1977 Manitoba general election

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Manitoba general election, 1977
← 1973 October 11, 1977 1981 →
57 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
29 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  PC LIB
Leader Sterling Lyon Edward Schreyer Charles Huband
Party Progressive Conservative New Democratic Liberal
Leader since December 6, 1975 June 7, 1969 February 22, 1975
Leader's seat Charleswood Rossmere Ran in Crescentwood (lost)
Last election 21 31 5
Seats won 33 23 1
Seat change Increase12 Decrease8 Decrease4
Popular vote 237,496 188,124 59,865
Percentage 48.75% 38.62% 12.29%
Swing Increase12.02pp Decrease3.69pp Decrease6.75pp
Map of Election Results
Premier before election

Edward Schreyer
New Democratic

Premier-designate

Sterling Lyon
Progressive Conservative

The Manitoba general election of October 11, 1977 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative Party, which took 33 seats out of 57. The governing New Democratic Party fell to 23 seats, while the Liberal Party won only one seat.

Results

Party Party Leader # of
candidates 		Seats Popular Vote
1973 Elected % Change # % Change

Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row

Progressive Conservative Sterling Lyon 57 21 33 +57.1% 237,496 48.75% +12.02

Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row

New Democratic Edward Schreyer 57 31 23 -25.8% 188,124 38.62% -3.69

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Liberal Charles Huband 53 5 1 -80.0% 59,865 12.29% -6.75
Social Credit Jacob Froese 5 - - - 1,323 0.27% -0.10
Communist William Cecil Ross 4 - - - 299 0.06% +0.01

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Revolutionary Workers 1 * – * 47 0.01% *

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Independent - 1 - -100% - - -1.49
Total 177 57 57 - 487,154 100%  

Note:

* Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.

Riding results

Party key:

Arthur:

  • James Downey (PC) 2280
  • Earl Sterling (NDP) 1172
  • Murray Lee (L) 901

Assiniboia:

Birtle-Russell:

Brandon East:

Brandon West:

Burrows:

Charleswood:

Churchill:

Crescentwood:

Dauphin:

Elmwood:

Emerson:

Flin Flon:

Fort Garry:

Fort Rouge:

Gimli:

Gladstone:

Inkster:

Kildonan:

Lac Du Bonnet:

Lakeside:

La Verendrye:

Logan:

Minnedosa:

Morris:

Osborne:

Pembina:

Template:Manitoba provincial election, 1977/Electoral District/Point Douglas

Portage la Prairie:

Radisson:

Rhineland:

Riel:

River Heights:

Roblin:

Rock Lake:

Rossmere:

Rupertsland:

St. Boniface:

St. George:

St. James:

St. Johns:

St. Matthews:

Template:Manitoba provincial election, 1977/Electoral District/St. Vital (electoral district)

Ste. Rose:

Selkirk:

Seven Oaks:

Souris-Killarney:

Springfield:

Sturgeon Creek:

Swan River:

The Pas:

Thompson:

Transcona:

Virden:

Wellington:

Winnipeg Centre:

Wolseley:

Post-election changes

Rossmere (Edward Schreyer appointed Governor-General of Canada, December 7, 1978), October 16, 1979:

River Heights (res. Sidney Spivak, April 12, 1979), October 16, 1979:

Fort Rouge (res. Lloyd Axworthy, April 6, 1979), October 16, 1979:

Sidney Green (NDP) changed his party affiliation to Independent NDP on December 4, 1979.

Robert Wilson was expelled from the Progressive Conservative caucus on November 20, 1980, and from the Progressive Conservative party on November 28, 1980. On June 17, 1981, he was expelled from the legislature, having been sentenced to seven years in prison.

Ben Hanuschak (NDP) became an Independent MLA on February 26, 1981. On February 27, 1981, Bud Boyce left the NDP caucus.

On March 3, 1981, Green, Hanuschak and Boyce announced their membership in the new Progressive Party of Manitoba.

See also

Preceded by
1973 Manitoba election 		List of Manitoba elections Succeeded by
1981 Manitoba election
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