The 1977 Manitoba general election was held on October 11, 1977 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of

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, 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 The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ...

won only one seat.

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Note: * Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.

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Party key: *PC:

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba (french: Parti progressiste-conservateur du Manitoba) is a centre-right political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is currently the governing party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, after winnin ...

*L:

Manitoba Liberal Party The Manitoba Liberal Party (french: Parti libéral du Manitoba) is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Its roots can be traced to the late 19th century, following the province's creation in 1870. Origins and early development (to 1883) Origina ...

*NDP:

New Democratic Party of Manitoba The New Democratic Party of Manitoba (french: Nouveau Parti démocratique du Manitoba) is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba ...

*SC:

Manitoba Social Credit Party The Manitoba Social Credit Party (originally the Manitoba Social Credit League) was a political party in the Canadian province of Manitoba. In its early years, it espoused the monetary reform theories of social credit. It was formed in the 1935 ...

*Comm:

Communist Party of Canada - Manitoba The Communist Party of Canada (Manitoba) is the provincial wing of the Communist Party of Canada for the province of Manitoba. Founded in 1921, it was an illegal organization for several years and its meetings were conducted with great secrecy. ...

*RWL: Revolutionary Workers League *WDP: Western Democracy Party (see by-elections) *M-L: Marxist–Leninist Party of Canada - Manitoba (see by-elections) *Ind: Independent

Arthur Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more wi ...

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

Assiniboia Assiniboia District refers to two historical districts of Canada's Northwest Territories. The name is taken from the Assiniboine First Nation. Historical usage ''For more information on the history of the provisional districts, see also Distri ...

: *

Norma Price Norma Lorraine Price (August 19, 1920 – February 24, 2008) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and was a Progressive Conservative member of the Manitoba Legislature from 1977 to 1981, and served as a cabine ...

(PC) 7863 *(x) Stephen Patrick (L) 4271 *Max Melnyk (NDP) 2106 Birtle-Russell: *(x) Harry Graham (PC) 3058 *Peter Merry (NDP) 2608 *Doug MacIsaac (L) 1169

Brandon East Brandon East is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It encompasses half of the City of Brandon, the other half being represented in Brandon West. Historical riding The original riding of Brandon East existed ...

: *(x)

Leonard Evans Leonard Salusbury Evans (August 19, 1929 – January 2, 2016) was a Canadian politician in Manitoba. He was a member of the Manitoba legislature from 1969 to 1999 and was a Cabinet Minister in the governments of New Democratic Premiers Edward ...

(NDP) 4217 *James Thornborough (PC) 3195 *James Manishen (L) 558 Brandon West: *(x)

Edward McGill Edward Robert McGill (September 21, 1912 in Vancouver, British Columbia – December 3, 1996) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1981, and was a ca ...

(PC) 5680 * Henry Carroll (NDP) 4601 *Phil Cels (L) 807 *

John Gross John Gross FRSL (12 March 1935 – 10 January 2011) was an eminent English man of letters. A leading intellectual, writer, anthologist, and critic, ''The Guardian'' (in a tribute titled "My Hero") and ''The Spectator'' were among several pu ...

(SC) 107 Burrows: *(x) Ben Hanuschak (NDP) 4103 *Ken Alyluia (PC) 1688 *Anne Percheson (L) 490 Charleswood: *(x)

Sterling Lyon Sterling Rufus Lyon (January 30, 1927 – December 16, 2010) was a Canadian lawyer, cabinet minister, and the 17th premier of Manitoba from 1977 to 1981. His government introduced several fiscally-conservative measures, and was sometimes seen a ...

(PC) 10559 * Maureen Hemphill (NDP) 4216 *Beverly Riley (L) 1493

Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1 ...

: * Jay Cowan (NDP) 2280 *Mark Ingebrigtson (PC) 1992 *Andrew Kirkness (L) 1140 Crescentwood: *(x)

Warren Steen Warren Steen (July 22, 1940 in Winnipeg, Manitoba – August 19, 2009) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1975 to 1986, as a Progressive Conservative. Biography The s ...

(PC) 3253 *

Muriel Smith Muriel Smith may refer to: * Muriel Smith (politician) * Muriel Smith (singer) Muriel Burrell Smith (February 23, 1923 – September 13, 1985) was an American singer. In the 1940s and 1950s, she was a star of musical theater and opera, and w ...

