# 27th Manitoba Legislature

The members of the 27th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in December 1962. The legislature sat from February 28, 1963, to May 18, 1966.
The Progressive Conservative Party led by Duff Roblin formed the government.
Gildas Molgat of the Liberal Party was Leader of the Opposition.
James Bilton served as speaker for the assembly.
There were five sessions of the 27th Legislature:
| Session | Start | End |
| 1st | February 28, 1963 | May 6, 1963 |
| 2nd | February 6, 1964 | April 16, 1964 |
| 3rd | August 17, 1964 | August 27, 1964 |
| 4th | February 22, 1965 | May 11, 1965 |
| 5th | February 3, 1966 | April 26, 1966 |
Errick Willis was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until November 1, 1965, when Richard Spink Bowles became lieutenant governor.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1962:
| Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected |
| J. Douglas Watt | Arthur | Progressive Conservative | 1959 |
| Stephen Patrick | Assiniboia | Liberal | 1962 |
| Robert Smellie | Birtle-Russell | Progressive Conservative | 1962 |
| Reginald Lissaman | Brandon | Progressive Conservative | 1952 |
| Edward Schreyer | Brokenhead | NDP | 1958 |
| Mark Smerchanski | Burrows | Liberal | 1962 |
| Leonard Barkman | Carillon | Liberal | 1962 |
| Gordon Beard | Churchill | Progressive Conservative | 1962 |
| Thelma Forbes | Cypress | Progressive Conservative | 1959 |
| Stewart McLean | Dauphin | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| William Homer Hamilton | Dufferin | Progressive Conservative | 1959 |
| Steve Peters | Elmwood | NDP | 1958 |
| John Tanchak | Emerson | Liberal | 1957 |
| Michael Hryhorczuk | Ethelbert Plains | Liberal | 1949 |
| Emil Moeller | Fisher | Progressive Conservative | 1962 |
| Charles Witney | Flin Flon | Progressive Conservative | 1959 |
| Sterling Lyon | Fort Garry | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| Gurney Evans | Fort Rouge | Progressive Conservative | 1953 |
| George Johnson | Gimli | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| Nelson Shoemaker | Gladstone | Liberal | 1958 |
| Barry Strickland | Hamiota | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| Morris Gray | Inkster | NDP | 1941 |
| James Mills | Kildonan | Progressive Conservative | 1962 |
| Oscar Bjornson | Lac du Bonnet | Progressive Conservative | 1959 |
| Douglas Lloyd Campbell | Lakeside | Liberal | 1922 |
| Albert Vielfaure | La Verendrye | Liberal | 1962 |
| Lemuel Harris | Logan | NDP | 1959 |
| Walter Weir | Minnedosa | Progressive Conservative | 1959 |
| Harold Shewman | Morris | Progressive Conservative | 1949 |
| Obie Baizley | Osborne | Progressive Conservative | 1959 |
| Carolyne Morrison | Pembina | Progressive Conservative | 1960 |
| Gordon Johnston | Portage la Prairie | Liberal | 1962 |
| Russell Paulley | Radisson | NDP | 1953 |
| Jacob Froese | Rhineland | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Maitland Steinkopf | River Heights | Progressive Conservative | 1962 |
| Keith Alexander | Roblin | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| Abram Harrison | Rock Lake | Progressive Conservative | 1943 |
| George Hutton | Rockwood—Iberville | Progressive Conservative | 1959 |
| Joseph Jeannotte | Rupertsland | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| Laurent Desjardins | St. Boniface | Liberal | 1959 |
| Elman Guttormson | St. George | Liberal | 1956 |
| Douglas Stanes | St. James | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| Saul Cherniack | St. Johns | NDP | 1962 |
| William G. Martin | St. Matthews | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| Fred Groves | St. Vital | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| Gildas Molgat | Ste. Rose | Liberal | 1953 |
| Thomas P. Hillhouse | Selkirk | Liberal | 1950 |
| Arthur E. Wright | Seven Oaks | NDP | 1958 |
| Malcolm Earl McKellar | Souris-Lansdowne | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| Fred Klym | Springfield | Progressive Conservative | 1959 |
| James Bilton | Swan River | Progressive Conservative | 1962 |
| John Carroll | The Pas | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| Peter J. McDonald | Turtle Mountain | Progressive Conservative | 1962 |
| Morris McGregor | Virden | Progressive Conservative | 1962 |
| Richard Seaborn | Wellington | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| James Cowan | Winnipeg Centre | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| Dufferin Roblin | Wolseley | Progressive Conservative | 1949 |
Notes:
* 1 2 Election held January 4, 1963
* ↑ At first, Peter Wagner declared winner; result revised after a miscount was declared for one poll
* ↑ Resigned August 24, 1964, and regained seat in a by-election on September 30, 1964.

## By-elections

One by-election was held during this legislative sitting:
By-elections during the 27th Manitoba Legislature :
| Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
| River Heights | Maitland Steinkopf | Progressive Conservative | September 30, 1964 | M Steinkopf resigned August 24, 1964, after his involvement in a government land purchase was called into question |