27th Manitoba Legislature


The members of the 27th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in December 1962. The legislature sat from February 28, 1963, to May 18, 1966.
The Progressive Conservative Party led by Duff Roblin formed the government.
Gildas Molgat of the Liberal Party was Leader of the Opposition.
James Bilton served as speaker for the assembly.
There were five sessions of the 27th Legislature:
SessionStartEnd
1stFebruary 28, 1963May 6, 1963
2ndFebruary 6, 1964April 16, 1964
3rdAugust 17, 1964August 27, 1964
4thFebruary 22, 1965May 11, 1965
5thFebruary 3, 1966April 26, 1966

Errick Willis was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until November 1, 1965, when Richard Spink Bowles became lieutenant governor.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1962:
MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of termNotes
J. Douglas WattArthurProgressive Conservative19592nd term
Stephen PatrickAssiniboiaLiberal19621st term
Robert SmellieBirtle-RussellProgressive Conservative19621st term
Reginald LissamanBrandonProgressive Conservative19525th term
Edward SchreyerBrokenheadNDP19583rd term
Mark SmerchanskiBurrowsLiberal19621st term
Leonard BarkmanCarillonLiberal19621st term
Gordon BeardChurchillProgressive Conservative19621st term
Thelma ForbesCypressProgressive Conservative19592nd term
Stewart McLeanDauphinProgressive Conservative19583rd term
William Homer HamiltonDufferinProgressive Conservative19592nd term
Steve PetersElmwoodNDP19583rd term
John TanchakEmersonLiberal19574th term
Michael HryhorczukEthelbert PlainsLiberal19495th term
Emil MoellerFisherProgressive Conservative19621st term
Charles WitneyFlin FlonProgressive Conservative19592nd term
Sterling LyonFort GarryProgressive Conservative19583rd term
Gurney EvansFort RougeProgressive Conservative19534th term
George JohnsonGimliProgressive Conservative19583rd term
Nelson ShoemakerGladstoneLiberal19583rd term
Barry StricklandHamiotaProgressive Conservative19583rd term
Morris GrayInksterNDP19417th term
James MillsKildonanProgressive Conservative19621st term
Oscar BjornsonLac du BonnetProgressive Conservative19592nd term
Douglas Lloyd CampbellLakesideLiberal192211th term
Albert VielfaureLa VerendryeLiberal19621st term
Lemuel HarrisLoganNDP19592nd term
Walter WeirMinnedosaProgressive Conservative19592nd term
Harold ShewmanMorrisProgressive Conservative19495th term
Obie BaizleyOsborneProgressive Conservative19592nd term
Carolyne MorrisonPembinaProgressive Conservative19602nd term
Gordon JohnstonPortage la PrairieLiberal19621st term
Russell PaulleyRadissonNDP19534th term
Jacob FroeseRhinelandSocial Credit19592nd term
Maitland SteinkopfRiver HeightsProgressive Conservative19621st term
Keith AlexanderRoblinProgressive Conservative19583rd term
Abram HarrisonRock LakeProgressive Conservative19437th term
George HuttonRockwood—IbervilleProgressive Conservative19592nd term
Joseph JeannotteRupertslandProgressive Conservative19583rd term
Laurent DesjardinsSt. BonifaceLiberal19592nd term
Elman GuttormsonSt. GeorgeLiberal19564th term
Douglas StanesSt. JamesProgressive Conservative19583rd term
Saul CherniackSt. JohnsNDP19621st term
William G. MartinSt. MatthewsProgressive Conservative19583rd term
Fred GrovesSt. VitalProgressive Conservative19583rd term
Gildas MolgatSte. RoseLiberal19534th term
Thomas P. HillhouseSelkirkLiberal19505th term
Arthur E. WrightSeven OaksNDP19583rd term
Malcolm Earl McKellarSouris-LansdowneProgressive Conservative19583rd term
Fred KlymSpringfieldProgressive Conservative19592nd term
James BiltonSwan RiverProgressive Conservative19621st term
John CarrollThe PasProgressive Conservative19583rd term
Peter J. McDonaldTurtle MountainProgressive Conservative19621st term
Morris McGregorVirdenProgressive Conservative19621st term
Richard SeabornWellingtonProgressive Conservative19583rd term
James CowanWinnipeg CentreProgressive Conservative19583rd term
Dufferin RoblinWolseleyProgressive Conservative19495th term

Notes:

By-elections

One by-election was held during this legislative sitting:
Electoral districtMember electedAffiliationElection dateReason
River HeightsMaitland SteinkopfProgressive ConservativeSeptember 30, 1964M Steinkopf resigned August 24, 1964, after his involvement in a government land purchase was called into question