Manitoba general election, 1981

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The Manitoba general election of November 17, 1981 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the opposition New Democratic Party, which took 34 of 57 seats. The governing Progressive Conservative Party took the remaining 23, while the Manitoba Liberal Party was shut out from the legislature for the first and only time in its history. The newly-formed Progressive Party failed to win any seats.

Sterling Lyon's Progressive Conservative government ran on a promise to continue investing in the province's "mega-projects" (including as a $500 million Alcan aluminum smelter, a $600 million potash mine and a "Western power grid"), and suggested that an NDP government would jeopardize these plans. The NDP campaign, which was largely co-ordinated by Wilson Parasiuk, questioned the Lyon government's fiscal accountability in such matters, noting that it had sold 50% of Trout Lake Copper Mine stock, possibly at a major loss. Jacques Bougie, the Alcan administrator for Manitoba, was also described as holding undue influence over the government.

The NDP campaign generally focused on the economy, and drew attention to the issue of Manitobans emigrating from the province because of job losses. Progressive Party leader Sidney Green described Lyon's initiaves as "bega-projects", a reference to the government's controversial fundraising with foreign corporations.

The election was considered too close to call until the final week, when the NDP campaign gained momentum.

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[edit] Results

Party Party Leader # of
candidates		 Seats Popular Vote
Before1 Elected % Change # % % Change
     New Democratic Howard Pawley   20 34 +70.0%   47.2%  
     Progressive Conservative Sterling Lyon   32 23 -28.1%   43.7%  
     Liberal Doug Lauchlan   1 - -100%   6.7%  
     Progressive Sidney Green   3 - -100%      
     Communist Paula Fletcher   - - -      
     Independent   1 - -100%      
  Vacant 1 n.a.
Total   57 57 -   100%  

1 "Before" refers to standings in the Legislature at dissolution, and not to the results of the previous election. These numbers therefore reflect changes in party standings as a result of by-elections and members crossing the floor.


Preceded by
1977 Manitoba election		 List of Manitoba elections Succeeded by
1986 Manitoba election

[edit] See also

[edit] Riding results

Party key:

Note: There was one vacant seat at the time of the election.


(x) denotes incumbent.

Arthur:

  • (x)Jim Downey (PC) 5468
  • Earl Sterling (NDP) 1772

Assiniboia:

Brandon East:

  • (x)Len Evans (NDP) 4941
  • Gary Nowazek (PC) 2626
  • Margaret Workman (L) 512

Brandon West:

  • Henry Carroll (NDP) 5069
  • John Allen (PC) 4634
  • David Campbell (L) 547

Burrows:

Charleswood:

  • (x)Sterling Lyon (PC) 6334
  • Toni Vosters (NDP) 3243
  • Ken Brown (L) 969
  • Demetre Mastoris (P) 231

Churchill:

  • (x)Jay Cowan (NDP) 2247
  • Mark Ingebrigtson (PC) 883
  • Andrew Kirkness (L) 266
  • Doug MacLachlan (P) 85

Concordia:

  • (x)Peter Fox (NDP) 5333
  • D. Scotty McVicar (PC) 2586
  • Gail Stapon (L) 309
  • Josephine Young (P) 306
  • Bob Fraser (Ind) 221

Dauphin:

Ellice:

  • (x)Brian Corrin (NDP) 4233
  • Gavin Scott (PC) 1712
  • Rod Cantiveros (L) 782
  • Adam Klym (P) 222
  • Bart Monaco (Ind) 56

Elmwood:

  • (x)Russell Doern (NDP) 5140
  • Eveline Holtmann (PC) 1910
  • Eric Wood (L) 347
  • Curtis Bloodworth (P) 181

Emerson:

Flin Flon:

Fort Garry:

  • (x)Bud Sherman (PC) 6227
  • Hans Wittich (NDP) 3705
  • Lil Haus (L) 1042
  • James Goodridge (P) 203

Fort Rouge:

