Derek James "Jim" Walding (May 9, 1937 – April 23, 2007) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116 sq mi of North America Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1971 to 1988, and served as speaker of the assembly from 1982 to 1986. The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba the legislative branch of government in the Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba is the presiding officer of the provincial legislature Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Walding was a member of the New Democratic Party. The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. In 1988, he brought down the NDP government of Howard Pawley by voting against his party's budget. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Howard Russell Pawley PC, OC, OM (born November 21, 1934) is a Canadian politician and professor who was Premier
Walding was born at Rushden, Northamptonshire, England and educated at Wellingborough Grammar School. Rushden is a town in England in the county of Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire (or archaically the County of Northampton; abbreviated Northants England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland He graduated with top honours from the London School of Optometry. He moved to Canada in 1961, and worked as a dispensing optician. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Walding first ran for the Manitoba legislature in the 1969 provincial election, in the south-central Winnipeg constituency of St. Vital. The Manitoba General Election of June 25, 1969 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs of the Canadian province Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population For the neighbourhood of Winnipeg in approximately the same location as this electoral division see St He lost to Progressive Conservative Party candidate Jack Hardy by twenty-three votes in a close three-way race. The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is a right-of-centre Political party in Manitoba, Canada. For the singer-songwriter poet and playwright see Jack Hardy (singer-songwriter. Hardy resigned from the legislature in February 1971, and Walding won a by-election to replace him on April 5, defeating Liberal candidate Daniel Kennedy by 295 votes. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop The Manitoba Liberal Party is a political party in Manitoba, Canada.
Walding's victory helped consolidate a narrow NDP majority government in the provincial legislature, and served in the legislature as a backbench supporter of premier Edward Schreyer. The Premier of Manitoba is the First minister for the Canadian province of Manitoba. Edward Richard Schreyer PC CC CMM OM CD (born December 21, 1935) is a Canadian He faced a serious challenge from Kennedy in the 1973 election, but won by 105 votes. The Manitoba General Election of June 28, 1973 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada
The New Democrats were defeated in the 1977 provincial election, although Walding was personally re-elected with an increased plurality. The Manitoba general election of October 11, 1977 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada After Schreyer's appointment as Governor-General of Canada in 1979, Walding endorsed Sidney Green in his unsuccessful bid to become interim NDP leader. The Governor General of Canada ( French: Gouverneure générale du Canada, or: Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Sidney Green ( August 1, 1929 - is a Politician in Manitoba, Canada. He later supported Howard Pawley, the successful candidate, at the party's leadership convention.
The NDP returned to government in the 1981 provincial election. The Manitoba general election of November 17, 1981 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada Walding was not appointed to cabinet, as some expected. Instead, Pawley appointed him as speaker of the legislature on February 25, 1982. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Over the next four years, his relationship with Pawley became increasingly strained.
In 1983 and 1984, Walding allowed the opposition Progressive Conservatives to stall passage of the Pawley government's re-entrenchment of French-language rights. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Initially, the Conservatives refused to enter the chamber to vote on the legislation, and Walding refused to call a vote in their absence. As a result, the division bells were allowed to ring for several hours at the end of each legislative day. A division bell is a bell rung in or around a parliament to signal a division and thus call all members of the chamber so affected to vote in it When NDP cabinet minister Andy Anstett restricted the amount of time the bells could ring, the Conservatives boycotted the assembly entirely. Andy Anstett ( June 25, 1946 - is a former Manitoba politician Walding still refused to call a vote. On February 21, 1984, he refused a direct request from Pawley to move the legislative agenda forward. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The house was eventually prorogued with the issue still unresolved.
Many questioned the validity of Walding's decision. Sidney Green, who had left the NDP by this time and also opposed French-language re-entrenchment, nevertheless argued that Walding was wrong to give the Conservatives a means of disrupting the legislative process. Walding's actions made him extremely unpopular in his party. He was challenged for the St. Vital NDP nomination in 1986 by Sig Laser, a former Executive Assistant to Howard Pawley, and only retained his nomination by a single vote.
Walding was re-elected in the general election of 1986 with a reduced majority. The Manitoba general election of March 18 1986 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. The NDP was re-elected with a narrow majority government, and Pawley did not re-appoint Walding as speaker.
As a backbencher, Walding spoke out against the Pawley government on several issues. He was particularly opposed to affirmative action legislation, which he regarded as discriminatory. Affirmative action in the United States|Employment equity (Canada|Reservation in India|Numerus clausus The term affirmative action describes many policies aimed at a historically
Walding voted for an opposition amendment to his party's budget on March 8, 1988, despite having assured Finance Minister Eugene Kostyra that he would support it. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. The Minister of Finance is a Cabinet minister in the government of Manitoba. Eugene Michael Kostyra (born June 19, 1947 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Politician in Manitoba Canada. Walding's defection caused the NDP to be defeated in the legislature, and they also lost the general election that followed. Walding was not a candidate.
He died, aged 69, after a short battle with cancer in 2007. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. He was survived by his wife, Valerie and their children, Andrew, Phillip and Christine.
Reading
Geoffrey Lambert, 'Manitoba', Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 1988, pp 252-260.
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