33rd Manitoba Legislature


The members of the 33rd Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in March 1986. The legislature sat from May 8, 1986, to March 9, 1988.
The New Democratic Party led by Howard Pawley formed the government.
Gary Filmon of the Progressive Conservative Party was Leader of the Opposition.
Myrna Phillips served as speaker for the assembly.
The government was defeated on March 8, 1988, when one of its members, Jim Walding, voted with the opposition against the budget.
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.
There were three sessions of the 33rd Legislature:
SessionStartEnd
1stMay 8, 1986February 25, 1987
2ndFebruary 26, 1987February 10, 1988
3rdFebruary 11, 1988March 8, 1988

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

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1986:
MemberElectoral districtPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of termNotes
James DowneyArthurProgressive Conservative19773rd term
Ric NordmanAssiniboiaProgressive Conservative19812nd term
Leonard EvansBrandon EastNDP19695th term
James C. McCraeBrandon WestProgressive Conservative19861st term
Conrad SantosBurrowsNDP19812nd term
Jim ErnstCharleswoodProgressive Conservative19861st term
Jay CowanChurchillNDP19773rd term
Gary DoerConcordiaNDP19861st term
John PlohmanDauphinNDP19812nd term
Harvey SmithElliceNDP19861st term
Jim MalowayElmwoodNDP19861st term
Albert DriedgerEmersonProgressive Conservative19773rd term
Jerry StorieFlin FlonNDP19812nd term
Charlie BirtFort GarryProgressive Conservative19842nd term
Roland PennerFort RougeNDP19812nd term
John BucklaschukGimliNDP19812nd term
Charlotte OlesonGladstoneProgressive Conservative19812nd term
Don ScottInksterNDP19812nd term
Bill UruskiInterlakeNDP19695th term
Marty DolinKildonanNDP19852nd term
Gerrie HammondKirkfield ParkProgressive Conservative19812nd term
Clarence BakerLac du BonnetNDP19861st term
Harry EnnsLakesideProgressive Conservative19666th term
Helmut PankratzLa VerendryeProgressive Conservative19861st term
Maureen HemphillLoganNDP19812nd term
Dave BlakeMinnedosaProgressive Conservative19715th term
Clayton MannessMorrisProgressive Conservative19812nd term
Abe KovnatsNiakwaProgressive Conservative19773rd term
Muriel SmithOsborneNDP19812nd term
Donald OrchardPembinaProgressive Conservative19773rd term
Ed ConneryPortage la PrairieProgressive Conservative19861st term
Gerard LecuyerRadissonNDP19812nd term
Arnold BrownRhinelandProgressive Conservative19734th term
Gerry DucharmeRielProgressive Conservative19861st term
Bonnie MitchelsonRiver EastProgressive Conservative19861st term
Sharon CarstairsRiver HeightsLiberal19861st term
Len DerkachRoblin-RussellProgressive Conservative19861st term
Vic SchroederRossmereNDP19793rd term
Elijah HarperRupertslandNDP19812nd term
Laurent DesjardinsSt. BonifaceNDP1959, 19748th term*
Al MacklingSt. JamesNDP1969, 19813rd term*
Judy Wasylycia-LeisSt. JohnsNDP19861st term
Gerry MercierSt. NorbertProgressive Conservative19773rd term
Jim WaldingSt. VitalNDP19715th term
Glen CummingsSte. RoseProgressive Conservative19861st term
Howard PawleySelkirkNDP19695th term
Eugene KostyraSeven OaksNDP19812nd term
Gilles RochSpringfieldProgressive Conservative19861st term
Frank JohnstonSturgeon CreekProgressive Conservative19695th term
Leonard HarapiakSwan RiverNDP19861st term
Harry HarapiakThe PasNDP19812nd term
Steve AshtonThompsonNDP19812nd term
Wilson ParasiukTransconaNDP19773rd term
Denis RocanTurtle MountainProgressive Conservative19861st term
Gary FilmonTuxedoProgressive Conservative19793rd term
Glen FindlayVirdenProgressive Conservative19861st term
Myrna PhillipsWolseleyNDP19812nd term

By-elections

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