The members of the 33rd Manitoba Legislature were elected in the
Manitoba general election held in March 1986.
The legislature sat from May 8, 1986, to March 9, 1988.
The
New Democratic Party
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led by
Howard Pawley
Howard Russell Pawley (November 21, 1934 – December 30, 2015) was a Canadian politician and professor who was the 18th premier of Manitoba from 1981 to 1988. Prior to his premiership, Pawley served in various ministerial positions after his ...
formed the government.
Gary Filmon of the
Progressive Conservative Party was
Leader of the Opposition
The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the Opposition (parliamentary), largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the ...
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Myrna Phillips served as
speaker for the assembly.
The government was defeated on March 8, 1988, when one of its members,
Jim Walding, voted with the opposition against the budget.
Although the Pawley government had supported the
Meech Lake Accord
The Meech Lake Accord () was a series of proposed amendments to the Constitution of Canada negotiated in 1987 by Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and all 10 Canadian provincial Premier (Canada), premiers. It was intended to ...
, a resolution on the Accord had not been put before the legislature before the government was defeated.
There were three sessions of the 33rd Legislature:
Pearl McGonigal was
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
The lieutenant governor of Manitoba (, (if male) or (if female) ) is the representative in Manitoba of the monarch, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada. The lieuten ...
until December 11, 1986, when
George Johnson became lieutenant governor.
Members of the Assembly
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1986:
Notes
By-elections
None
References
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Terms of the Manitoba Legislature
1986 establishments in Manitoba
1988 disestablishments in Manitoba