1986 Manitoba general election

1986 Manitoba general election
57 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba ; 29 seats were needed for a majority
	Map of Election Results
Premier before election; Howard Pawley; New Democratic	Premier after election ; Howard Pawley; New Democratic

The 1986 Manitoba general election was held on March 18, 1986 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.

Opinion polls

Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level
Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source	NDP	PC	MLP	Other	ME	Sample
Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source					ME	Sample
Election 1986	March 18, 1986		41.50	40.56	13.92	2.96
Institute of Social and Economic Research	February 1986	^[1]	44.5	39.5	14.1	—	—	683
Institute of Social and Economic Research	April 1984	^[2]	26.5	59.5	14	—	—	—
Election 1981	November 17, 1981		47.38	43.82	6.70	2.10

Results

Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	Before¹	Elected	% Change	#	%	Change
	New Democratic	Howard Pawley	57	32	30	-6.3%	198,261	41.50%	-5.88
	Progressive Conservative	Gary Filmon	57	22	26	+18.2%	193,728	40.56%	-3.26
	Liberal	Sharon Carstairs	57	-	1		66,469	13.92%	+7.22
	Confederation of Regions	Dennis Heeney	14	-	-	-	11,677	2.44%	+2.44
	Progressive	Sidney Green	12	-	-	-	2,451	0.51%	-1.30
	Western Canada Concept	Fred Cameron	5	-	-	-	672	0.14%	+0.14
	Communist	Paula Fletcher	5	-	-	-	356	0.08%	+0.03
	Independent		9	2	-	-100%	4,076	0.85%	+0.61
	Libertarian	Clancy Smith	(4)	-	-	-
Total			216	57	57	-	477,690	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.

Popular vote

New Democratic			41.50%
PC			40.56%
Liberal			13.92%
Others			4.02%

Seats summary

New Democratic			52.63%
PC			45.61%
Liberal			1.75%

Riding results

Party key:

PC: Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
L: Manitoba Liberal Party
NDP: New Democratic Party of Manitoba
P: Progressive Party of Manitoba
Comm: Communist Party of Canada - Manitoba
Ind: Independent
M-L: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada - Manitoba (see by-elections)
WCC: Western Canada Concept Party of Manitoba
CoR: Confederation of Regions Party of Manitoba
Lbt: Libertarian Party of Manitoba (The Libertarian Party nominated four candidates in this election. As the party was not officially recognized, they ran as independents. Two of these candidates were Clancy Smith (who was probably the party's leader) and C. Dennis Owens; the other two have not yet been identified.)

Arthur:

(incumbent)Jim Downey (PC) 4569
Peter Neufeld (CoR) 1198
Steve Bobiak (NDP) 1009
Moira Bonar (L) 701

Assiniboia:

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

Brandon East:

(incumbent)Leonard Evans (NDP) 4173
Jim Armstrong (PC) 3184
Eileen McFadden (L) 535

Brandon West:

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

Burrows:

(incumbent)Conrad Santos (NDP) 3547
William Chornopyski (Ind) 1437
Nick Trusewych (PC) 950
Rory MacLeod (L) 587
Paula Fletcher (Comm) 131
Ted DuRussel (Ind) 36

Charleswood:

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

Churchill:

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

v t e 1986 Manitoba general election: Concordia
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Gary Doer	4,525	54.37	-6.54
	Progressive Conservative	Brent Aubertin	2,684	32.25	2.71
	Liberal	Gail Stapon	909	10.92	7.39
	WCC	Fred Cameron	204	2.45	–
Total valid votes			8,322	–	–
Rejected			13	–
Eligible voters / Turnout			12,587	66.22	–
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-4.63
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

Dauphin:

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

v t e 1986 Manitoba general election: Ellice
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Harvey Smith	3,989	57.67
	Progressive Conservative	Seech Gajadharsingh	1,731	25.03
	Liberal	Ted Alcuitas	929	13.43
	Progressive	Alex Arenson	268	3.87
Turnout
	New Democratic hold		Swing
Source: Elections Manitoba^[3]

v t e 1986 Manitoba general election: Elmwood
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Jim Maloway	3,241	45.84	-21.99
	Independent	Russell Doern	2,006	28.37	–
	Progressive Conservative	Ray Brunka	1,435	20.29	-4.91
	Liberal	Gilbert Benoit	389	5.50	0.92
Total valid votes			7,071	–	–
Rejected			34	–
Eligible voters / Turnout			11,044	64.33	-1.84
	New Democratic hold		Swing
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

