The 39th Manitoba Legislature was elected in a general election held May 22, 2007.[1]
| Jurisdiction: | MB |
| #: | 39th |
| Type: | Majority |
| Sc: | Daryl Reid |
| Pm: | Gary Doer |
| Pmterm: | May 22, 2007 — October 19, 2009 |
| Pm2: | Greg Selinger |
| Pmterm2: | October 19, 2009 — September 6, 2011 |
| Lo: | Hugh McFadyen |
| Party: | New Democrat |
| Party2: | Progressive Conservative |
| Unrecparty1: | Liberal |
| Sessionbegin: | June 6, 2007 |
| Sessionend: | November 8, 2007 |
| Sessionbegin2: | November 20, 2007 |
| Sessionend2: | October 9, 2008 |
| Sessionbegin3: | November 20, 2008 |
| Sessionend3: | October 8, 2009 |
| Sessionbegin4: | November 30, 2009 |
| Sessionend4: | June 17, 2010 |
| Sessionbegin5: | November 16, 2010 |
| Sessionend5: | June 16, 2011 |
| Monarchterm: | 6 Feb. 1952 - 8 Sept. 2022 |
| Viceroy: | Hon. John Harvard |
| Viceroy2: | Hon. Philip S. Lee |
| Members: | 57 |
| Lastparl: | 38th |
| Nextparl: | 40th |
The majority NDP government under the leadership of Premier Gary Doer had been sustained for a third term in office.[2]
On August 27, 2009, Doer announced that he would be stepping down as Premier.[3] Greg Selinger was elected in a leadership convention held on October 17, 2009 and was sworn in as premier two days later.[4]
Hugh McFadyen of the Progressive Conservative Party served as Leader of the Opposition.[5]
George Hickes served as speaker for the assembly.[1]
There were five sessions of the 39th Legislature:[6]
The legislature was dissolved on September 6, 2011.[6]
John Harvard was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until August 3, 2009, when Philip S. Lee became lieutenant governor.[7]
Source: Web site: Historical Summaries . Elections Manitoba . 2014-07-21.
| Number of members per party by date | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22 | Sep 8 | Nov 1 | Mar 24 | Oct 19 | Mar 2 | Nov 1 | Mar 25 | NDP | 36 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 36 | Progressive Conservative | 19 | 18 | Liberal | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Total members | 57 | 56 | 55 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vacant | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Government Majority | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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