# 29th Manitoba Legislature

The members of the 29th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in June 1969. The legislature sat from August 14, 1969, to May 25, 1973.
The New Democratic Party led by Edward Schreyer formed the government.
Walter Weir of the Progressive Conservative Party was Leader of the Opposition. Sidney Spivak became opposition leader after Weir retired as leader in 1971.
Ben Hanuschak served as speaker for the assembly until August 1970. Peter Fox succeeded Hanuschak as speaker in 1971.
There were five sessions of the 29th Legislature:
| Session | Start | End |
| 1st | August 14, 1969 | October 10, 1969 |
| 2nd | March 12, 1970 | August 13, 1970 |
| 3rd | April 7, 1971 | July 27, 1971 |
| 4th | March 9, 1972 | July 20, 1972 |
| 5th | February 22, 1973 | May 25, 1973 |
Richard Spink Bowles was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until September 2, 1970, when William John McKeag became lieutenant governor.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1969:
| 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 |
| Gordon Beard | Churchill | Independent | 1962, 1969 |
| Cy Gonick | Crescentwood | NDP | 1969 |
| Peter Burtniak | Dauphin | NDP | 1969 |
| Russell Doern | Elmwood | NDP | 1966 |
| Gabriel Girard | Emerson | Progressive Conservative | 1969 |
| Thomas Barrow | Flin Flon | NDP | 1969 |
| Bud Sherman | Fort Garry | Progressive Conservative | 1969 |
| Inez Trueman | Fort Rouge | Progressive Conservative | 1969 |
| 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 |
| Leonard Barkman | La Verendrye | Liberal | 1962 |
| William Jenkins | Logan | NDP | 1969 |
| Walter Weir | Minnedosa | Progressive Conservative | 1959 | Until September 1971 |
| Dave Blake | Minnedosa | Progressive Conservative | 1971 | From November 16, 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 |
| Jacob Froese | Rhineland | Social Credit | 1959 |
| 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 |
| Jean Allard | Rupertsland | NDP | 1969 | Until April 7, 1972 |
| Jean Allard | Rupertsland | Independent | 1969 | From April 7, 1972 |
| Laurent Desjardins | St. Boniface | Liberal | 1959 | Until July 8, 1969 |
| Laurent Desjardins | St. Boniface | Independent | 1959 | From July 8, 1969 to December 1, 1971 |
| Laurent Desjardins | St. Boniface | NDP | 1959 | From December 1, 1971 |
| Bill Uruski | St. George | NDP | 1969 |
| Al Mackling | St. James | NDP | 1969 |
| Saul Cherniack | St. Johns | NDP | 1962 |
| Wally Johannson | St. Matthews | NDP | 1969 |
| Jack Hardy | St. Vital | Progressive Conservative | 1969 | Until February 16, 1971 |
| Jim Walding | St. Vital | NDP | 1971 | From April 5, 1971 |
| Gildas Molgat | Ste. Rose | Liberal | 1953 | Until October 7, 1970 |
| Aime Adam | Ste. Rose | NDP | 1971 | From April 5, 1971 |
| Howard Pawley | Selkirk | NDP | 1969 |
| Saul Miller | Seven Oaks | NDP | 1966 |
| Malcolm Earl McKellar | Souris-Lansdowne | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| 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 |
| Joseph Borowski | Thompson | NDP | 1969 | Until June 25, 1972 |
| Joseph Borowski | Thompson | Independent | 1969 | From June 25, 1972 |
| Russ Paulley | Transcona | NDP | 1953 |
| Morris McGregor | Virden | Progressive Conservative | 1962 |
| Philip Petursson | Wellington | NDP | 1966 |
| Bud Boyce | Winnipeg Centre | NDP | 1969 |
| Leonard Claydon | Wolseley | Progressive Conservative | 1969 | Died in office December 8, 1971 |
| Israel Asper | Wolseley | Liberal | 1972 | From June 16, 1972 |
Notes:

## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
| St. Vital | Jim Walding | NDP | April 5, 1971 | J Hardy retired February 16, 1971 |
| Ste. Rose | Aime Adam | NDP | April 5, 1971 | G Molgat resigned October 7, 1970 |
| Minnedosa | Dave Blake | Progressive Conservative | November 16, 1971 | W Weir resigned September 1971 |
| Wolseley | Israel Asper | Liberal | June 16, 1972 | L Claydon died December 8, 1971 |