30th Manitoba Legislature
The members of the 30th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in June 1973.[1] The legislature sat from January 31, 1974 to September 6, 1977.[2]
The New Democratic Party led by Edward Schreyer formed the government.[1]
Sidney Spivak of the Progressive Conservative Party was Leader of the Opposition. Donald Craik became acting opposition leader in 1976[3] after Spivak was replaced by Sterling Lyon as party leader;[4] Lyon was elected to the assembly in a by-election held later that year.[1]
In 1976, the Workplace Safety and Health Act was passed; it established standards intended to help keep workers safe and healthy.[5]
Peter Fox served as speaker for the assembly.[1]
There were four sessions of the 30th Legislature:[2]
Session | Start | End |
---|---|---|
1st | January 31, 1974 | June 14, 1974 |
2nd | March 4, 1975 | June 19, 1975 |
3rd | February 12, 1976 | June 11, 1976 |
4th | February 17, 1977 | June 18, 1977 |
William John McKeag was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until March 15, 1976, when Francis Lawrence Jobin became lieutenant governor.[6]
Members of the Assembly
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1973:[1]
Notes:
- ↑ The returning officer cast his vote in favour of Patterson, causing him to win by one vote.
By-elections
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
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St. Boniface | Laurent Desjardins | NDP | December 20, 1974 | Election overturned by the Controverted Elections Act[8] |
Crescentwood | Warren Steen | Progressive Conservative | June 25, 1975[8] | Election overturned by the Controverted Elections Act[9] |
Wolseley | Robert Wilson | Progressive Conservative | June 25, 1975 | I Asper resigned March 1, 1975[8] |
Souris-Lansdowne | Sterling Lyon | Progressive Conservative | November 7, 1976 | M E McKellar died April 18, 1976[8] |
Notes:
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