37th Manitoba Legislature explained

The members of the 37th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in September 1999.[1] The legislature sat from November 18, 1999, to May 2, 2003.

The New Democratic Party led by Gary Doer formed the government.[1]

Gary Filmon of the Progressive Conservative Party was Leader of the Opposition. After Filmon's resignation in 2000, Bonnie Mitchelson served as acting party leader until Stuart Murray was elected leader in November 2000.[2]

George Hickes served as speaker for the assembly.[1]

There were four sessions of the 37th Legislature:[3]

SessionStartEnd
1stNovember 18, 1999August 17, 2000
2ndDecember 5, 2000July 5, 2001
3rdNovember 13, 2001August 9, 2002
4thNovember 27, 2002May 2, 2003

Peter Liba was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.[4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1999:[1]

MemberElectoral districtParty[5] NotesLarry MaguireArthur-VirdenProgressive ConservativeJim RondeauAssiniboiaNDPDrew CaldwellBrandon EastNDPScott SmithBrandon WestNDPDoug MartindaleBurrowsNDPDenis RocanCarmanProgressive ConservativeMyrna DriedgerCharleswoodProgressive ConservativeGary DoerConcordiaNDPStan StruthersDauphin—RoblinNDPJim MalowayElmwoodNDPJack PennerEmersonProgressive ConservativeGerard JennissenFlin FlonNDPJoy SmithFort GarryProgressive ConservativeTim SaleFort RougeNDPJohn LoewenFort WhyteProgressive ConservativeEd HelwerGimliProgressive ConservativeBecky BarrettInksterNDPTom NevakshonoffInterlakeNDPDave ChomiakKildonanNDPEric StefansonKirkfield ParkUntil September 7, 2000Stuart MurrayFrom November 21, 2000Darren PraznikLac du BonnetProgressive ConservativeUntil February 8, 2002Gerald HawranikFrom March 12, 2002Harry EnnsLakesideProgressive ConservativeRon LemieuxLa VerendryeNDPDiane McGiffordLord RobertsNDPHarold GilleshammerMinnedosaProgressive ConservativeMaryAnn MihychukMintoNDPFrank PituraMorrisProgressive ConservativePeter DyckPembinaProgressive ConservativeGeorge HickesPoint DouglasNDPDavid FaurschouPortage la PrairieProgressive ConservativeMarianne CerilliRadissonNDPLinda AsperRielNDPBonnie MitchelsonRiver EastProgressive ConservativeJon GerrardRiver HeightsLiberalHarry SchellenbergRossmereNDPEric RobinsonRupertslandNDPLen DerkachRussellProgressive ConservativeGreg SelingerSt. BonifaceNDPBonnie KorzeniowskiSt. JamesNDPGord MackintoshSt. JohnsNDPMarcel LaurendeauSt. NorbertProgressive ConservativeNancy AllanSt. VitalNDPGlen CummingsSte. RoseProgressive ConservativeLouise DacquaySeine RiverProgressive ConservativeGregory DewarSelkirkNDPJack ReimerSouthdaleProgressive ConservativeRon SchulerSpringfieldProgressive ConservativeJim PennerSteinbachProgressive ConservativeRosann WowchukSwan RiverNDPCris AglugubThe MaplesNDPOscar LathlinThe PasNDPSteve AshtonThompsonNDPDaryl ReidTransconaNDPMerv TweedTurtle MountainProgressive ConservativeGary FilmonTuxedoProgressive ConservativeUntil September 18, 2000Heather StefansonFrom November 21, 2000Conrad SantosWellingtonNDPJean FriesenWolseleyNDP

Notes:

  1. Web site: Members of the Thirty-Seventh Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1999–2003) . Memorable Manitobans . Manitoba Historical Society . 2014-07-15.
  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 districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
Kirkfield ParkStuart MurrayProgressive ConservativeNovember 21, 2000E Stefanson resigned September 7, 2000[6] to allow S Murray to run for election[7]
TuxedoHeather StefansonProgressive ConservativeNovember 21, 2000G Filmon resigned September 18, 2000
Lac du BonnetGerald HawranikProgressive ConservativeMarch 12, 2002D Praznik resigned February 8, 2002

Notes:

  1. Web site: Members of the Thirty-Seventh Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1999–2003) . Memorable Manitobans . Manitoba Historical Society . 2014-07-15.
  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 .
  7. News: Election or byelection? Doer weighs his options . CBC News . September 19, 2006.

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