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
Howard Russell Pawley (November 21, 1934 – December 30, 2015) was a Canadian politician and professor who was the 18th premier of Manitoba from 1981 to 1988. Prior to his premiership, Pawley served in various ministerial positions after his ...
formed the government.
Gary Filmon
Gary Albert Filmon (born August 24, 1942) is Canadian politician from Manitoba. He was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba from 1983 to 2000, and served as the 19th premier of Manitoba from 1988 to 1999.
Political care ...
of the
Progressive Conservative Party was
Leader of the Opposition.
Myrna Phillips
Myrna A. Phillips (born November 1942) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1981 to 1988, and served as speaker of the assembly from 1986 to 1988.
Phillips was born in Roland, Mani ...
served as
speaker
Speaker may refer to:
Society and politics
* Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly
* Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture
* A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially:
** I ...
for the assembly.
The government was defeated on March 8, 1988, when one of its members,
Jim Walding
Derek James Walding (May 9, 1937 – April 23, 2007) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1971 to 1988 and served as speaker of the assembly from 1982 to 1986. Walding was a member of ...
, voted with the opposition against the budget.
Although the Pawley government had supported the
Meech Lake Accord
The Meech Lake Accord (french: Accord du lac Meech) was a series of proposed amendments to the Constitution of Canada negotiated in 1987 by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and all 10 Canadian provincial premiers. It was intended to persuade the gov ...
, 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:
Pearl McGonigal
Pearl Kathryne McGonigal (born June 10, 1929) is a retired Manitoba politician and office-holder. She was a prominent Winnipeg-area municipal politician from 1969 to 1981, and served as the province's 19th Lieutenant Governor from October 23, 1 ...
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:
Notes:
By-elections
None
References
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Terms of the Manitoba Legislature
1986 establishments in Manitoba
1988 disestablishments in Manitoba