(NDP) 3181 * Charles Huband (L) 2702 Dauphin: * James Galbraith (PC) 4590 *(x) Peter Burtniak (NDP) 4330 Elmwood: *(x)

Russell Doern Russell John "Russ" Doern (October 20, 1935 – February 19, 1987) was a Manitoba politician. He served as a cabinet minister in the New Democratic government of Edward Schreyer (1969–1977), but left the New Democratic Party in 1984. He was ...

(NDP) 4136 *Ken Gunn-Walberg (PC) 3282 *Ken Vincent (L) 675 Emerson: * Albert Driedger (PC) 3125 *(x) Steve Derewianchuk (NDP) 2153 *Gabriel Catellier (L) 1439

Flin Flon Flin Flon (pop. 5,185 in 2016 census; 4,982 in Manitoba and 203 in Saskatchewan) is a mining city, located on a correction line on the border of the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with the majority of the city located within M ...

: *(x) Thomas Barrow (NDP) 2917 *Nyall Hyndman (PC) 2522 *Walter Shmon (L) 309

Fort Garry Fort Garry, also known as Upper Fort Garry, was a Hudson's Bay Company trading post at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers in what is now downtown Winnipeg. It was established in 1822 on or near the site of the North West Company' ...

: *(x)

Bud Sherman Louis Ralph "Bud" Sherman (December 24, 1926 – January 9, 2015) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the House of Commons of Canada during the 1960s and was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manit ...

(PC) 10052 *Ruth Pear (NDP) 4157 *Beth Candlish (L) 2423 Fort Rouge: *(x)

Lloyd Axworthy Lloyd Norman Axworthy (born December 21, 1939) is a Canadian politician, elder statesman and academic. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. Following his retirement from parliament ...

(L) 4153 * Julian Hugh McDonald (PC) 3486 *Ermano Barone (NDP) 2863 Gimli: * Keith Cosens (PC) 4515 * George Schreyer (NDP) 3795 Gladstone: *(x)

James Ferguson James Ferguson may refer to: Entertainment * Jim Ferguson (born 1948), American jazz and classical guitarist * Jim Ferguson, American guitarist, past member of Lotion * Jim Ferguson, American movie critic, Board of Directors member for the Broadca ...

(PC) 4635 *William Werbiski (NDP) 2151 *Sid Lachter (L) 662 Inkster: *(x) Sidney Green (NDP) 5175 *Barrie Jones (PC) 2711 *Barry Krawchuk (L) 934 Kildonan: *(x) Peter Fox (NDP) 5658 *James Hanson (PC) 4651 * Norman Stapon (L) 929 Lac Du Bonnet: *(x) Samuel Uskiw (NDP) 5037 *John Vaags (PC) 3795 *Robert Dyne (L) 515 Lakeside: *(x)

Harry Enns Harry Enns (November 30, 1931 – June 24, 2010) was a Manitoba politician. He served as a Cabinet Minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin, Walter Weir, Sterling Lyon and Gary Filmon, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the leadersh ...

(PC) 3987 *Phillip Schwarz (NDP) 1494 *Douglas Clifford (L) 1034 La Verendrye: *(x)

Robert Banman Robert "Bob" Banman (born January 10, 1945 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a politician from Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1973 to 1986, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Sterling Lyo ...

(PC) 4914 * Alphonse Fournier (NDP) 1601 *Robert Rempel (L) 924 Logan: *(x) William Jenkins (NDP) 2956 *Rita Serbin (PC) 1449 * Piercy Haynes (L) 578 Minnedosa: *(x)

Dave Blake David Robert Blake (March 20, 1925 – February 25, 2008) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1971 to 1988, serving as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. Born on ...

(PC) 3912 * John Martens (NDP) 2311 *Albert Moad (L) 474 *C.V. Hutton (SC) 272

Morris Morris may refer to: Places Australia *St Morris, South Australia, place in South Australia Canada * Morris Township, Ontario, now part of the municipality of Morris-Turnberry * Rural Municipality of Morris, Manitoba ** Morris, Manitob ...

