32nd Manitoba Legislature explained

The members of the 32nd Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in November 1981.^[1] The legislature sat from February 25, 1982, to February 11, 1986.

The New Democratic Party led by Howard Pawley formed the government.^[1]

Sterling Lyon of the Progressive Conservative Party was Leader of the Opposition. Gary Filmon became opposition leader in 1983^[2] after Lyon resigned as party leader.^[3]

Jim Walding served as speaker for the assembly.^[1]

There were four sessions of the 32nd Legislature:^[4]

Session	Start	End
1st	February 25, 1982	June 30, 1982
2nd	December 2, 1982	February 27, 1984
3rd	April 12, 1984	March 6, 1985
4th	March 7, 1985	July 11, 1985

Pearl McGonigal was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.^[5]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1981:^[1]

Member	Electoral district	Party^[6]	Notes	James Downey	Arthur	Progressive Conservative	Ric Nordman	Assiniboia	Progressive Conservative	Leonard Evans	Brandon East	NDP	Henry Nelson Carroll	Brandon West	NDP	Conrad Santos	Burrows	NDP	Sterling Lyon	Charleswood	Progressive Conservative	Jay Cowan	Churchill	NDP	Peter Fox	Concordia	NDP	John Plohman	Dauphin	NDP	Brian Corrin	Ellice	NDP	Russell Doern	Elmwood	NDP	Albert Driedger	Emerson	Progressive Conservative	Jerry Storie	Flin Flon	NDP	Bud Sherman	Fort Garry	Progressive Conservative	Until August 5, 1984	Charles Birt	From October 7, 1984	Roland Penner	Fort Rouge	NDP	John Bucklaschuk	Gimli	NDP	Charlotte Oleson	Gladstone	Progressive Conservative	Don Scott	Inkster	NDP	Bill Uruski	Interlake	NDP	Mary Beth Dolin	Kildonan	NDP	Died in office April 9, 1985	Martin Dolin	From October 1, 1985	Gerrie Hammond	Kirkfield Park	Progressive Conservative	Samuel Uskiw	Lac du Bonnet	NDP	Harry Enns	Lakeside	Progressive Conservative	Robert Banman	La Verendrye	Progressive Conservative	Maureen Hemphill	Logan	NDP	Dave Blake	Minnedosa	Progressive Conservative	Clayton Manness	Morris	Progressive Conservative	Abe Kovnats	Niakwa	Progressive Conservative	Muriel Smith	Osborne	NDP	Donald Orchard	Pembina	Progressive Conservative	Lloyd Hyde	Portage la Prairie	Progressive Conservative	Gerard Lecuyer	Radisson	NDP	Arnold Brown	Rhineland	Progressive Conservative	Doreen Dodick	Riel	NDP	Phil Eyler	River East	NDP	Warren Steen	River Heights	Progressive Conservative	Wally McKenzie	Roblin-Russell	Progressive Conservative	Vic Schroeder	Rossmere	NDP	Elijah Harper	Rupertsland	NDP	Laurent Desjardins	St. Boniface	NDP	Al Mackling	St. James	NDP	Donald Malinowski	St. Johns	NDP	Gerry Mercier	St. Norbert	Progressive Conservative	Jim Walding	St. Vital	NDP	Pete Adam	Ste. Rose	NDP	Howard Pawley	Selkirk	NDP	Eugene Kostyra	Seven Oaks	NDP	Andy Anstett	Springfield	NDP	Frank Johnston	Sturgeon Creek	Progressive Conservative	Douglas Gourlay	Swan River	Progressive Conservative	Harry Harapiak	The Pas	NDP	Steve Ashton	Thompson	NDP	Wilson Parasiuk	Transcona	NDP	Brian Ransom	Turtle Mountain	Progressive Conservative	Gary Filmon	Tuxedo	Progressive Conservative	Harry Graham	Virden	Progressive Conservative	Myrna Phillips	Wolseley	NDP

Notes:

1. Web site: Members of the Thirty-Second Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1982–1986) . Memorable Manitobans . Manitoba Historical Society . 2014-03-09.
2. 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 .
3. Book: Ferguson, Barry . Manitoba Premiers of the 19th and 20th Centuries . 356–383 . Wardhaugh, Robert . 2010 . 0889772169 . University of Regina Press . 2014-01-20.
4. Web site: Hansard . Legislative Assembly of Manitoba . 2014-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140719131322/http://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/business/hansard.html . 2014-07-19 . dead .
5. 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 .
6. Web site: Historical Summaries . Elections Manitoba . 2013-11-23.

By-elections

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Affiliation	Election date	Reason
Fort Garry	Charles Birt	Progressive Conservative	October 2, 1984	L Sherman resigned August 5, 1984, to run in federal election^[7]
Kildonan	Martin Dolin	NDP	October 1, 1985	M B Dolin died April 9, 1985^[8]

Notes:

1. Web site: Members of the Thirty-Second Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1982–1986) . Memorable Manitobans . Manitoba Historical Society . 2014-03-09.
2. 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 .
3. Book: Ferguson, Barry . Manitoba Premiers of the 19th and 20th Centuries . 356–383 . Wardhaugh, Robert . 2010 . 0889772169 . University of Regina Press . 2014-01-20.
4. Web site: Hansard . Legislative Assembly of Manitoba . 2014-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140719131322/http://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/business/hansard.html . 2014-07-19 . dead .
5. 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 .
6. Web site: Historical Summaries . Elections Manitoba . 2013-11-23.
7. Web site: Biographies of Living Members . Legislative Assembly of Manitoba . 2014-03-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140330171632/http://www.gov.mb.ca/hansard/members/mla_bio_living.html . 2014-03-30 .
8. 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 .