Emerson:

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

Flin Flon:

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

Fort Garry:

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

Fort Rouge:

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

Gimli:

(incumbent)John Bucklaschuk (NDP) 4906
Ed Helwer (PC) 3955
Morley Murray (L) 649
Neil Knight (WCC) 141

Gladstone:

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

Inkster:

(incumbent)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:

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

v t e 1986 Manitoba general election: Kildonan
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Marty Dolin	6,199	51.65	4.12
	Progressive Conservative	Bev Rayburn	4,210	35.08	-0.56
	Liberal	Hy Berman	1,134	9.45	-1.39
	Progressive	Ben Hanuschak	459	3.82	-2.17
Total valid votes			12,002	–	–
Rejected			30	–
Eligible voters / Turnout			18,957	63.47	–
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-1.10
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

Kirkfield Park:

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

v t e 1986 Manitoba general election: Lac du Bonnet
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Clarence Baker	3,903	46.12	-16.38
	Progressive Conservative	Darren Praznik	3,601	42.55	5.05
	Liberal	Jerry Fontaine	959	11.33	–
Total valid votes			8,463	–	–
Rejected			17	–
Eligible voters / Turnout			11,469	73.94	3.61
	New Democratic hold		Swing
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

Lakeside:

(incumbent)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

v t e 1986 Manitoba general election: Logan
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Maureen Hemphill	3,765	73.07	+1.08
	Progressive Conservative	Doris Perron	791	15.35	+2.73
	Liberal	Kevin Lamoureux	502	9.74	–
	Libertarian	Dennis Owens	94	1.84	–
Turnout			5,195	56.00	-5.72
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-0.83
Source: Elections Manitoba^[4]

Minnedosa:

(incumbent)Dave Blake (PC) 3316
Gary Grant (NDP) 2369
Dennis Heeney (CoR) 1508
Steve Wilson (L) 745

v t e 1986 Manitoba general election: Morris
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Clayton Manness	4,378	68.78	-2.77
	New Democratic	Audreen House	1,140	17.91	-10.54
	Liberal	Calvin Knaggs	847	13.31	n/a
Turnout			6,382	59.73	-5.09
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+3.89
Source: Elections Manitoba^[5]

Niakwa:

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

Osborne:

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

Pembina:

(incumbent)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

v t e 1986 Manitoba general election: Radisson
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Gerard Lecuyer	4,810	53.71	-13.78
	Progressive Conservative	Brian Benoit	2,666	29.77	1.42
	Liberal	Allan Patterson	1,239	13.84	–
	Progressive	Herold Driedger	240	2.68	-1.47
Total valid votes			8,955	–	–
Rejected			33	–
Eligible voters / Turnout			12,924	69.55	-6.62
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-7.60
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

Rhineland:

(incumbent)Arnold Brown (PC) 3037
Albert St. Hilaire (NDP) 1549
John Kuhl (L) 1329

Riel:

Gerry Ducharme (PC) 4479
(incumbent)Doreen Dodick (NDP) 3710
Chris Sigurdson (L) 1133
Al Fostey (CoR) 187

River East:

Bonnie Mitchelson (PC) 6598
(incumbent)Phil Eyler (NDP) 5848
Robert Shelton (L) 696
Al MacDonald (CoR) 280
Katharina Cameron (WCC) 76

v t e 1986 Manitoba general election: River Heights
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sharon Carstairs	4,620	44.98	+21.57
	Progressive Conservative	Warren Steen	3,135	30.52	-14.94
	New Democratic	Murray Smith	2,516	24.50	-5.31
Turnout			10,287	80.66
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+18.26
Source: Elections Manitoba^[6]

Roblin-Russell:

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

Rossmere:

(incumbent)Vic Schroeder (NDP) 4613
Harold Neufeld (PC) 4086
Cecilia Connelly (L) 1108

Rupertsland:

(incumbent)Elijah Harper (NDP) 2302
Leonard McKay (PC) 931
Ed Price (L) 577

v t e 1986 Manitoba general election: St. Boniface
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Laurent Desjardins	4,978	60.77	-2.61
	Liberal	Georges Bohemier	1,951	23.82	+2.94
	Progressive Conservative	Wes Rowson	1,114	13.60	-1.37
	Progressive	James Jackson	149	1.82	+0.67
Turnout			8,220	69.73
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-2.78
Source: Elections Manitoba^[7]

St. James:

(incumbent)Al Mackling (NDP) 4120
Eldon Ross (PC) 3965
Tom Thompson (L) 922
Fred Debrecen (CoR) 175
Charles Lamont (P) 89
Merle Hartlin (WCC) 47

St. Johns:

Judy Wasylycia-Leis (NDP) 3753
John Baluta (PC) 1949
Joyce Popkes (L) 632
Cyril Fogel (P) 142
William Hawryluk (Ind) 115
Frank Goldspink (Comm) 65

St. Norbert:

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

v t e 1986 Manitoba general election: St. Vital
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Jim Walding	4,430	45.32	−7.48
	Progressive Conservative	Paul Herriot	3,872	39.62	−1.02
	Liberal	Walter Pederson	1,472	15.06	+8.50
Total valid votes			9,774	–	–
Rejected			31	–
Eligible voters / turnout			13,285	73.57%	-6.77%
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-3.23
Source: Elections Manitoba^[8]

Ste. Rose:

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

v t e 1986 Manitoba general election: Selkirk
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Howard Pawley	5,135	54.93	-9.17
	Progressive Conservative	Eugene Kinaschuk	3,119	33.36	-1.05
	Liberal	Gwen Charles	1,023	10.94	–
	Progressive	Raye Porhownik	72	0.77	-0.72
Total valid votes			9,349	–	–
Rejected			19	–
Eligible voters / Turnout			12,502	74.93	-0.10
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-4.06
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

v t e 1986 Manitoba general election: Seven Oaks
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Eugene Kostyra	5,158	64.71	+8.73
	Progressive Conservative	George Finkle	1,841	23.10	-0.69
	Liberal	Wayne Glowacki	907	11.38	+6.07
	Communist	Harold Dyck	65	0.82	n/a
Turnout			7,988	63.36	-8.74
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+4.71
Source: Elections Manitoba^[9]

Springfield:

Gilles Roch (PC) 5094
(incumbent)Andy Anstett (NDP) 5039
Laurie Evans (L) 1376

v t e 1986 Manitoba general election: Sturgeon Creek
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Frank Johnston	4,994	55.17	-3.02
	New Democratic	Leslie Campbell	2,402	26.54	-7.59
	Liberal	Robert Inman	1,530	16.90	+9.22
	Independent	S. Dalgliesh	126	1.39	n/a
Turnout			9,073	67.45	-5.62
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+2.28
Source: Elections Manitoba^[10]

Swan River:

Leonard Harapiak (NDP) 3773
(incumbent)Doug Gourlay (PC) 3708
Donald Washenfelder (L) 399

The Pas:

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

Thompson:

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

Transcona:

(incumbent)Wilson Parasiuk (NDP) 4631
Earl Swayzie (PC) 1966
Bob Lee (L) 1200

Turtle Mountain:

Denis Rocan (PC) 3390
Gordon Kennedy (NDP) 1353
Ross McMillan (L) 1242
Bob Yake (CoR) 1150

v t e 1986 Manitoba general election: Tuxedo
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Gary Filmon	5,268	49.08	-15.51
	Liberal	Jim Carr	3,544	33.02	+20.96
	New Democratic	Bill Armstrong	1,816	16.92	-6.42
	Progressive	David Pearlman	104	0.97	–
Turnout			10,744	71.84
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-18.24
Source: Elections Manitoba^[11]

Virden:

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

Wolseley:

(incumbent)Myrna Phillips (NDP) 4099
John Campbell (PC) 2218
Tom Harrison (L) 1132
Sidney Green (P) 347
Donald Oliver (CoR) 115
Barry Marchand (Ind) 60

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.

References

^ Tenszen, Michael (February 19, 1986). "Liberals in Manitoba buoyed by prediction of a party comeback". The Globe and Mail. p. A3.
^ Tenszen, Michael (July 6, 1985). "Manitoba voter polls spark speculation". The Globe and Mail. p. A4.
^ "Historical Summary" (PDF). Retrieved December 5, 2018.
^ "Historical Summary" (PDF). Retrieved November 28, 2018.
^ "Historical Summary" (PDF). Retrieved November 28, 2018.
^ "Candidates: 33rd General Election" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. March 18, 1986. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
^ "Candidates: 34th General Election" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. April 26, 1988. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
^ "Historical Summary" (PDF). Retrieved November 28, 2018.
^ "Historical Summary" (PDF). Retrieved December 1, 2018.
^ "Historical Summary" (PDF). Retrieved December 1, 2018.
^ "Historical Summary" (PDF). Retrieved November 28, 2018.

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