1977 Manitoba general election


The 1977 Manitoba general election was held on October 11, 1977, 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

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

Riding results

Party key:
Arthur:
Assiniboia:
Birtle-Russell:
Brandon East:
Brandon West:
Burrows:
Charleswood:
Churchill:
  • Jay Cowan 2280
  • Mark Ingebrigtson 1992
  • Andrew Kirkness 1140
Crescentwood:
Dauphin:
Elmwood:
Emerson:
Flin Flon:
Fort Garry:
Fort Rouge:
Gimli:
Gladstone:
Inkster:
Kildonan:
  • Peter Fox 5658
  • James Hanson 4651
  • Norman Stapon 929
Lac Du Bonnet:
Lakeside:
  • Harry Enns 3987
  • Phillip Schwarz 1494
  • Douglas Clifford 1034
La Verendrye:
Logan:
Minnedosa:
  • Dave Blake 3912
  • John Martens 2311
  • Albert Moad 474
  • C.V. Hutton 272
Morris:
Osborne:
Pembina:
Portage la Prairie:
  • Lloyd Hyde 3552
  • Peter Swidnicki 2067
  • Hugh Moran 1893
Radisson:
Rhineland:
Riel:
River Heights:
Roblin:
Rock Lake:
Rossmere:
Rupertsland:
St. Boniface:
St. George:
St. James:
St. Johns:
St. Matthews:
Ste. Rose:
Selkirk:
Seven Oaks:
  • Saul Miller 7597
  • Carl Zawatsky 6777
  • Sue Juravsky 798
  • Charles Watson 70
Souris-Killarney:
Springfield:
Sturgeon Creek:
Swan River:
The Pas:
Thompson:
Transcona:
Virden:
Wellington:
Winnipeg Centre:

Post-election changes

Rossmere, October 16, 1979:
  • Victor Schroeder 6191
  • Harold Piercy 5961
  • E.J. Sandy Clancy 523
  • Linda J. Penner 39
  • Manuel Gitterman 21
River Heights, October 16, 1979:
  • Gary Filmon 3473
  • Jay Prober 2477
  • Don Jewison 697
  • William Hawryluk 19
Fort Rouge, October 16, 1979:
Sidney Green 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 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.