: *(x) Warner Jorgenson (PC) 4484 *Alphonse Lenz (NDP) 1152 *Donald Macgillivray (L) 516 Osborne: * Gerald Mercier (PC) 3803 *(x) Ian Turnbull (NDP) 3707 *Gilbert Paul (L) 655 *Larry Johnston (RWL) 47 Pembina: * Donald Orchard (PC) 5214 *Vic Epp (L) 1141 *Marianne Martin (NDP) 1117

Portage la Prairie Portage la Prairie () is a small city in the Central Plains Region of Manitoba, Canada. As of 2016, the population was 13,304 and the land area of the city was . Portage la Prairie is approximately west of Winnipeg, along the Trans-Canada Hi ...

: * Lloyd Hyde (PC) 3552 *Peter Swidnicki (NDP) 2067 *Hugh Moran (L) 1893 Radisson: * Abe Kovnats (PC) 4535 *(x) Harry Shafransky (NDP) 3757 * Evelyne Reese (L) 1394

Rhineland The Rhineland (german: Rheinland; french: Rhénanie; nl, Rijnland; ksh, Rhingland; Latinised name: ''Rhenania'') is a loosely defined area of Western Germany along the Rhine, chiefly its middle section. Term Historically, the Rhinelands ...

: *(x) Arnold Brown (PC) 3610 *Jacob Heinrichs (NDP) 1001 *Ray Hamm (L) 943 * Jacob Froese (SC) 813

Riel Riel may refer to: Places * Riel, Netherlands, a town in the Netherlands *Riel (electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, named after Louis Riel * Riel, Winnipeg, a community committee comprising three city wards Pe ...

: *(x) Donald Craik (PC) 10412 * Doreen Dodick (NDP) 6427 *Charles Greene (L) 2539 River Heights: *(x)

Sidney Spivak Sidney Joel Spivak, (May 23, 1928 – July 8, 2002) was a Manitoba politician. He was a Cabinet minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin, Walter Weir and Sterling Lyon, and was himself leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ma ...

(PC) 6175 * David Walker (L) 1662 *Jill Oliver (NDP) 1091 Roblin: *(x)

Wally McKenzie James Wallace McKenzie (June 16, 1914 in Plenty, Saskatchewan – September 11, 1999) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1986. McKenzie was the s ...

(PC) 3291 *Kenneth Mikolayenko (NDP) 2351 *Joe Andronyk (L) 410 Rock Lake: *(x) Henry Einarson (PC) 4243 *Ronald Devos (L) 1167 *Eric Irwin (NDP) 1029 Rossmere: *(x)

Edward Schreyer Edward Richard Schreyer (born December 21, 1935) is a Canadian politician, diplomat, and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 22nd since Canadian Confederation. Schreyer was born and educated in Manitoba, and was first electe ...

(NDP) 9246 *Henry Krahn (PC) 8516 *Brian Norris (L) 680 Rupertsland: *(x) Harvey Bostrom (NDP) 2141 *George Weiss (PC) 1625 *Norman Gunn (L) 741 St. Boniface: *(x)

Laurent Desjardins Laurent Louis "Larry" Desjardins (March 15, 1923 – February 7, 2012) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a member of the Manitoba legislature for most of the period from 1959 to 1988, and was a cabinet minister under New Democ ...

(NDP) 4266 *Peter Poitras (PC) 1833 *George Ricard (L) 1699 St. George: *(x)

Bill Uruski Bill Uruski (born July 27, 1942 in Poplarfield, Manitoba) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1990, and was a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party governments of Edw ...

(NDP) 3103 *Albert Rohl (PC) 2568 *Duncan Geisler (L) 369 St. James: *(x) George Minaker (PC) 5199 *Curtis Nordman (NDP) 2853 *John Wilson (L) 749 St. Johns: *(x)

Saul Cherniack Saul Mark Cherniack, (January 10, 1917 – March 30, 2018) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1962 to 1981, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Edward Schreyer. ...

(NDP) 3845 * John Borger (PC) 1892 *Myroslaw Tracz (L) 733 *Don Plowman (Comm) 81 St. Matthews: *

Len Domino Leonard Anthony Domino (born January 17, 1950, in Redvers, Saskatchewan) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1981. Domino was educated at the Univer ...

