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The members of the 29th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in June 1969.^[1] The legislature sat from August 14, 1969, to May 25, 1973.^[2]

The New Democratic Party led by Edward Schreyer formed the government.^[1]

Walter Weir of the Progressive Conservative Party was Leader of the Opposition. Sidney Spivak became opposition leader^[3] after Weir retired as leader in 1971.^[4]

Ben Hanuschak served as speaker for the assembly until August 1970. Peter Fox succeeded Hanuschak as speaker in 1971.^[1]

There were five sessions of the 29th Legislature:^[2]

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.^[5]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1969:^[1]

Member	Electoral district	Party^[6]	Notes
J. Douglas Watt	Arthur	Progressive Conservative
Stephen Patrick	Assiniboia	Liberal
Harry Graham	Birtle-Russell	Progressive Conservative
Leonard Evans	Brandon East	NDP
Edward McGill	Brandon West	Progressive Conservative
Ben Hanuschak	Burrows	NDP
Arthur Moug	Charleswood	Progressive Conservative
Gordon Beard	Churchill	Independent
Cy Gonick	Crescentwood	NDP
Peter Burtniak	Dauphin	NDP
Russell Doern	Elmwood	NDP
Gabriel Girard	Emerson	Progressive Conservative
Thomas Barrow	Flin Flon	NDP
Bud Sherman	Fort Garry	Progressive Conservative
Inez Trueman	Fort Rouge	Progressive Conservative
John Gottfried	Gimli	NDP
James Ferguson	Gladstone	Progressive Conservative
Sidney Green	Inkster	NDP
Peter Fox	Kildonan	NDP
Samuel Uskiw	Lac du Bonnet	NDP
Harry Enns	Lakeside	Progressive Conservative
Leonard Barkman	La Verendrye	Liberal
William Jenkins	Logan	NDP
Walter Weir	Minnedosa	Progressive Conservative	Until September 1971
Dave Blake	Minnedosa	Progressive Conservative	From November 16, 1971
Warner Jorgenson	Morris	Progressive Conservative
Ian Turnbull	Osborne	NDP
George Henderson	Pembina	Progressive Conservative
Donald Malinowski	Point Douglas	NDP
Gordon Johnston	Portage la Prairie	Liberal
Harry Shafransky	Radisson	NDP
Jacob Froese	Rhineland	Social Credit
Donald Craik	Riel	Progressive Conservative
Sidney Spivak	River Heights	Progressive Conservative
Wally McKenzie	Roblin	Progressive Conservative
Henry Einarson	Rock Lake	Progressive Conservative
Edward Schreyer	Rossmere	NDP
Jean Allard	Rupertsland	NDP
Laurent Desjardins	St. Boniface	Liberal
Bill Uruski	St. George	NDP
Al Mackling	St. James	NDP
Saul Cherniack	St. Johns	NDP
Wally Johannson	St. Matthews	NDP
Jack Hardy	St. Vital	Progressive Conservative	Until February 16, 1971
Jim Walding	St. Vital	NDP	From April 5, 1971
Gildas Molgat	Ste. Rose	Liberal	Until October 7, 1970
Aime Adam	Ste. Rose	NDP	From April 5, 1971
Howard Pawley	Selkirk	NDP
Saul Miller	Seven Oaks	NDP
Malcolm Earl McKellar	Souris-Lansdowne	Progressive Conservative
Rene Toupin	Springfield	NDP
Frank Johnston	Sturgeon Creek	Progressive Conservative
James Bilton	Swan River	Progressive Conservative
Ron McBryde	The Pas	NDP
Joseph Borowski	Thompson	NDP
Russ Paulley	Transcona	NDP
Morris McGregor	Virden	Progressive Conservative
Philip Petursson	Wellington	NDP
Bud Boyce	Winnipeg Centre	NDP
Leonard Claydon	Wolseley	Progressive Conservative	Died in office December 8, 1971
Israel Asper	Wolseley	Liberal	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^[7]
Ste. Rose	Aime Adam	NDP	April 5, 1971	G Molgat resigned October 7, 1970^[7]
Minnedosa	Dave Blake	Progressive Conservative	November 16, 1971	W Weir resigned September 1971^[7]
Wolseley	Israel Asper	Liberal	June 16, 1972^[7]	L Claydon died December 8, 1971^[8]

Notes:

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Members of the Twenty-Ninth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1969–1973)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
^ ^a ^b Normandin, Pierre G (1976). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
^ "Leaders of the Opposition - Manitoba". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
^ Ferguson, Barry; Wardhaugh, Robert (2010). Manitoba Premiers of the 19th and 20th Centuries. University of Regina Press. p. 311. ISBN 0889772169. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
^ "Past lieutenant governors". Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
^ "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Biographies of Deceased Members". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
^ "Leonard Harold Claydon (1915–1971)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-12-09.