# 28th Manitoba Legislature

The members of the 28th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in June 1966. The legislature sat from December 5, 1966, to May 22, 1969.
The Progressive Conservative Party led by Duff Roblin formed the government. Walter Weir became Premier in 1967 after Roblin resigned to run unsuccessfully for the federal Progressive Conservative Party leadership.
Gildas Molgat of the Liberal Party was Leader of the Opposition.
A new sales tax of 5% was introduced effective June 1, 1967.
James Bilton served as speaker for the assembly.
There were three sessions of the 28th Legislature:
| Session | Start | End |
| 1st | December 5, 1966 | May 4, 1967 |
| 2nd | March 7, 1968 | May 25, 1968 |
| 3rd | February 27, 1969 | May 22, 1969 |
Richard Spink Bowles was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1966:
| Member | Electoral district | Party | First elected / previously elected | Notes |
| J. Douglas Watt | Arthur | Progressive Conservative | 1959 |
| Stephen Patrick | Assiniboia | Liberal | 1962 |
| Rod Clement | Birtle-Russell | Liberal | 1949, 1966 | Until June 5, 1968 |
| Harry Graham | Birtle-Russell | Progressive Conservative | 1969 | From February 20, 1969 |
| Reginald Lissaman | Brandon | Progressive Conservative | 1952 |
| Sam Uskiw | Brokenhead | NDP | 1966 |
| Ben Hanuschak | Burrows | NDP | 1966 |
| Leonard Barkman | Carillon | Liberal | 1962 |
| Gordon Beard | Churchill | Progressive Conservative | 1962 |
| Gordon Beard | Churchill | Independent | 1962 | Until October 8, 1968 |
| Joseph Borowski | Churchill | NDP | 1969 | From February 20, 1969 |
| Thelma Forbes | Cypress | Progressive Conservative | 1959 |
| Stewart McLean | Dauphin | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| William Homer Hamilton | Dufferin | Progressive Conservative | 1959 |
| Russell Doern | Elmwood | NDP | 1966 |
| John Tanchak | Emerson | Liberal | 1957 |
| Michael Kawchuk | Ethelbert Plains | NDP | 1966 |
| Peter Masniuk | Fisher | Progressive Conservative | 1966 |
| 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 |
| Earl Dawson | Hamiota | Liberal | 1966 |
| Sidney Green | Inkster | NDP | 1966 |
| Peter Fox | Kildonan | NDP | 1966 |
| 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 | Died in office July 13, 1968 |
| Warner Jorgenson | Morris | Progressive Conservative | 1969 | From February 20, 1969 |
| 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 |
| Sidney Spivak | River Heights | Progressive Conservative | 1966 |
| Wally McKenzie | Roblin | Progressive Conservative | 1966 |
| Henry Einarson | Rock Lake | Progressive Conservative | 1966 |
| Harry Enns | Rockwood—Iberville | Progressive Conservative | 1966 |
| 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 |
| Robert Steen | St. Matthews | Progressive Conservative | 1966 |
| Donald Craik | St. Vital | Progressive Conservative | 1966 |
| Gildas Molgat | Ste. Rose | Liberal | 1953 |
| Thomas P. Hillhouse | Selkirk | Liberal | 1950 |
| Saul Miller | Seven Oaks | NDP | 1966 |
| 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 |
| Edward Dow | Turtle Mountain | Liberal | 1959, 1966 | Vacated seat January 30, 1968 due to election results being overturned but was re-elected in the subsequent By-election on March 4, 1968 |
| Morris McGregor | Virden | Progressive Conservative | 1962 |
| Philip Petursson | Wellington | NDP | 1966 |
| James Cowan | Winnipeg Centre | Progressive Conservative | 1958 |
| Dufferin Roblin | Wolseley | Progressive Conservative | 1949 | Until May 1968 |
| Leonard Claydon | Wolseley | Progressive Conservative | 1969 | From February 20, 1969 |
Notes:
* ↑ Election held July 7, 1966

## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
| Turtle Mountain | Edward Dow | Liberal | March 4, 1968 | Results of 1966 election overturned |
| Birtle-Russell | Harry Graham | Progressive Conservative | February 20, 1969 | R Clement resigned to run unsuccessfully for federal seat |
| Churchill | Joseph Borowski | NDP | February 20, 1969 | G Beard resigned October 8, 1968 |
| Morris | Warner Jorgenson | Progressive Conservative | February 20, 1969 | H Shewman died July 13, 1968 |
| Wolseley | Leonard Claydon | Progressive Conservative | February 20, 1969 | D Roblin resigned to run unsuccessfully for federal seat |
Notes: