36th Manitoba Legislature

The members of the 36th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in April 1995.^[1] The legislature sat from May 23, 1995, to August 17, 1999.^[2]

The Progressive Conservative Party led by Gary Filmon formed the government.^[1]

Gary Doer of the New Democratic Party was Leader of the Opposition.^[3]

Louise Dacquay served as speaker for the assembly.^[1]

There were five sessions of the 36th Legislature:^[2]

Session	Start	End
1st	May 23, 1995	November 3, 1995
2nd	December 5, 1995	June 6, 1996
3rd	March 3, 1997	June 27, 1997
4th	November 27, 1997	June 29, 1998
5th	April 6, 1999	July 14, 1999

Yvon Dumont was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until March 2, 1999, when Peter Liba became lieutenant governor.^[4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1995:^[1]

	Member	Electoral district	Party[5]	First elected / previously elected	Notes
	James Downey	Arthur-Virden	Progressive Conservative	1977
	Linda McIntosh	Assiniboia	Progressive Conservative	1990
	Leonard Evans	Brandon East	NDP	1969
	James C. McCrae	Brandon West	Progressive Conservative	1986
	Conrad Santos	Broadway	NDP	1981,[a] 1990
	Doug Martindale	Burrows	NDP	1990
	Jim Ernst	Charleswood	Progressive Conservative	1986	Until October 28, 1997
	Myrna Driedger (1988)			1998	From April 28, 1998
	Gary Doer	Concordia	NDP	1986
	Tim Sale	Crescentwood	NDP	1995
	Stan Struthers	Dauphin	NDP	1995
	Jim Maloway	Elmwood	NDP	1986
	Jack Penner	Emerson	Progressive Conservative	1988
	Gerard Jennissen	Flin Flon	NDP	1995
	Rosemary Vodrey	Fort Garry	Progressive Conservative	1990
	Ed Helwer	Gimli	Progressive Conservative	1988
	Denis Rocan	Gladstone	Progressive Conservative	1986
	Kevin Lamoureux	Inkster	Liberal	1988
	Clif Evans	Interlake	NDP	1990
	Dave Chomiak	Kildonan	NDP	1990
	Eric Stefanson	Kirkfield Park	Progressive Conservative	1990
	Darren Praznik	Lac du Bonnet	Progressive Conservative	1988
	Harry Enns	Lakeside	Progressive Conservative	1966
	Ben Sveinson	La Verendrye	Progressive Conservative	1990
	Harold Gilleshammer	Minnedosa	Progressive Conservative	1988
	Frank Pitura	Morris	Progressive Conservative	1995
	Jack Reimer	Niakwa	Progressive Conservative	1990
	Diane McGifford	Osborne	NDP	1995
	Peter Dyck	Pembina	Progressive Conservative	1995
	George Hickes	Point Douglas	NDP	1990
	Brian Pallister	Portage la Prairie	Progressive Conservative	1992	Until April 28, 1997
	David Faurschou (1997)			1997	From September 30, 1997
	Marianne Cerilli	Radisson	NDP	1990
	David Newman	Riel	Progressive Conservative	1995
	Bonnie Mitchelson	River East	Progressive Conservative	1986
	Mike Radcliffe	River Heights	Progressive Conservative	1995
	Len Derkach	Roblin-Russell	Progressive Conservative	1986
	Vic Toews	Rossmere	Progressive Conservative	1995
	Eric Robinson	Rupertsland	NDP	1993
	Neil Gaudry	St. Boniface	Liberal	1988
	MaryAnn Mihychuk	St. James	NDP	1995
	Gord Mackintosh	St. Johns	NDP	1993
	Marcel Laurendeau	St. Norbert	Progressive Conservative	1990
	Shirley Render	St. Vital	Progressive Conservative	1990
	Glen Cummings	Ste. Rose	Progressive Conservative	1986
	Louise Dacquay	Seine River	Progressive Conservative	1990
	Gregory Dewar	Selkirk	NDP	1990
	Glen Findlay	Springfield	Progressive Conservative	1986
	Albert Driedger	Steinbach	Progressive Conservative	1977
	Gerry McAlpine	Sturgeon Creek	Progressive Conservative	1990
	Rosann Wowchuk	Swan River	NDP	1990
	Gary Kowalski	The Maples	Liberal	1993
	Oscar Lathlin	The Pas	NDP	1990
	Steve Ashton	Thompson	NDP	1981
	Daryl Reid	Transcona	NDP	1990
	Merv Tweed	Turtle Mountain	Progressive Conservative	1995
	Gary Filmon	Tuxedo	Progressive Conservative	1979
	Becky Barrett	Wellington	NDP	1990
	Jean Friesen	Wolseley	NDP	1990

Notes:

By-elections

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Affiliation	Election date	Reason
Portage la Prairie	David Faurschou	Progressive Conservative	September 30, 1997	B Pallister resigned April 28, 1997, to run for a federal seat[6]
Charleswood	Myrna Driedger	Progressive Conservative	April 28, 1998	J Ernst resigned October 28, 1997[6]

Notes

1. Burrows