Before 1879, candidates in Manitoba elections were not affiliated with political parties. However, some candidates declared their support for (or opposition to) the administration of the time.
Following is a list of all the legislatures convened since 1870.
Assembly
Sessions |
Election |
From
To[3] [nb 1] |
Governing Party |
Premier[4] |
Official Opposition Party
Leader[5] |
Speaker of the House[6] |
1st Legislature
4 sessions
|
1st general |
March 15, 1871
December 16, 1874 |
none[nb 2] |
Alfred Boyd[nb 3][nb 4]
Marc-Amable Girard[nb 5]
Henry Joseph Clarke[nb 6]
Marc-Amable Girard
|
none[nb 7] |
Joseph Royal[nb 8]
Curtis James Bird
|
2nd Legislature
4 sessions
|
2nd general |
March 31, 1875
November 11, 1878 |
none |
Robert Atkinson Davis |
none |
Joseph Dubuc |
3rd Legislature
1 session
|
3rd general |
February 1, 1879
November 26, 1879 |
none |
John Norquay |
none |
John Wright Sifton |
4th Legislature
4 sessions
|
4th general |
January 22, 1880
November 13, 1882 |
Conservative |
John Norquay |
Thomas Greenway |
John Wright Sifton |
5th Legislature
4 sessions
|
5th general |
May 17, 1883
November 11, 1886 |
Conservative |
John Norquay |
Liberal
Thomas Greenway
|
Alexander Murray |
6th Legislature
2 sessions
|
6th general |
April 14, 1887
June 16, 1888 |
Conservative[nb 9]
Liberal
|
John Norquay[nb 10]
David Howard Harrison[nb 9]
Thomas Greenway
|
Liberal
Thomas Greenway[nb 9]
|
David Glass |
7th Legislature
5 sessions
|
7th general |
August 28, 1888
June 27, 1892 |
Liberal |
Thomas Greenway |
Conservative
John Norquay[nb 11]
Rodmond Roblin
|
William Winram[nb 12]
Samuel Jacob Jackson
|
8th Legislature
3 sessions
|
8th general |
February 2, 1893
December 11, 1895 |
Liberal |
Thomas Greenway |
Conservative
William Alexander Macdonald[nb 13]
John Andrew Davidson[nb 14]
|
Samuel Jacob Jackson[nb 15]
Finlay McNaughton Young
|
9th Legislature
4 sessions
|
9th general |
February 6, 1896
November 16, 1899 |
Liberal |
Thomas Greenway |
Conservative
Rodmond Roblin
|
Finlay McNaughton Young |
10th Legislature
4 sessions
|
10th general |
March 29, 1900
June 25, 1903 |
Conservative |
Hugh John Macdonald[nb 16]
Rodmond Roblin
|
Liberal
Thomas Greenway
|
William Hespeler |
11th Legislature
4 sessions
|
11th general |
January 7, 1904
February 28, 1907 |
Conservative |
Rodmond Roblin |
Liberal
Thomas Greenway[nb 17]
Charles Mickle
|
James Johnson |
12th Legislature
3 sessions
|
12th general |
January 2, 1908
June 30, 1910 |
Conservative |
Rodmond Roblin |
Liberal
Charles Mickle[nb 18]
Tobias Norris
|
James Johnson |
13th Legislature
4 sessions
|
13th general |
February 9, 1911
June 15, 1914 |
Conservative |
Rodmond Roblin |
Liberal
Tobias Norris
|
James Johnson |
14th Legislature
2 sessions
|
14th general |
September 15, 1914
July 16, 1915 |
Conservative |
Rodmond Roblin |
Liberal
Tobias Norris
|
James Johnson |
15th Legislature
5 sessions
|
15th general |
January 6, 1916
March 27, 1920 |
Liberal |
Tobias Norris |
Conservative
Albert Prefontaine
|
James Bryson Baird |
16th Legislature
2 sessions
|
16th general |
February 10, 1921
June 24, 1922 |
Liberal |
Tobias Norris |
Conservative
John Thomas Haig
|
James Bryson Baird |
17th Legislature
6 sessions
|
17th general |
January 18, 1923
June 4, 1927 |
United Farmers of Manitoba |
John Bracken |
Liberal
Tobias Norris
|
Philippe Adjutor Talbot |
18th Legislature
5 sessions
|
18th general |
December 1, 1927
May 7, 1932 |
United Farmers of Manitoba |
John Bracken |
Conservative
Fawcett Taylor
|
Philippe Adjutor Talbot |
19th Legislature
4 sessions
|
19th general |
February 14, 1933
June 12, 1936 |
Progressive Party of Manitoba
Liberal[nb 19]
|
John Bracken |
Conservative
Fawcett Taylor[nb 20]
William Sanford Evans
|
Philippe Adjutor Talbot |
20th Legislature
5 sessions
|
20th general |
February 18, 1937
March 12, 1941 |
Liberal-Progressive |
John Bracken |
Conservative
Errick Willis
|
Robert Hawkins |
