The members of the 38th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in June 2003. [1] The legislature sat from June 23, 2003 to April 20, 2007. [2]
The New Democratic Party led by Gary Doer formed the government. [1]
Stuart Murray of the Progressive Conservative Party was Leader of the Opposition. Hugh McFadyen was elected party leader in 2006 [3] after Murray resigned in November 2005. [4]
George Hickes served as speaker for the assembly. [1]
There were five sessions of the 38th Legislature: [2]
Session | Start | End |
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1st | June 23, 2003 | October 1, 2003 |
2nd | November 20, 2003 | June 10, 2004 |
3rd | November 22, 2004 | June 16, 2005 |
4th | October 27, 2005 | June 13, 2006 |
5th | November 15, 2006 | April 19, 2007 |
Peter Liba was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until June 30, 2004, when John Harvard became lieutenant governor. [5]
The following members were elected to the assembly in 2003: [1]
Notes:
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral district | Member elected | Affiliation | Election date | Reason |
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Minto | Andrew Swan | NDP | June 22, 2004 | M Mihychuk resigned May 21, 2004 [7] to run for mayor of Winnipeg [8] |
Turtle Mountain | Cliff Cullen | Progressive Conservative | July 2, 2004 | M Tweed resigned May 25, 2004 to run for federal seat [7] |
Fort Whyte | Hugh McFadyen | Progressive Conservative | December 13, 2005 | J Loewen resigned September 26, 2005 to run for federal seat [7] |
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