Gimli:

Gladstone:

Inkster:

Interlake:

  • (x)Bill Uruski (NDP) 4599
  • Neil Dueck (PC) 2181
  • Bob Lundale (L) 372

Kildonan:

  • Mary Beth Dolin (NDP) 6794
  • Ken Galanchuk (PC) 4478
  • Alex Berkowits (L) 755
  • Dan Tokarz (P) 300

Kirkfield Park:

Lac Du Bonnet:

  • (x)Sam Uskiw (NDP) 4682
  • Bert Trainer (PC) 2809

Lakeside:

La Verendrye:

Logan:

Minnedosa:

Morris:

Niakwa:

  • (x)Abe Kovnats (PC) 5432
  • Lloyd Schreyer (NDP) 4736
  • Doug Biggs (L) 1345

Osborne:

  • Muriel Smith (NDP) 5371
  • Ben Lindsey (PC) 2726
  • Fraser Dunford (L) 1262
  • George Buss (P) 165

Pembina:

Portage La Prairie:

Radisson:

  • Gerard Lecuyer (NDP) 6108
  • George Provost (PC) 2566
  • Joel Morasutti (P) 376

Rhineland:

Riel:

River East:

  • Phil Eyler (NDP) 5949
  • Harold Piercy (PC) 5903
  • Shirley Wolechuk (L) 259
  • Lindsay Ulrich (P) 177

River Heights:

Roblin-Russell:

Rossmere:

Rupertsland:

  • Elijah Harper (NDP) 3032
  • Alan Ross (L) 1004
  • Nelson Scribe Sr. (PC) 272
  • Frances Thompson (P) 56

St. Boniface:

St. James:

St. Johns:

St. Norbert:

  • (x)Gerry Mercier (PC) 5728
  • Ruth Pear (NDP) 3826
  • Grant Temple (L) 857
  • Allan Yap (P) 216

St. Vital:

  • (x)Jim Walding (NDP) 5504
  • John Robertson (PC) 4236
  • Gord Patterson (L) 194

Ste. Rose:

Selkirk:

  • (x)Howard Pawley (NDP) 5626
  • Eugene Kinaschuk (PC) 3020
  • Max Hofford (P) 131

Seven Oaks:

  • Eugene Kostyra (NDP) 6127
  • Al Christie (PC) 2179
  • Wayne Glowacki (L) 486
  • Morely Golden (P) 367

Springfield:

Sturgeon Creek:

  • (x)Frank Johnston (PC) 5546
  • Robert Adams (NDP) 3253
  • John Epp (L) 732

Swan River:

The Pas:

  • Harry Harapiak (NDP) 4236
  • Percy Pielak (PC) 1303
  • Laverne Jaeb (L) 509

Thompson:

Transcona:

  • (x)Wilson Parasiuk (NDP) 6013
  • Jo Lopuck (PC) 2269
  • Albert Smaczylo (P) 120


1981 Manitoba provincial election : Turtle Mountain edit
Party Candidate Votes %
     Progressive Conservative (x)Brian Ransom 4,775 72.36
     New Democratic Party Joan Johannson 1,660 25.16
     Independent Bill Rainbow Harrison 164 2.49
Total valid votes 6,599 100.00
Rejected and declined ballots 33
Turnout 6,632 62.96
Electors on the lists 10,533

Tuxedo:

  • (x)Gary Filmon (PC) 6731
  • Terri Gray (NDP) 2433
  • Beverly McCaffrey (L) 1257

Virden:

Wolseley:

[edit] Post-election changes

Henry Carroll (NDP) became (Ind), August 19, 1982. Russell Doern (NDP) became (Ind), March 7, 1984.

Fort Garry (res. Louis Sherman, August 5, 1984), October 2, 1984:

Kildonan (dec. Mary Beth Dolin, April 10, 1985), October 1, 1985:

Portage La Prairie (dec. Lloyd Hyde, August 25, 1985)

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