21st Legislature
5 sessions
|
21st general |
December 9, 1941
September 8, 1945 |
Coalition government |
John Bracken[nb 21]
Stuart Garson
|
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation[nb 22]
Seymour Farmer
|
Robert Hawkins |
22nd Legislature
4 sessions
|
22nd general |
February 19, 1946
September 29, 1949 |
Coalition government |
Stuart Garson[nb 23]
Douglas Lloyd Campbell
|
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Seymour Farmer[nb 24]
Edwin Hansford
|
Robert Hawkins |
23rd Legislature
7 sessions
|
23rd general |
February 14, 1950
April 23, 1953 |
Liberal-Progressive |
Douglas Lloyd Campbell |
Progressive Conservative
Errick Willis
|
Wallace Miller[nb 25]
Nicholas Bachynsky
|
24th Legislature
4 sessions
|
24th general |
February 2, 1954
April 30, 1958 |
Liberal-Progressive |
Douglas Lloyd Campbell |
Progressive Conservative
Errick Willis[nb 26]
Duff Roblin
|
Nicholas Bachynsky |
25th Legislature
2 sessions
|
25th general |
October 23, 1958
March 31, 1959 |
Progressive Conservative |
Duff Roblin |
Liberal-Progressive
Douglas Lloyd Campbell
|
Abram Harrison |
26th Legislature
5 sessions
|
26th general |
June 9, 1959
November 9, 1962 |
Progressive Conservative |
Duff Roblin |
Liberal-Progressive[nb 27]
Douglas Lloyd Campbell[nb 28]
Gildas Molgat
|
Abram Harrison |
27th Legislature
5 sessions
|
27th general |
February 28, 1963
May 18, 1966 |
Progressive Conservative |
Duff Roblin |
Liberal
Gildas Molgat
|
James Bilton |
28th Legislature
3 sessions
|
28th general |
December 5, 1966
May 22, 1969 |
Progressive Conservative |
Duff Roblin[nb 29]
Walter Weir
|
Liberal
Gildas Molgat
|
James Bilton |
29th Legislature
5 sessions
|
29th general |
August 14, 1969
May 25, 1973 |
New Democratic Party |
Edward Schreyer |
Progressive Conservative
Walter Weir[nb 30]
Sidney Spivak
|
Ben Hanuschak[nb 31]
Peter Fox
|
30th Legislature
4 sessions
|
30th general |
January 31, 1974
September 6, 1977 |
New Democratic Party |
Edward Schreyer |
Progressive Conservative
Sidney Spivak[nb 32]
Donald Craik[nb 33]
Sterling Lyon
|
Peter Fox |
31st Legislature
5 sessions
|
31st general |
November 24, 1977
October 13, 1981 |
Progressive Conservative |
Sterling Lyon |
New Democratic Party
Edward Schreyer[nb 34]
Howard Pawley
|
Harry Graham |
32nd Legislature
4 sessions
|
32nd general |
February 25, 1982
February 11, 1986 |
New Democratic Party |
Howard Pawley |
Progressive Conservative
Sterling Lyon[nb 35]
Gary Filmon
|
Jim Walding |
33rd Legislature
4 sessions
|
33rd general |
May 8, 1986
March 9, 1988 |
New Democratic Party |
Howard Pawley |
Progressive Conservative
Gary Filmon
|
Myrna Phillips |
34th Legislature
4 sessions
|
34th general |
July 21, 1988
August 7, 1990 |
Progressive Conservative |
Gary Filmon |
Liberal
Sharon Carstairs
|
Denis Rocan |
35th Legislature
6 sessions
|
35th general |
October 11, 1990
March 21, 1995 |
Progressive Conservative |
Gary Filmon |
New Democratic Party
Gary Doer
|
Denis Rocan |
36th Legislature
5 sessions
|
36th general |
May 23, 1995
August 17, 1999 |
Progressive Conservative |
Gary Filmon |
New Democratic Party
Gary Doer
|
Louise Dacquay |
37th Legislature
4 sessions
|
37th general |
November 18, 1999
May 2, 2003 |
New Democratic Party |
Gary Doer |
Progressive Conservative
Gary Filmon[nb 36]
Bonnie Mitchelson[nb 37]
Stuart Murray
|
George Hickes |
38th Legislature
5 sessions
|
38th general |
June 23, 2003
April 20, 2007 |
New Democratic Party |
Gary Doer |
Progressive Conservative
Stuart Murray[nb 38]
Hugh McFadyen
|
George Hickes |
39th Legislature
5 sessions
|
39th general |
November 20, 2008
September 6, 2011 |
New Democratic Party |
Gary Doer[nb 39]
Greg Selinger
|
Progressive Conservative
Hugh McFadyen
|
George Hickes |
40th Legislature
3 sessions
|
40th general |
October 20, 2011
March 16, 2016 |
New Democratic Party |
Greg Selinger |
Progressive Conservative
Hugh McFadyen[nb 40]
Brian Pallister
|
Daryl Reid |