1981 Manitoba General Election
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The 1981 Manitoba general election was held on November 17, 1981 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of
Manitoba Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...
, Canada. It was won by the opposition
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, which took 34 of 57 seats. The governing Progressive Conservative Party took the remaining 23, while the
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 ...
was shut out from the legislature for the only time in its history. The newly formed
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failed to win any seats.
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 ...
'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.
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, 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 initiatives 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.


Results

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.


Riding results

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 ...
*P:
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*Comm:
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*Ind: Independent *M-L: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada - Manitoba (see by-elections) *WCC:
Western Canada Concept Party of Manitoba {{Unreferenced, date=October 2007 The Western Canada Concept was a Canadian political party. It was founded in 1980, and promoted the separation from Canada of all provinces and territories west of Ontario. The WCC attained its greatest notoriety ...
(see by-elections; leader: Fred Cameron) Note: There was one vacant seat at the time of the election. (incumbent) denotes incumbent.
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: *(incumbent) Jim Downey (PC) 5468 *Earl Sterling (NDP) 1772
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Ric Nordman Rurik (Ric) Nordman (October 18, 1919 in Cypress River, Manitoba – July 29, 1996 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) was a businessman and politician in Manitoba, Canada. Nordman served on Winnipeg City Council, representing the St. Charles Ward from 197 ...
(PC) 4006 *Max Melnyk (NDP) 2822 *Peter Moss (L) 817 *
Fran Huck Anthony Francis Huck (born December 4, 1945) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. Huck played professionally in both the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA) between 1970 and 1978. However his greatest contribu ...
(P) 378
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 f ...
: *(incumbent) Len Evans (NDP) 4941 *Gary Nowazek (PC) 2626 *
Margaret Workman Margaret Lee Workman (born May 22, 1947) is an American lawyer and a former justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Her 1988 election to the Supreme Court made her the first woman elected to statewide office in West Virginia and ...
(L) 512
Brandon West Brandon West 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 East. History of the riding The original riding of Brandon West exist ...
: * Henry Carroll (NDP) 5069 *John Allen (PC) 4634 *David Campbell (L) 547 Burrows: *
Conrad Santos Conrado de Regla Santos (November 26, 1934 – February 29, 2016) was a politician in the province of Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1981 to 1988, and again from 1990 to 2007. Conrado as his f ...
(NDP) 4890 *Mary Shore (PC) 1384 *(incumbent) Ben Hanuschak (P) 728 *Wayne Anderson (L) 617 *
Paula Fletcher Paula Fletcher (born 1951) is a Canadian politician who has served on Toronto City Council since 2003. She currently represents Ward 14 Toronto—Danforth. Fletcher is regarded as an advocate for affordable housing, environmentally sustainable ...
(Comm) 144 Charleswood: *(incumbent)
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) 6334 *Toni Vosters (NDP) 3243 *Ken Brown (L) 969 *Demetre Mastoris (P) 231
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 ...
: *(incumbent)
Jay Cowan Jay Marine Cowan (July 31, 1946 – January 23, 2022) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1990, and a cabinet minister in the government of Howard Pawley from 1981 to 1988 ...