(PC) 3119 *(x) Wally Johannson (NDP) 2995 *Roy Yerex (L) 459 *Richard Stonyk (SC) 72 Ste. Rose: *(x) A.R. Pete Adam (NDP) 2611 *Arthur Erickson (PC) 1830 *John Fleming (L) 1219 Selkirk: *(x)

Howard Pawley Howard Russell Pawley (November 21, 1934 – December 30, 2015) was a Canadian politician and professor who was the 18th premier of Manitoba from 1981 to 1988. Prior to his premiership, Pawley served in various ministerial positions after his ...

(NDP) 5519 *Tom Denton (PC) 4452 *Edward Motkaluk (L) 573 Seven Oaks: *(x)

Saul Miller Saul Alecs Miller (January 27, 1917 in Winnipeg, Manitoba – September 1, 1993) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1981, and held a number of high-profile ...

(NDP) 7597 *Carl Zawatsky (PC) 6777 *Sue Juravsky (L) 798 *Charles Watson (Comm) 70 Souris-Killarney: * Brian Ransom (PC) 4519 *Howard Nixon (NDP) 1500 *Jean Strath (L) 1207 Springfield: * Bob Anderson (PC) 5843 *(x)

Rene Toupin Rene Ernest Toupin (May 15, 1934 – March 15, 2014), born in Saint Boniface, Manitoba, was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1977, and served as a cabinet mini ...

(NDP) 3995 *Rita Roeland (L) 700 Sturgeon Creek: *(x) Frank Johnston (PC) 7407 *Don Simpson (NDP) 2655 *Peter Moss (L) 1736 Swan River: * Douglas Gourlay (PC) 3909 *Leonard Harapiuk (NDP) 3179

The Pas The Pas ( ; french: Le Pas) is a town in Manitoba, Canada, located at the confluence of the Pasquia River and the Saskatchewan River and surrounded by the unorganized Northern Region of the province. It is approximately northwest of the provinc ...

: *(x) Ron McBryde (NDP) 3471 *Percy Pielak (PC) 1965 * Edwin Jebb (L) 714 Thompson: *

Ken MacMaster Kenneth MacMaster (born May 12, 1934) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1981, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Sterling Lyon. ...

(PC) 3947 *(x) Ken Dillen (NDP) 3031 *Oliver Monkman (L) 283

Transcona Transcona is a ward and suburb of Winnipeg, Manitoba, located about east of the downtown area. Until 1972, it was a separate municipality, having been incorporated first as the Town of Transcona on 6 April 1912 and then as the City of Tr ...

: * Wilson Parasiuk (NDP) 6474 *Tony Leonard (PC) 4749 *Douglas Dennison (L) 767 Virden: *(x) Morris McGregor (PC) 3669 * Edward Arndt (NDP) 1635

Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metr ...

: * Brian Corrin (NDP) 3591 *Geoff Dixon (PC) 2376 * Mario Santos (L) 591 Winnipeg Centre: *(x) Bud Boyce (NDP) 2217 * Philip Lee (PC) 1587 *Ken Wong (L) 727

Post-election changes

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appointed Governor-General of

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

, December 7, 1978), October 16, 1979: *

Victor Schroeder Victor Harold Schroeder (born February 16, 1944 to a Mennonite family in Altona, Manitoba) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1979 to 1988, and a senior cabinet minister in the New De ...

(NDP) 6191 *Harold Piercy (PC) 5961 *E.J. Sandy Clancy (L) 523 *Linda J. Penner (WDP) 39 *Manuel Gitterman (M-L) 21 River Heights (res.

, April 12, 1979), October 16, 1979: *

Gary Filmon Gary Albert Filmon (born August 24, 1942) is Canadian politician from Manitoba. He was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba from 1983 to 2000, and served as the 19th premier of Manitoba from 1988 to 1999. Political care ...

(PC) 3473 *Jay Prober (L) 2477 *Don Jewison (NDP) 697 *William Hawryluk (WDP) 19 Fort Rouge (res.

, April 6, 1979), October 16, 1979: *

June Westbury June Westbury (July 26, 1921 – February 11, 2004) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1979 to 1981, sitting as a Liberal. Westbury was born, in Hamilton, New Zealand. The daughter ...

(L) 2659 *Vic Savino (NDP) 2291 * Julian Hugh McDonald (PC) 1830 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 The Progressive Party of Manitoba, Canada, was a political party that developed from the United Farmers of Manitoba (UFM), an agrarian movement that became politically active following World War I. See also * List of political parties in Canad ...

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