The 39th Manitoba Legislature was elected in a general election held May 22, 2007.
39th Manitoba Legislature | |||
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Majority parliament | |||
Parliament leaders | |||
Premier | Gary Doer May 22, 2007 — October 19, 2009 | ||
Greg Selinger October 19, 2009 — September 6, 2011 | |||
Leader of the Opposition | Hugh McFadyen | ||
Party caucuses | |||
Government | New Democrat | ||
Opposition | Progressive Conservative | ||
Unrecognized | Liberal | ||
Legislative Assembly | |||
Speaker of the Assembly | Daryl Reid | ||
Members | 57 MLA seats | ||
Sovereign | |||
Monarch | Elizabeth II 6 Feb. 1952 – 8 Sept. 2022 | ||
Lieutenant Governor | Hon. John Harvard | ||
Hon. Philip S. Lee | |||
Sessions | |||
1st session June 6, 2007 – November 8, 2007 | |||
2nd session November 20, 2007 – October 9, 2008 | |||
3rd session November 20, 2008 – October 8, 2009 | |||
4th session November 30, 2009 – June 17, 2010 | |||
5th session November 16, 2010 – June 16, 2011 | |||
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The majority NDP government under the leadership of Premier Gary Doer had been sustained for a third term in office.
On August 27, 2009, Doer announced that he would be stepping down as Premier. Greg Selinger was elected in a leadership convention held on October 17, 2009 and was sworn in as premier two days later.
Hugh McFadyen of the Progressive Conservative Party served as Leader of the Opposition.
George Hickes served as speaker for the assembly.
There were five sessions of the 39th Legislature:
The legislature was dissolved on September 6, 2011.
John Harvard was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until August 3, 2009, when Philip S. Lee became lieutenant governor.
Members of the 39th Legislative Assembly
Source: "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
Standings changes since the 2007 general election
Number of members per party by date |
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | ||||
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May 22 | Sep 8 | Nov 1 | Mar 24 | Oct 19 | Mar 2 | Nov 1 | Mar 25 | ||
NDP | 36 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 36 | |||
Progressive Conservative | 19 | 18 | |||||||
Liberal | 2 | 1 | |||||||
Total members | 57 | 56 | 55 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 55 | |
Vacant | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Government Majority | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Membership changes in the 39th Assembly | |||||
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Date | Name | District | Party | Reason | |
March 3, 2008 | See List of Members | Election day of the 39th Manitoba general election | |||
September 8, 2008 | Jim Maloway | Elmwood | NDP | Resigned to run in federal election. | |
November 1, 2008 | Oscar Lathlin | The Pas | NDP | Died at his cabin. | |
March 24, 2009 | Bill Blaikie | Elmwood | NDP | Elected in a by-election. | |
March 24, 2009 | Frank Whitehead | The Pas | NDP | Elected in a by-election. | |
October 19, 2009 | Gary Doer | Concordia | NDP | Vacated seat to accept post as Canadian Ambassador to the US. | |
March 2, 2010 | Matt Wiebe | Concordia | NDP | Elected in a by-election | |
November 1, 2010 | Kevin Lamoureux | Inkster | Liberal | Vacated seat to run in federal by-election. | |
March 25, 2011 | Gerald Hawranik | Lac du Bonnet | Progressive Conservative | Vacated seat |
Sources:
- "MLA Biographies - Living". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
References
- ^ "Thirty-Ninth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (2007–2011)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
- "NDP wins historic 3rd majority in Manitoba". CBC News. May 22, 2007. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
- Puxley, China (August 27, 2009). "Premier Doer stepping down". Winnipeg Free Press.
- "Greg Selinger leadership profile". CBC News. August 23, 2011.
- "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ^ "Sessional Information" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
- "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
- "Minister Oscar Lathlin dies at 61". CTV Winnipeg. November 3, 2008.
- "Doer named Canada's next U.S. ambassador". CBC News. August 20, 2009.