generalFebruary 18, 1937
March 12, 1941		Liberal-ProgressiveJohn BrackenConservative

Errick Willis		Robert Hawkins
21st Legislature

5 sessions		21st generalDecember 9, 1941
September 8, 1945		Coalition governmentJohn Bracken

Stuart Garson		Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

Seymour Farmer		Robert Hawkins
22nd Legislature

4 sessions		22nd generalFebruary 19, 1946
September 29, 1949		Coalition governmentStuart Garson

Douglas Lloyd Campbell		Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

Seymour Farmer

Edwin Hansford		Robert Hawkins
23rd Legislature

7 sessions		23rd generalFebruary 14, 1950
April 23, 1953		Liberal-ProgressiveDouglas Lloyd CampbellProgressive Conservative

Errick Willis		Wallace Miller

Nicholas Bachynsky
24th Legislature

4 sessions		24th generalFebruary 2, 1954
April 30, 1958		Liberal-ProgressiveDouglas Lloyd CampbellProgressive Conservative

Errick Willis

Duff Roblin		Nicholas Bachynsky
25th Legislature

2 sessions		25th generalOctober 23, 1958
March 31, 1959		Progressive ConservativeDuff RoblinLiberal-Progressive

Douglas Lloyd Campbell		Abram Harrison
26th Legislature

5 sessions		26th generalJune 9, 1959
November 9, 1962		Progressive ConservativeDuff RoblinLiberal-Progressive

Douglas Lloyd Campbell

Gildas Molgat		Abram Harrison
27th Legislature

5 sessions		27th generalFebruary 28, 1963
May 18, 1966		Progressive ConservativeDuff RoblinLiberal

Gildas Molgat		James Bilton
28th Legislature

3 sessions		28th generalDecember 5, 1966
May 22, 1969		Progressive ConservativeDuff Roblin

Walter Weir		Liberal

Gildas Molgat		James Bilton
29th Legislature

5 sessions		29th generalAugust 14, 1969
May 25, 1973		New Democratic PartyEdward SchreyerProgressive Conservative

Walter Weir

Sidney Spivak		Ben Hanuschak

Peter Fox
30th Legislature

4 sessions		30th generalJanuary 31, 1974
September 6, 1977		New Democratic PartyEdward SchreyerProgressive Conservative

Sidney Spivak

Donald Craik

Sterling Lyon		Peter Fox
31st Legislature

5 sessions		31st generalNovember 24, 1977
October 13, 1981		Progressive ConservativeSterling LyonNew Democratic Party

Edward Schreyer

Howard Pawley		Harry Graham
32nd Legislature

4 sessions		32nd generalFebruary 25, 1982
February 11, 1986		New Democratic PartyHoward PawleyProgressive Conservative

Sterling Lyon

Gary Filmon		Jim Walding
33rd Legislature

4 sessions		33rd generalMay 8, 1986
March 9, 1988		New Democratic PartyHoward PawleyProgressive Conservative

Gary Filmon		Myrna Phillips
34th Legislature

4 sessions		34th generalJuly 21, 1988
August 7, 1990		Progressive ConservativeGary FilmonLiberal

Sharon Carstairs		Denis Rocan
35th Legislature

6 sessions		35th generalOctober 11, 1990
March 21, 1995		Progressive ConservativeGary FilmonNew Democratic Party

Gary Doer		Denis Rocan
36th Legislature

5 sessions		36th generalMay 23, 1995
August 17, 1999		Progressive ConservativeGary FilmonNew Democratic Party

Gary Doer		Louise Dacquay
37th Legislature

4 sessions		37th generalNovember 18, 1999
May 2, 2003		New Democratic PartyGary DoerProgressive Conservative

Gary Filmon

Bonnie Mitchelson

Stuart Murray		George Hickes
38th Legislature

5 sessions		38th generalJune 23, 2003
April 20, 2007		New Democratic PartyGary DoerProgressive Conservative

Stuart Murray

Hugh McFadyen		George Hickes
39th Legislature

5 sessions		39th generalNovember 20, 2008
September 6, 2011		New Democratic PartyGary Doer

Greg Selinger		Progressive Conservative

Hugh McFadyen		George Hickes
40th Legislature

3 sessions		40th generalOctober 20, 2011
March 16, 2016		New Democratic PartyGreg SelingerProgressive Conservative

Hugh McFadyen

Brian Pallister		Daryl Reid

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