(NDP) 2247 *Mark Ingebrigtson (PC) 883 *Andrew Kirkness (L) 266 *Doug MacLachlan (P) 85 Dauphin: * John Plohman (NDP) 4680 *(incumbent) James Galbraith (PC) 4044 *Bob Hawkins (L) 1049 Ellice: *(incumbent)
Brian Corrin Brian Mark Corrin (born July 4, 1945) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1986, sitting as a New Democrat. Corrin was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The son of Max Corrin and C ...
(NDP) 4233 *Gavin Scott (PC) 1712 *Rod Cantiveros (L) 782 *Adam Klym (P) 222 *Bart Monaco (Ind) 56 Emerson: *(incumbent) Albert Driedger (PC) 4376 *
Paul Dupuis Paul Dupuis (August 11, 1913 – January 23, 1976) was a French Canadian film actor who was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and who performed in British films during the late 1940s. The roles he played were mainly as the romantic leading man. ...
(NDP) 4020 *Stephen Zaretski (L) 308 *Jack Thiessen (P) 116
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 ...
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Jerry Storie Jerry Thomas Storie (born March 23, 1950) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1981 to 1995, and a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Howard Pawley from 1982 ...
(NDP) 3557 *Bob McNeil (PC) 2126
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's ...
: *(incumbent)
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) 6227 *Hans Wittich (NDP) 3705 *Lil Haus (L) 1042 *James Goodridge (P) 203 Fort Rouge: *
Roland Penner Roland Penner (July 30, 1924 – May 31, 2018) was a political activist and lawyer who became a cabinet minister in the Manitoba provincial government and dean of law at the University of Manitoba. Education and early career Penner was born i ...
(NDP) 4342 *Perry Schulman (PC) 2843 *(incumbent)
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) 2415 *(incumbent) Bud Boyce (P) 143 Gimli: *
John Bucklaschuk John M. Bucklaschuk (born July 18, 1939 in Rossburn, Manitoba) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1981 to 1988, and a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of H ...
(NDP) 4825 *(incumbent)
Keith Cosens Keith Alan Cosens (July 7, 1932 – April 27, 1990) was a Canadian politician in Manitoba. 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 o ...
(PC) 3995 *Allan Chambers (L) 276 *Pat Bazan (P) 127
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Charlotte Oleson Charlotte Louise Oleson (May 17, 1932 – February 19, 2017) was a Canadian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1981 to 1990, and a cabinet minister in the Progressive Conservative government of Gary Filmon ...
(PC) 4447 *Irvin Joel (NDP) 1650 *Abe Suderman (L) 737 Inkster: * Don Scott (NDP) 6283 *Bill Dueck (PC) 1561 *(incumbent) Sidney Green (P) 783 *Myroslaw Tracz (L) 364
Interlake Interlake was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has formally existed since the 1981 provincial election. Previously, much of the Interlake region was include ...
: *(incumbent)
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 Ed ...
(NDP) 4599 *Neil Dueck (PC) 2181 *Bob Lundale (L) 372 Kildonan: *
Mary Beth Dolin Mary Elisabeth Dolin (January 25, 1936 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin – April 9, 1985) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in 1981 as a New Democrat, and was a cabinet minister in the governm ...
(NDP) 6794 *Ken Galanchuk (PC) 4478 *Alex Berkowits (L) 755 *Dan Tokarz (P) 300
Kirkfield Park Kirkfield Park is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1981. The riding is located in the westernmost tip of t ...
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Gerrie Hammond Geraldine Rose "Gerrie" Hammond (died November 1, 1992) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1981 to 1990, and a cabinet minister in the Progressive Conservative government of Gary F ...
(PC) 6443 *Lee Monk (NDP) 3551 Lac Du Bonnet: *(incumbent)
Sam Uskiw Samuel Uskiw (October 18, 1933 in East Selkirk, Manitoba – March 19, 2011) was a politician and political fundraiser in Manitoba, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1986, and served ...
(NDP) 4682 *Bert Trainer (PC) 2809 Lakeside: *(incumbent)
