Manitoba general election, 1986

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The Manitoba general election of March 18, 1986 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party, which took 30 seats out of 57. The Progressive Conservative Party won 26 seats and formed the official opposition. The Manitoba Liberal Party, which had not been represented in the previous legislature, won one seat.

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[edit] Results

Party Party Leader # of
candidates		 Seats Popular Vote
Before1 Elected % Change # % % Change
     New Democratic Howard Pawley   32 30 -6.3%   41.3%  
     Progressive Conservative Gary Filmon   22 26 +18.2%   40.4%  
     Liberal Sharon Carstairs   - 1     13.8%  
     Progressive Sidney Green   - - -      
     Confederation of Regions Dennis Heeney     -        
     Communist Paula Fletcher   - - -      
     Western Canada Concept Fred Cameron     -        
     Libertarian candidates Clancy Smith     -        
     Independent   2 - -100%      
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
1981 Manitoba election		 List of Manitoba elections Succeeded by
1988 Manitoba election

[edit] See also

[edit] Riding results

Party key:


Arthur:

Assiniboia:

  • (x)Ric Nordman (PC) 3813
  • Max Melnyk (NDP) 2195
  • Stan Blady (L) 1379

Brandon East:

Brandon West:

  • James McCrae (PC) 5537
  • Arnold Gambo (NDP) 4128
  • Kerry Auriat (L) 760

Burrows:

Charleswood:

  • Jim Ernst (PC) 6524
  • Mike MacIsaac (NDP) 2826
  • Shari Nelson (L) 2211

Churchill:

  • (x)Jay Cowan (NDP) 2940
  • Walter Menard (PC) 857
  • Mildred Wilke (L) 203

Concordia:

Dauphin:

  • (x)John Plohman (NDP) 4886
  • Erv Tycholis (PC) 3121
  • Peter Rampton (L) 1341

Ellice:

  • Harvey Smith (NDP) 3989
  • Seech Gajadharsingh (PC) 1731
  • Ted Alcuitas (L) 929
  • Alex Arenson (P) 268

Elmwood:

Emerson:

  • (x)Albert Driedger (PC) 4758
  • Ron Buzahora (NDP) 3780
  • Joe Antoshkiw (L) 656

Flin Flon:

  • (x)Jerry Storie (NDP) 3316
  • Mary Semaniuk (PC) 1072
  • J. Brian King (L) 384

Fort Garry:

  • (x)Charlie Birt (PC) 5146
  • Nora Losey (NDP) 3158
  • Ian Band (L) 2114
  • Ivan Merritt (WCC) 204

Fort Rouge:

  • (x)Roland Penner (NDP) 4223
  • Robert Haier (PC) 2590
  • Lionel Ditz (L) 1683
  • Clancy Smith (Ind [Lbt]) 101
  • Nigel Hanrahan (Comm) 46

Gimli:

Gladstone:

  • (x)Charlotte Oleson (PC) 3402
  • Les Sendull (CoR) 1754
  • Edna Mattson (L) 879
  • Fred Tait (NDP) 872

Inkster:

  • (x)Don Scott (NDP) 5480
  • Bayani Morcilla (PC) 1726
  • Eric Hope (L) 938
  • Lester Landry (P) 256
  • Lajpat Sharma (Ind) 101
  • Cathy Plowman (Comm) 49

Interlake:

  • (x)Bill Uruski (NDP) 4634
  • Joe Schwartz (PC) 2181
  • Bob Lundale (L) 455
  • Dieter Wenzel (CoR) 289

Kildonan:

Kirkfield Park:

  • (x)Gerrie Hammond (PC) 5497
  • Cliff Hodgins (NDP) 2191
  • Irene Friesen (L) 1932

Lac du Bonnet:

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     New Democratic Party Clarence Baker 3,903 46.12
     Progressive Conservative Darren Praznik 3,601 42.55
     Liberal Jerry Fontaine 959 11.33
Total valid votes 8,463 100.00
Rejected votes 17
Turnout 8,480 73.94

Lakeside:

  • (x)Harry Enns (PC) 4303
  • Frieda Krpan (NDP) 2400
  • Hubert Good (CoR) 1052
  • Roger Chabot (L) 959

La Verendrye:

  • Helmut Pankratz (PC) 3618
  • Walter McDowell (NDP) 1768
  • Walter Hiebert (L) 734

Logan:

Minnedosa:

Morris:

  • (x)Clayton Manness (PC) 4378
  • Audreen Hourie (NDP) 1140
  • Calvin Knaggs (L) 847

Niakwa:

  • (x)Abe Kovnats (PC) 6437
  • Allan MacDonald (NDP) 4831
  • James Radford (L) 2300

Osborne:

  • (x)Muriel Smith (NDP) 4747
  • Jack McGuinness (PC) 2348
  • Chris Sturgeon (L) 1259
  • Alex MacKenzie (P) 217

Pembina:

  • (x)Don Orchard (PC) 5270
  • Abe Giesbrecht (CoR) 944
  • Edourd Hiebert (NDP) 913
  • Lynn Rempel (L) 849
  • John Brooks (P) 108

Portage La Prairie:

  • Ed Connery (PC) 3693
  • Bill Zettler (NDP) 1457
  • Georgina Cuthbert (CoR) 1074
  • Hugh Kennedy (L) 968

Radisson:

Rhineland:

Riel:

River East:

River Heights:

Roblin-Russell:

  • Len Derkach (PC) 3241
  • Fred Embryk (NDP) 3203
  • Garry Gaber (L) 2065

Rossmere:

Rupertsland:

St. Boniface:

  • (x)Laurent Desjardins (NDP) 4978
  • Georges Bohemier (L) 1951
  • Wes Rowson (PC) 1114
  • James Jackson (P) 149

St. James:

St. Johns:

St. Norbert:

  • (x)Gerry Mercier (PC) 5788
  • Ruth Pear (NDP) 2839
  • Mark O’Neill (L) 2784

St. Vital:

  • (x)Jim Walding (NDP) 4430
  • Paul Herriot (PC) 3872
  • Walter Pederson (L) 1472

Ste. Rose:

  • Glen Cummings (PC) 3735
  • Garry Anderson (NDP) 3020
  • Rafi Mohammed (L) 952
  • Dave Mutch (CoR) 454

Selkirk:

Seven Oaks:

Springfield:

Sturgeon Creek:

Swan River:

The Pas:

  • (x)Harry Harapiak (NDP) 4051
  • Ernest Polsom (PC) 1088
  • Scott Gray (L) 789

Thompson:

  • (x)Steve Ashton (NDP) 3852
  • Ken Biglow (PC) 1498
  • George Printeau (L) 433

Transcona:

Turtle Mountain:

Tuxedo:

Virden:

  • Glen Findlay (PC) 4251
  • Phil Schwarz (NDP) 1750
  • Alex Gabrielle (CoR) 1497
  • Lyman Smith (L) 524

Wolseley:

[edit] Post-election changes

Early in 1988, Laurent Desjardins announced his retirement from the legislature. Soon after this, NDP backbencher Jim Walding voted against his party's budget, causing the government to fall.

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