33rd Manitoba Legislature explained

The members of the 33rd Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in March 1986.^[1] The legislature sat from May 8, 1986, to March 9, 1988.

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

Gary Filmon of the Progressive Conservative Party was Leader of the Opposition.^[2]

Myrna Phillips served as speaker for the assembly.^[1]

The government was defeated on March 8, 1988, when one of its members, Jim Walding, voted with the opposition against the budget.^[3]

Although the Pawley government had supported the Meech Lake Accord, a resolution on the Accord had not been put before the legislature before the government was defeated.^[4]

There were three sessions of the 33rd Legislature:^[5]

Session	Start	End
1st	May 8, 1986	February 25, 1987
2nd	February 26, 1987	February 10, 1988
3rd	February 11, 1988	March 8, 1988

Pearl McGonigal was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until December 11, 1986, when George Johnson became lieutenant governor.^[6]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1986:^[1]

Member	Electoral district	Party^[7]	Notes	James Downey	Arthur	Progressive Conservative	Ric Nordman	Assiniboia	Progressive Conservative	Leonard Evans	Brandon East	NDP	James C. McCrae	Brandon West	Progressive Conservative	Conrad Santos	Burrows	NDP	Jim Ernst	Charleswood	Progressive Conservative	Jay Cowan	Churchill	NDP	Gary Doer	Concordia	NDP	John Plohman	Dauphin	NDP	Harvey Smith	Ellice	NDP	Jim Maloway	Elmwood	NDP	Albert Driedger	Emerson	Progressive Conservative	Jerry Storie	Flin Flon	NDP	Charlie Birt	Fort Garry	Progressive Conservative	Roland Penner	Fort Rouge	NDP	John Bucklaschuk	Gimli	NDP	Charlotte Oleson	Gladstone	Progressive Conservative	Don Scott	Inkster	NDP	Bill Uruski	Interlake	NDP	Marty Dolin	Kildonan	NDP	Gerrie Hammond	Kirkfield Park	Progressive Conservative	Clarence Baker	Lac du Bonnet	NDP	Harry Enns	Lakeside	Progressive Conservative	Helmut Pankratz	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	Ed Connery	Portage la Prairie	Progressive Conservative	Gerard Lecuyer	Radisson	NDP	Arnold Brown	Rhineland	Progressive Conservative	Gerry Ducharme	Riel	Progressive Conservative	Bonnie Mitchelson	River East	Progressive Conservative	Sharon Carstairs	River Heights	Liberal	Len Derkach	Roblin-Russell	Progressive Conservative	Vic Schroeder	Rossmere	NDP	Elijah Harper	Rupertsland	NDP	Laurent Desjardins	St. Boniface	NDP	Al Mackling	St. James	NDP	Judy Wasylycia-Leis	St. Johns	NDP	Gerry Mercier	St. Norbert	Progressive Conservative	Jim Walding	St. Vital	NDP	Glen Cummings	Ste. Rose	Progressive Conservative	Howard Pawley	Selkirk	NDP	Eugene Kostyra	Seven Oaks	NDP	Gilles Roch	Springfield	Progressive Conservative	Frank Johnston	Sturgeon Creek	Progressive Conservative	Leonard Harapiak	Swan River	NDP	Harry Harapiak	The Pas	NDP	Steve Ashton	Thompson	NDP	Wilson Parasiuk	Transcona	NDP	Denis Rocan	Turtle Mountain	Progressive Conservative	Gary Filmon	Tuxedo	Progressive Conservative	Glen Findlay	Virden	Progressive Conservative	Myrna Phillips	Wolseley	NDP

Notes:

1. Web site: Members of the Thirty-Third Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1986–1988) . Memorable Manitobans . Manitoba Historical Society . 2014-04-07.
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. By One Vote: The Defeat of the Manitoba Government . Canadian Parliamentary Review . 1989 . 12 . 1 . 2014-04-07.
4. Book: Watts, Ronald Lampman . Parallel Accords: The American Precedent . registration . 57 . Reid . Darrel Robert . Herperger . Dwight . 1990 . 0889115680 . Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, Queen's University . 2013-11-23.
5. Web site: Hansard . Legislative Assembly of Manitoba . 2014-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140719131322/http://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/business/hansard.html . 2014-07-19 . dead .
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.

By-elections

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