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) 5055 *Larry Moldowan (NDP) 2630 *Bill Ridgeway (L) 592 *Hubert John McCaw (P) 107 La Verendrye: *(incumbent)
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) 4418 *Jim Henry (NDP) 1149 *Alphonse Fournier (P) 704 Logan: *
Maureen Hemphill Maureen Lucille Hemphill (born January 26, 1937) was a Manitoba politician. She served in the cabinet of NDP Premier Howard Pawley, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the party's leadership in 1988. She was born Maureen Lucille Miller, the ...
(NDP) 3759 * Stephen Juba (Ind) 700 *Aurele Joseph LeClaire (PC) 659 *Art Potvin (P) 103 Minnedosa: *(incumbent) David Robert Blake (PC) 4160 *Garry Grant (NDP) 3397
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Clayton Manness Clayton Sidney Manness (born January 23, 1947) is a Manitoba politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1981 to 1995. In 1983, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of M ...
(PC) 4579 *Peter Francis (NDP) 1821 Niakwa: *(incumbent)
Abe Kovnats Abe Kovnats (March 22, 1928 in St. Boniface, Manitoba – March 6, 1996) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1988, serving as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party ...
(PC) 5432 *Lloyd Schreyer (NDP) 4736 *Doug Biggs (L) 1345
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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) 5371 *Ben Lindsey (PC) 2726 *Fraser Dunford (L) 1262 *George Buss (P) 165 Pembina: *(incumbent) Donald Orchard (PC) 6361 *Jeff Taylor (NDP) 862 *Kenneth Popkes (L) 696 *John Brooks (P) 274
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 Hig ...
: *(incumbent) Lloyd Hyde (PC) 3620 *Audrey Tufford (NDP) 2413 *Hugh Moran (L) 1601 Radisson: * Gerard Lecuyer (NDP) 6108 *
George Provost George Reginald Provost (August 11, 1936 - July 17, 2002) was a businessman and city councillor in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He served on council from 1977 to 1980, and later sought election to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Councillor ...
(PC) 2566 *Joel Morasutti (P) 376
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: *(incumbent) Arnold Brown (PC) 4116 *Ralph EisBrenner (NDP) 1181 *
Jacob Froese Jacob M. Froese (November 28, 1917 – June 14, 2003) was a politician in the Canadian province of Manitoba. He was the province's only Social Credit MLA between 1959 and 1973, and was the party's leader for most if not all of the period from 195 ...
(P) 349
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: * Doreen Dodick (NDP) 4362 *(incumbent) Don Craik (PC) 4120 *John Karasevich (L) 1087 *Dino Kotis (P) 98 River East: * Phil Eyler (NDP) 5949 *Harold Piercy (PC) 5903 *Shirley Wolechuk (L) 259 *Lindsay Ulrich (P) 177 River Heights: *(incumbent)
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) 4905 *David Sanders (NDP) 3217 *Jay Prober (L) 2526 *Janet Lundman (P) 142 Roblin-Russell: *(incumbent)
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) 4508 *Zen Wonitoway (NDP) 3673 Rossmere: *(incumbent)
Vic 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) 5776 *Ian Sutherland (PC) 4293 *William De Jong (L) 389 *Merv Unger (P) 142 Rupertsland: *
Elijah Harper Elijah Harper (March 3, 1949 – May 17, 2013) was a Canadian Oji-Cree politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (MLA) from 1981 to 1992 and a member of Parliament (MP) from 1993 to 1997. Harper was elected chie ...
(NDP) 3032 *Alan Ross (L) 1004 *Nelson Scribe, Sr. (PC) 272 *Frances Thompson (P) 56 St. Boniface: *(incumbent)
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) 5844 *Guy Savoie (L) 1925 *Wes Rowson (PC) 1346 *Don Forsyth (P) 106 St. James: *
Al Mackling Alvin "Al" Mackling (born December 31, 1927) is a longtime Canadian Democratic Socialist and a retired lawyer. He was an alderman in the former city of St. James from 1961 to 1969 and was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 19 ...
(NDP) 5376 *(incumbent) George Minaker (PC) 4597 *Harvey Nerbas (P) 180 St. Norbert: *(incumbent)
Gerry Mercier Gerald Wayne Joseph "Gerry" Mercier (born November 7, 1942 in Claresholm, Alberta) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1988, and was a cabinet minister in the Progressive ...
