29th Manitoba Legislature
The members of the 29th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in June 1969. The legislature sat from August 14, 1969, to May 25, 1973.
The New Democratic Party led by Edward Schreyer formed the government.
Walter Weir of the Progressive Conservative Party was Leader of the Opposition. Sidney Spivak became opposition leader after Weir retired as leader in 1971.
Ben Hanuschak served as speaker for the assembly until August 1970. Peter Fox succeeded Hanuschak as speaker in 1971.
There were five sessions of the 29th Legislature:
Session | Start | End |
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1st | August 14, 1969 | October 10, 1969 |
2nd | March 12, 1970 | August 13, 1970 |
3rd | April 7, 1971 | July 27, 1971 |
4th | March 9, 1972 | July 20, 1972 |
5th | February 22, 1973 | May 25, 1973 |
Richard Spink Bowles was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until September 2, 1970, when William John McKeag became lieutenant governor.
Members of the Assembly
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1969:
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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. Vital | Jim Walding | NDP | April 5, 1971 | J Hardy retired February 16, 1971 |
Ste. Rose | Aime Adam | NDP | April 5, 1971 | G Molgat resigned October 7, 1970 |
Minnedosa | Dave Blake | Progressive Conservative | November 16, 1971 | W Weir resigned September 1971 |
Wolseley | Israel Asper | Liberal | June 16, 1972 | L Claydon died December 8, 1971 |
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