28th Manitoba Legislature

The members of the 28th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in June 1966.^[1] The legislature sat from December 5, 1966 to May 22, 1969.^[2]

The Progressive Conservative Party led by Duff Roblin formed the government. Walter Weir became Premier in 1967^[1] after Roblin resigned to run unsuccessfully for the federal Progressive Conservative Party leadership.^[3]

Gildas Molgat of the Liberal Party was Leader of the Opposition.^[4]

A new sales tax of 5% was introduced effective June 1, 1967.^[5]

James Bilton served as speaker for the assembly.^[1]

There were three sessions of the 28th Legislature:^[2]

Session	Start	End
1st	December 5, 1966	May 4, 1967
2nd	March 7, 1968	May 25, 1968
3rd	February 27, 1969	May 22, 1969

Richard Spink Bowles was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.^[6]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1966:^[1]

	Member	Electoral district	Party^[7]
J. Douglas Watt	Arthur	Progressive Conservative
Stephen Patrick	Assiniboia	Liberal
Rod Clement	Birtle-Russell	Liberal
Reginald Lissaman	Brandon	Progressive Conservative
Sam Uskiw	Brokenhead	NDP
Ben Hanuschak	Burrows	NDP
Leonard Barkman	Carillon	Liberal
Gordon Beard	Churchill^{[nb 1]}	Progressive Conservative
Thelma Forbes	Cypress	Progressive Conservative
Stewart McLean	Dauphin	Progressive Conservative
William Homer Hamilton	Dufferin	Progressive Conservative
Russell Doern	Elmwood	NDP
John Tanchak	Emerson	Liberal
Michael Kawchuk	Ethelbert Plains	NDP
Peter Masniuk	Fisher	Progressive Conservative
Charles Witney	Flin Flon	Progressive Conservative
Sterling Lyon	Fort Garry	Progressive Conservative
Gurney Evans	Fort Rouge	Progressive Conservative
George Johnson	Gimli	Progressive Conservative
Nelson Shoemaker	Gladstone	Liberal
Earl Dawson	Hamiota	Liberal
Sidney Green	Inkster	NDP
Peter Fox	Kildonan	NDP
Oscar Bjornson	Lac du Bonnet	Progressive Conservative
Douglas Lloyd Campbell	Lakeside	Liberal
Albert Vielfaure	La Verendrye	Liberal
Lemuel Harris	Logan	NDP
Walter Weir	Minnedosa	Progressive Conservative
Harold Shewman	Morris	Progressive Conservative
Obie Baizley	Osborne	Progressive Conservative
Carolyne Morrison	Pembina	Progressive Conservative
Gordon Johnston	Portage la Prairie	Liberal
Russell Paulley	Radisson	NDP
	Jacob Froese	Rhineland	Social Credit
Sidney Spivak	River Heights	Progressive Conservative
Wally McKenzie	Roblin	Progressive Conservative
Henry Einarson	Rock Lake	Progressive Conservative
Harry Enns	Rockwood—Iberville	Progressive Conservative
Joseph Jeannotte	Rupertsland	Progressive Conservative
Laurent Desjardins	St. Boniface	Liberal
Elman Guttormson	St. George	Liberal
Douglas Stanes	St. James	Progressive Conservative
Saul Cherniack	St. Johns	NDP
Robert Steen	St. Matthews	Progressive Conservative
Donald Craik	St. Vital	Progressive Conservative
Gildas Molgat	Ste. Rose	Liberal
Thomas P. Hillhouse	Selkirk	Liberal
Saul Miller	Seven Oaks	NDP
Malcolm Earl McKellar	Souris-Lansdowne	Progressive Conservative
Fred Klym	Springfield	Progressive Conservative
James Bilton	Swan River	Progressive Conservative
John Carroll	The Pas	Progressive Conservative
Edward Dow	Turtle Mountain	Liberal
Morris McGregor	Virden	Progressive Conservative
Philip Petursson	Wellington	NDP
James Cowan	Winnipeg Centre	Progressive Conservative
Dufferin Roblin	Wolseley	Progressive Conservative

Notes:

^ Election held July 7, 1966

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

Electoral district	Member elected	Affiliation	Election date	Reason
Turtle Mountain	Edward Dow	Liberal	March 4, 1968	Results of 1966 election overturned^[8]
Birtle-Russell	Harry Graham	Progressive Conservative	February 20, 1969	R Clement resigned to run unsuccessfully for federal seat^[8]
Churchill	Joseph Borowski	NDP	February 20, 1969	G Beard resigned October 8, 1968^[8]
Morris	Warner Jorgenson	Progressive Conservative	February 20, 1969	H Shewman died July 13, 1968^[8]
Wolseley	Leonard Claydon	Progressive Conservative	February 20, 1969	D Roblin resigned to run unsuccessfully for federal seat^[8]

Notes:

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Members of the Twenty-Eighth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1966-1969)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
^ ^a ^b Normandin, Pierre G (1976). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
^ Martin, Sandra (May 31, 2010). "Duff Roblin, former Manitoba premier, dies at 92". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
^ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
^ "Province gears for 5% Revenue Tax June 1" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. April 24, 1967.
^ "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Biographies of Deceased Members". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[defer-8] Election held July 7, 1966

[mhs-1] "Members of the Twenty-Eighth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1966-1969)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-23.

[normandin-2] Normandin, Pierre G (1976). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.

[3] Martin, Sandra (May 31, 2010). "Duff Roblin, former Manitoba premier, dies at 92". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2013-11-02.

[4] "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2013-11-23.

[5] "Province gears for 5% Revenue Tax June 1" (PDF). Government of Manitoba. April 24, 1967.

[6] "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[votes-7] "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2013-11-23.

[members-9] "Biographies of Deceased Members". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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