# 31st Manitoba Legislature

The members of the 31st Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in October 1977. The legislature sat from November 24, 1977, to October 13, 1981.
The Progressive Conservative Party led by Sterling Lyon formed the government.
Edward Schreyer of the New Democratic Party was Leader of the Opposition. Howard Pawley became opposition leader in 1979 after Schreyer was named Governor General.
Harry Graham served as speaker for the assembly.
There were five sessions of the 31st Legislature:
| Session | Start | End |
| 1st | November 24, 1977 | December 12, 1977 |
| 2nd | March 16, 1978 | July 20, 1978 |
| 3rd | February 15, 1979 | June 15, 1979 |
| 4th | February 21, 1980 | July 10, 1980 |
| 5th | December 11, 1980 | May 20, 1981 |
Francis Lawrence Jobin was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1977:
| Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected | Notes |
| James Downey | Arthur | Progressive Conservative | 1977 |
| Norma Price | Assiniboia | Progressive Conservative | 1977 |
| 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 | Until March 3, 1981 |
| Ben Hanuschak | Burrows | Progressive | 1966 | From March 3, 1981 |
| Sterling Lyon | Charleswood | Progressive Conservative | 1958, 1976 |
| Jay Cowan | Churchill | NDP | 1977 |
| Warren Steen | Crescentwood | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| James Galbraith | Dauphin | Progressive Conservative | 1977 |
| Russell Doern | Elmwood | NDP | 1966 |
| Albert Driedger | Emerson | Progressive Conservative | 1977 |
| Thomas Barrow | Flin Flon | NDP | 1969 |
| Bud Sherman | Fort Garry | Progressive Conservative | 1969 |
| Lloyd Axworthy | Fort Rouge | Liberal | 1973 | Until April 6, 1979 |
| June Westbury | Fort Rouge | Liberal | 1979 | From October 16, 1979 |
| Keith Cosens | Gimli | Progressive Conservative | 1977 |
| James Ferguson | Gladstone | Progressive Conservative | 1969 |
| Sidney Green | Inkster | NDP | 1966 | Until December 4, 1979 |
| Sidney Green | Inkster | Independent | 1966 | From December 4, 1979 to March 3, 1981 |
| Sidney Green | Inkster | Progressive | 1966 | From March 3, 1981 |
| 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 |
| Gerald Mercier | Osborne | Progressive Conservative | 1977 |
| Donald Orchard | Pembina | Progressive Conservative | 1977 |
| Donald Malinowski | Point Douglas | NDP | 1969 |
| Lloyd Hyde | Portage la Prairie | Progressive Conservative | 1977 |
| Abe Kovnats | Radisson | Progressive Conservative | 1977 |
| Arnold Brown | Rhineland | Progressive Conservative | 1973 |
| Donald Craik | Riel | Progressive Conservative | 1966 |
| Sidney Spivak | River Heights | Progressive Conservative | 1966 | Until April 12, 1979 |
| Gary Filmon | River Heights | Progressive Conservative | 1979 | From October 16, 1979 |
| Wally McKenzie | Roblin | Progressive Conservative | 1966 |
| Henry Einarson | Rock Lake | Progressive Conservative | 1966 |
| Edward Schreyer | Rossmere | NDP | 1958, 1969 | Until December 7, 1978 |
| Victor Schroeder | Rossmere | NDP | 1979 | From October 16, 1979 |
| Harvey Bostrom | Rupertsland | NDP | 1973 |
| Laurent Desjardins | St. Boniface | NDP | 1959, 1974 |
| Bill Uruski | St. George | NDP | 1969 |
| George Minaker | St. James | Progressive Conservative | 1973 |
| Saul Cherniack | St. Johns | NDP | 1962 |
| Len Domino | St. Matthews | Progressive Conservative | 1977 |
| Jim Walding | St. Vital | NDP | 1971 |
| Pete Adam | Ste. Rose | NDP | 1971 |
| Howard Pawley | Selkirk | NDP | 1969 |
| Saul Miller | Seven Oaks | NDP | 1966 |
| Brian Ransom | Souris-Lansdowne | Progressive Conservative | 1977 |
| Bob Anderson | Springfield | Progressive Conservative | 1977 |
| Frank Johnston | Sturgeon Creek | Progressive Conservative | 1969 |
| Douglas Gourlay | Swan River | Progressive Conservative | 1977 |
| Ron McBryde | The Pas | NDP | 1969 |
| Ken MacMaster | Thompson | Progressive Conservative | 1977 |
| Wilson Parasiuk | Transcona | NDP | 1977 |
| Morris McGregor | Virden | Progressive Conservative | 1962 |
| Brian Corrin | Wellington | NDP | 1977 |
| Bud Boyce | Winnipeg Centre | NDP | 1969 | Until March 3, 1981 |
| Bud Boyce | Winnipeg Centre | Progressive | 1969 | From March 3, 1981 |
| Robert Wilson | Wolseley | Progressive Conservative | 1975 | Until November 20, 1980 |
| Robert Wilson | Wolseley | Independent | 1975 | From November 20, 1980 |
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## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
| Fort Rouge | June Westbury | Liberal | October 16, 1979 | L Axworthy resigned April 6, 1979, to run for federal seat |
| River Heights | Gary Filmon | Progressive Conservative | October 16, 1979 | S Spivak resigned April 12, 1979 to run for federal seat |
| Rossmere | Victor Schroeder | NDP | October 16, 1979 | E Schreyer resigned December 7, 1978, to become Governor General |