# 30th Manitoba Legislature

The members of the 30th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in June 1973. The legislature sat from January 31, 1974, to September 6, 1977.
The New Democratic Party led by Edward Schreyer formed the government.
Sidney Spivak of the Progressive Conservative Party was Leader of the Opposition. Donald Craik became acting opposition leader in 1976 after Spivak was replaced by Sterling Lyon as party leader; Lyon was elected to the assembly in a by-election held later that year.
In 1976, the Workplace Safety and Health Act was passed; it established standards intended to help keep workers safe and healthy.
Peter Fox served as speaker for the assembly.
There were four sessions of the 30th Legislature:
| Session | Start | End |
| 1st | January 31, 1974 | June 14, 1974 |
| 2nd | March 4, 1975 | June 19, 1975 |
| 3rd | February 12, 1976 | June 11, 1976 |
| 4th | February 17, 1977 | June 18, 1977 |
William John McKeag was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until March 15, 1976, when Francis Lawrence Jobin became lieutenant governor.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1973:
| Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected | Notes |
| J. Douglas Watt | Arthur | Progressive Conservative | 1959 |
| Stephen Patrick | Assiniboia | Liberal | 1962 |
| Harry Graham | Birtle-Russell | Progressive Conservative | 1969 |
| Leonard Evans | Brandon East | NDP | 1969 |
| Edward McGill | Brandon West | Progressive Conservative | 1969 |
| Ben Hanuschak | Burrows | NDP | 1966 |
| Arthur Moug | Charleswood | Progressive Conservative | 1969 |
| Les Osland | Churchill | NDP | 1973 |
| Harvey Patterson | Crescentwood | NDP | 1973 | Election overturned February 20, 1975 |
| Warren Steen | Crescentwood | Progressive Conservative | 1975 | From June 25, 1975 |
| Peter Burtniak | Dauphin | NDP | 1969 |
| Russell Doern | Elmwood | NDP | 1966 |
| Steve Derewianchuk | Emerson | NDP | 1973 |
| Thomas Barrow | Flin Flon | NDP | 1969 |
| Bud Sherman | Fort Garry | Progressive Conservative | 1969 |
| Lloyd Axworthy | Fort Rouge | Liberal | 1973 |
| John Gottfried | Gimli | NDP | 1969 |
| James Ferguson | Gladstone | Progressive Conservative | 1969 |
| Sidney Green | Inkster | NDP | 1966 |
| Peter Fox | Kildonan | NDP | 1966 |
| Samuel Uskiw | Lac du Bonnet | NDP | 1966 |
| Harry Enns | Lakeside | Progressive Conservative | 1966 |
| Robert Banman | La Verendrye | Progressive Conservative | 1973 |
| William Jenkins | Logan | NDP | 1969 |
| Dave Blake | Minnedosa | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Warner Jorgenson | Morris | Progressive Conservative | 1969 |
| Ian Turnbull | Osborne | NDP | 1969 |
| George Henderson | Pembina | Progressive Conservative | 1969 |
| Donald Malinowski | Point Douglas | NDP | 1969 |
| Gordon Johnston | Portage la Prairie | Liberal | 1962 |
| Harry Shafransky | Radisson | NDP | 1969 |
| Arnold Brown | Rhineland | Progressive Conservative | 1973 |
| Donald Craik | Riel | Progressive Conservative | 1966 |
| Sidney Spivak | River Heights | Progressive Conservative | 1966 |
| Wally McKenzie | Roblin | Progressive Conservative | 1966 |
| Henry Einarson | Rock Lake | Progressive Conservative | 1966 |
| Edward Schreyer | Rossmere | NDP | 1958, 1969 |
| Harvey Bostrom | Rupertsland | NDP | 1973 |
| Paul Marion | St. Boniface | Liberal | 1973 | Election overturned December 20, 1974 |
| Laurent Desjardins | St. Boniface | NDP | 1959, 1974 | From December 20, 1974 |
| Bill Uruski | St. George | NDP | 1969 |
| George Minaker | St. James | Progressive Conservative | 1973 |
| Saul Cherniack | St. Johns | NDP | 1962 |
| Wally Johannson | St. Matthews | NDP | 1969 |
| Jim Walding | St. Vital | NDP | 1971 |
| Pete Adam | Ste. Rose | NDP | 1971 |
| Howard Pawley | Selkirk | NDP | 1969 |
| Saul Miller | Seven Oaks | NDP | 1966 |
| Malcolm Earl McKellar | Souris-Lansdowne | Progressive Conservative | 1958 | Died in office April 18, 1976 |
| Sterling Lyon | Souris-Lansdowne | Progressive Conservative | 1958, 1976 | From November 7, 1976 |
| Rene Toupin | Springfield | NDP | 1969 |
| Frank Johnston | Sturgeon Creek | Progressive Conservative | 1969 |
| James Bilton | Swan River | Progressive Conservative | 1962 |
| Ron McBryde | The Pas | NDP | 1969 |
| Ken Dillen | Thompson | NDP | 1973 |
| Russ Paulley | Transcona | NDP | 1953 |
| Morris McGregor | Virden | Progressive Conservative | 1962 |
| Philip Petursson | Wellington | NDP | 1966 |
| Bud Boyce | Winnipeg Centre | NDP | 1969 |
| Izzy Asper | Wolseley | Liberal | 1972 | Until March 1, 1975 |
| Robert Wilson | Wolseley | Progressive Conservative | 1975 | From June 25, 1975 |
Notes:
* ↑ The returning officer cast his vote in favour of Patterson, causing him to win by one vote.

## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
| St. Boniface | Laurent Desjardins | NDP | December 20, 1974 | Election overturned by the Controverted Elections Act |
| Crescentwood | Warren Steen | Progressive Conservative | June 25, 1975 | Election overturned by the Controverted Elections Act |
| Wolseley | Robert Wilson | Progressive Conservative | June 25, 1975 | I Asper resigned March 1, 1975 |
| Souris-Lansdowne | Sterling Lyon | Progressive Conservative | November 7, 1976 | M E McKellar died April 18, 1976 |