28th Manitoba Legislature explained

The members of the 28th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in June 1966.^[1] The legislature sat from December 5, 1966, to May 22, 1969.^[2]

The Progressive Conservative Party led by Duff Roblin formed the government. Walter Weir became Premier in 1967^[1] after Roblin resigned to run unsuccessfully for the federal Progressive Conservative Party leadership.^[3]

Gildas Molgat of the Liberal Party was Leader of the Opposition.^[4]

A new sales tax of 5% was introduced effective June 1, 1967.^[5]

James Bilton served as speaker for the assembly.^[1]

There were three sessions of the 28th Legislature:^[2]

Session	Start	End
1st	December 5, 1966	May 4, 1967
2nd	March 7, 1968	May 25, 1968
3rd	February 27, 1969	May 22, 1969

Richard Spink Bowles was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.^[6]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1966:^[1]

Member	Electoral district	Party^[7]	Notes	J. Douglas Watt	Arthur	Progressive Conservative	Stephen Patrick	Assiniboia	Liberal	Rod Clement	Birtle-Russell	Liberal	Until June 5, 1968	Harry Graham	Progressive Conservative	From February 20, 1969	Reginald Lissaman	Brandon	Progressive Conservative	Sam Uskiw	Brokenhead	NDP	Ben Hanuschak	Burrows	NDP	Leonard Barkman	Carillon	Liberal	Gordon Beard	Churchill^[8]	Progressive Conservative	Until October 8, 1968	Joseph Borowski	NDP	From February 20, 1969	Thelma Forbes	Cypress	Progressive Conservative	Stewart McLean	Dauphin	Progressive Conservative	William Homer Hamilton	Dufferin	Progressive Conservative	Russell Doern	Elmwood	NDP	John Tanchak	Emerson	Liberal	Michael Kawchuk	Ethelbert Plains	NDP	Peter Masniuk	Fisher	Progressive Conservative	Charles Witney	Flin Flon	Progressive Conservative	Sterling Lyon	Fort Garry	Progressive Conservative	Gurney Evans	Fort Rouge	Progressive Conservative	George Johnson	Gimli	Progressive Conservative	Nelson Shoemaker	Gladstone	Liberal	Earl Dawson	Hamiota	Liberal	Sidney Green	Inkster	NDP	Peter Fox	Kildonan	NDP	Oscar Bjornson	Lac du Bonnet	Progressive Conservative	Douglas Lloyd Campbell	Lakeside	Liberal	Albert Vielfaure	La Verendrye	Liberal	Lemuel Harris	Logan	NDP	Walter Weir	Minnedosa	Progressive Conservative	Harold Shewman	Morris	Progressive Conservative	Died in office July 13, 1968	Warner Jorgenson	From February 20, 1969	Obie Baizley	Osborne	Progressive Conservative	Carolyne Morrison	Pembina	Progressive Conservative	Gordon Johnston	Portage la Prairie	Liberal	Russell Paulley	Radisson	NDP	Jacob Froese	Rhineland	Social Credit	Sidney Spivak	River Heights	Progressive Conservative	Wally McKenzie	Roblin	Progressive Conservative	Henry Einarson	Rock Lake	Progressive Conservative	Harry Enns	Rockwood—Iberville	Progressive Conservative	Joseph Jeannotte	Rupertsland	Progressive Conservative	Laurent Desjardins	St. Boniface	Liberal	Elman Guttormson	St. George	Liberal	Douglas Stanes	St. James	Progressive Conservative	Saul Cherniack	St. Johns	NDP	Robert Steen	St. Matthews	Progressive Conservative	Donald Craik	St. Vital	Progressive Conservative	Gildas Molgat	Ste. Rose	Liberal	Thomas P. Hillhouse	Selkirk	Liberal	Saul Miller	Seven Oaks	NDP	Malcolm Earl McKellar	Souris-Lansdowne	Progressive Conservative	Fred Klym	Springfield	Progressive Conservative	James Bilton	Swan River	Progressive Conservative	John Carroll	The Pas	Progressive Conservative	Edward Dow	Turtle Mountain	Liberal	Vacated seat January 30, 1968 due to election results being overturned but was re-elected in the subsequent By-election on March 4, 1968	Morris McGregor	Virden	Progressive Conservative	Philip Petursson	Wellington	NDP	James Cowan	Winnipeg Centre	Progressive Conservative	Dufferin Roblin	Wolseley	Progressive Conservative	Until May 1968	Leonard Claydon	From February 20, 1969

Notes:

1. Web site: Members of the Twenty-Eighth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1966–1969) . Memorable Manitobans . Manitoba Historical Society . 2013-11-23.
2. Book: Normandin, Pierre G. Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1976 .
3. News: Duff Roblin, former Manitoba premier, dies at 92 . . May 31, 2010 . Martin . Sandra . 2013-11-02.
4. Web site: Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba . Library of Parliament . 2013-11-23 . 2013-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029230602/http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Province.aspx?Item=674174e0-0472-4cd4-bb1e-d66b7aff8b79&MenuID=Compilations.ProvinceTerritory.aspx.Menu&Language=E&Section=LeaderOpposition . dead .
5. Web site: Province gears for 5% Revenue Tax June 1 . Government of Manitoba . April 24, 1967.
6. Web site: Past lieutenant governors . Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba . 2014-07-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140105191427/http://www.manitobalg.ca/past-govs.php . 2014-01-05 .
7. Web site: Historical Summaries . Elections Manitoba . 2013-11-23.
8. Election held July 7, 1966

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

Electoral district	Member elected	Affiliation	Election date	Reason
Turtle Mountain	Edward Dow	Liberal	March 4, 1968	Results of 1966 election overturned
Birtle-Russell	Harry Graham	Progressive Conservative	February 20, 1969	R Clement resigned to run unsuccessfully for federal seat
Churchill	Joseph Borowski	NDP	February 20, 1969	G Beard resigned October 8, 1968^[9]
Morris	Warner Jorgenson	Progressive Conservative	February 20, 1969	H Shewman died July 13, 1968
Wolseley	Leonard Claydon	Progressive Conservative	February 20, 1969	D Roblin resigned to run unsuccessfully for federal seat

Notes:

1. Web site: Members of the Twenty-Eighth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1966–1969) . Memorable Manitobans . Manitoba Historical Society . 2013-11-23.
2. Book: Normandin, Pierre G. Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1976 .
3. News: Duff Roblin, former Manitoba premier, dies at 92 . . May 31, 2010 . Martin . Sandra . 2013-11-02.
4. Web site: Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba . Library of Parliament . 2013-11-23 . 2013-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029230602/http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Province.aspx?Item=674174e0-0472-4cd4-bb1e-d66b7aff8b79&MenuID=Compilations.ProvinceTerritory.aspx.Menu&Language=E&Section=LeaderOpposition . dead .
5. Web site: Province gears for 5% Revenue Tax June 1 . Government of Manitoba . April 24, 1967.
6. Web site: Past lieutenant governors . Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba . 2014-07-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140105191427/http://www.manitobalg.ca/past-govs.php . 2014-01-05 .
7. Web site: Historical Summaries . Elections Manitoba . 2013-11-23.
8. Election held July 7, 1966
9. Web site: Biographies of Deceased Members . Legislative Assembly of Manitoba . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140330155427/http://www.gov.mb.ca/hansard/members/mla_bio_deceased.html . 2014-03-30 .