36th Manitoba Legislature explained

The members of the 36th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in April 1995.^[1] The legislature sat from May 23, 1995, to August 17, 1999.

The Progressive Conservative Party led by Gary Filmon formed the government.^[1]

Gary Doer of the New Democratic Party was Leader of the Opposition.^[2]

Louise Dacquay served as speaker for the assembly.^[1]

There were five sessions of the 36th Legislature:^[3]

Session	Start	End
1st	May 23, 1995	November 3, 1995
2nd	December 5, 1995	June 6, 1996
3rd	March 3, 1997	June 27, 1997
4th	November 27, 1997	June 29, 1998
5th	April 6, 1999	July 14, 1999

Yvon Dumont was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until March 2, 1999, when Peter Liba became lieutenant governor.^[4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1995:^[1]

Member	Electoral district	Party^[5]	Notes	James Downey	Arthur-Virden	Progressive Conservative	Linda McIntosh	Assiniboia	Progressive Conservative	Leonard Evans	Brandon East	NDP	James C. McCrae	Brandon West	Progressive Conservative	Conrad Santos	Broadway	NDP	Doug Martindale	Burrows	NDP	Jim Ernst	Charleswood	Progressive Conservative	Until October 28, 1997	Myrna Driedger	From April 28, 1998	Gary Doer	Concordia	NDP	Tim Sale	Crescentwood	NDP	Stan Struthers	Dauphin	NDP	Jim Maloway	Elmwood	NDP	Jack Penner	Emerson	Progressive Conservative	Gerard Jennissen	Flin Flon	NDP	Rosemary Vodrey	Fort Garry	Progressive Conservative	Ed Helwer	Gimli	Progressive Conservative	Denis Rocan	Gladstone	Progressive Conservative	Kevin Lamoureux	Inkster	Liberal	Clif Evans	Interlake	NDP	Dave Chomiak	Kildonan	NDP	Eric Stefanson	Kirkfield Park	Progressive Conservative	Darren Praznik	Lac du Bonnet	Progressive Conservative	Harry Enns	Lakeside	Progressive Conservative	Ben Sveinson	La Verendrye	Progressive Conservative	Harold Gilleshammer	Minnedosa	Progressive Conservative	Frank Pitura	Morris	Progressive Conservative	Jack Reimer	Niakwa	Progressive Conservative	Diane McGifford	Osborne	NDP	Peter Dyck	Pembina	Progressive Conservative	George Hickes	Point Douglas	NDP	Brian Pallister	Portage la Prairie	Progressive Conservative	Until April 28, 1997	David Faurschou	From September 30, 1997	Marianne Cerilli	Radisson	NDP	David Newman	Riel	Progressive Conservative	Bonnie Mitchelson	River East	Progressive Conservative	Mike Radcliffe	River Heights	Progressive Conservative	Len Derkach	Roblin-Russell	Progressive Conservative	Vic Toews	Rossmere	Progressive Conservative	Eric Robinson	Rupertsland	NDP	Neil Gaudry	St. Boniface	Liberal	MaryAnn Mihychuk	St. James	NDP	Gord Mackintosh	St. Johns	NDP	Marcel Laurendeau	St. Norbert	Progressive Conservative	Shirley Render	St. Vital	Progressive Conservative	Glen Cummings	Ste. Rose	Progressive Conservative	Louise Dacquay	Seine River	Progressive Conservative	Gregory Dewar	Selkirk	NDP	Glen Findlay	Springfield	Progressive Conservative	Albert Driedger	Steinbach	Progressive Conservative	Gerry McAlpine	Sturgeon Creek	Progressive Conservative	Rosann Wowchuk	Swan River	NDP	Gary Kowalski	The Maples	Liberal	Oscar Lathlin	The Pas	NDP	Steve Ashton	Thompson	NDP	Daryl Reid	Transcona	NDP	Merv Tweed	Turtle Mountain	Progressive Conservative	Gary Filmon	Tuxedo	Progressive Conservative	Becky Barrett	Wellington	NDP	Jean Friesen	Wolseley	NDP

Notes:

1. Web site: Members of the Thirty-Sixth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1995–1999) . Memorable Manitobans . Manitoba Historical Society . 2014-07-13.
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. Web site: Sessional Information . Legislative Assembly of Manitoba . 2014-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140513011043/http://www.gov.mb.ca/hansard/about/sessionalinfo.pdf . 2014-05-13 . dead .
4. 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 .
5. 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
Portage la Prairie	David Faurschou	Progressive Conservative	September 30, 1997	B Pallister resigned April 28, 1997, to run for a federal seat^[6]
Charleswood	Myrna Driedger	Progressive Conservative	April 28, 1998	J Ernst resigned October 28, 1997

Notes:

1. Web site: Members of the Thirty-Sixth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1995–1999) . Memorable Manitobans . Manitoba Historical Society . 2014-07-13.
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. Web site: Sessional Information . Legislative Assembly of Manitoba . 2014-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140513011043/http://www.gov.mb.ca/hansard/about/sessionalinfo.pdf . 2014-05-13 . dead .
4. 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 .
5. Web site: Historical Summaries . Elections Manitoba . 2013-11-23.
6. Web site: Biographies of Living Members . Legislative Assembly of Manitoba . 2014-07-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140330171632/http://www.gov.mb.ca/hansard/members/mla_bio_living.html . 2014-03-30 .