(PC) 5728 *Ruth Pear (NDP) 3826 *Grant Temple (L) 857 *
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(P) 216 Ste. Rose: *(incumbent) A.R. Pete Adam (NDP) 4031 *Ivan Traill (PC) 3823 *Valerie Wilson (P) 194 Selkirk: *(incumbent)
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 t ...
(NDP) 5626 *Eugene Kinaschuk (PC) 3020 *Max Hofford (P) 131 Seven Oaks: *
Eugene Kostyra Eugene Michael Kostyra (June 19, 1947 – May 3, 2020) was a Canadian politician in Manitoba. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1981 to 1988 and a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Howard ...
(NDP) 6127 *Al Christie (PC) 2179 *Wayne Glowacki (L) 486 *Morely Golden (P) 367
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(NDP) 5303 *(incumbent) Bob Anderson (PC) 4833 *Peter Anderson (L) 327 *Dennis Sweatman (P) 113 Sturgeon Creek: *(incumbent) Frank Johnston (PC) 5546 *Robert Adams (NDP) 3253 *John Epp (L) 732 Swan River: *(incumbent) Doug Gourlay (PC) 3884 *
Leonard Harapiak Leonard Harapiak (born July 4, 1942) is a Manitoba politician. He served in the NDP government of Howard Pawley, and narrowly lost the party's leadership to Gary Doer in 1988. A school principal and part-time farmer, Harapiak first ran for the ...
(NDP) 3615 *George Simpson (P) 138
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 ...
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(NDP) 4236 *Percy Pielak (PC) 1303 *Laverne Jaeb (L) 509
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: * Steve Ashton (NDP) 2890 *(incumbent)
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) 2818 *Cy Hennessey (L) 138
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 ...
: *(incumbent) Wilson Parasiuk (NDP) 6013 *Jo Lopuck (PC) 2269 *Albert Smaczylo (P) 120
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: *(incumbent)
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) 6731 *Terri Gray (NDP) 2433 *Beverly McCaffrey (L) 1257 Virden: *(incumbent) Harry Graham (PC) 5059 *Maude Lelong (NDP) 2859 Wolseley: *
Myrna Phillips Myrna A. Phillips (born November 1942) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1981 to 1988, and served as speaker of the assembly from 1986 to 1988. Phillips was born in Roland, Mani ...
(NDP) 4370 *(incumbent)
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) 2904 *
Doug Lauchlan Doug M. Lauchlan (February 18, 1931 - February 15, 2016) was a Canadian politician, minister and educator. From 1980 to 1982, he was the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party. Lauchlan was an ordained minister in the United Church of Canada, and w ...
(L) 1539 *
Murdoch MacKay Murdoch Mackay (April 30, 1884 – 1963) was a Manitoba politician. He led the Manitoba Liberal Party from 1931 to 1932, and brought the party into an alliance with John Bracken's Progressives. Mackay was born on Boularderie Island, Nova Scotia, ...
(P) 224


Post-election changes

Henry Carroll (NDP) became (Ind), August 19, 1982.
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) became (Ind), March 7, 1984.
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's ...
(res. Louis Sherman, August 5, 1984), October 2, 1984: * Charles Birt (PC) 3561 *
Sharon Carstairs Sharon Carstairs (born April 26, 1942) is a Canadian politician and former Senator. Early life Carstairs was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the daughter of former Nova Scotia Premier and federal Senator Harold Connolly and his wife Vivian. She ...
(L) 1993 *Shirley Lord (NDP) 1211 * Sidney Green (P) 1035 *Fred Cameron (WCC) 186 Kildonan (dec.
Mary Beth Dolin Mary Elisabeth Dolin (January 25, 1936 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin – April 9, 1985) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in 1981 as a New Democrat, and was a cabinet minister in the governm ...
, April 10, 1985), October 1, 1985: * Martin Dolin (NDP) 4332 *Bev Rayburn (PC) 3248 *Chris Guly (L) 988 * Ben Hanuschak (P) 546
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 Hig ...
(dec. Lloyd Hyde, August 25, 1985)


See also

* List of Manitoba political parties


Further reading

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