List of Manitoba general elections

The Canadian province of Manitoba hold elections to its unicameral legislative body, the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. The normal period between general elections of the assembly is five years, but the Lieutenant Governor is able to call one at any time.^[1] The number of seats has increased over time, from 24 for the first election, to the present 57.

Number of seats won by major parties at each election

•   Conservative/PC
•   CCF/NDP
•   Liberal
•   United Farmers
•   Social Credit
•   Other
•   Independent

Electoral results by parties and independent MLAs (as a percentage of total Legislative Assembly seats) from 1907 to 2007.

The chart on the upper right shows the information graphically, with the most recent elections towards the right. It show the dominance of the Conservative party (blue) and Liberal party (red) prior to World War I; the inter-war wins of the United Farmers party (yellow); and the post-World War II rise of the NDP (orange), which mirrors the decline of the Liberal Party. The narrow wins of the Progressive Conservative Party (blue) in the 1960s and 1980s can also be made out.

Summary of results

The table below shows the total number of seats won by the major political parties at each election. The winning party's total is shown in bold. Full details on any election are linked via the year of the election at the start of the row.

Year		Seats	Conservative[B]		Liberal[C]		NDP[A]		Social Credit		United Farmers[D]		Independent		Other Parties
			Seats	Votes (%)	Seats	Votes (%)	Seats	Votes (%)	Seats	Votes (%)	Seats	Votes (%)	Seats	Votes (%)	Seats	Votes (%)
1879		24	6		2						5[F]		11		Liberal-Conservative(7), Independent Conservative (2), Independent Liberal, National
1883		30	20		10
1886		35	20		15
1888		38	4		33						1
1892		40	9		28[E]						1		2		Independent Liberal
1896		40	5		32						1		2		Patrons of Industry
1899		40	18		17								5		Independent Conservative (2) Liberal-Conservative (3)
1903		40	32	49.0	8	44.6
1907		41	28	50.6	13	47.9
1910		41	28	50.7	13	47.1
1914		49	28	46.9	20	42.4					1
1915		47	5	33.0	40	55.1	1				1
1920		55	8	18.5	21	35.1	11		12		3
1922		55	7	15.5	8	33.2	6		28		5		1		Ind. Labourers
1927		55	15	27.2	7	20.7	3		29		1
1932		55	10	35.4	38	39.6	5				2
1936		55	16	27.8	23	35.3	7	12.0	5		3		1		Communist
1941		55	12	19.9	27	35.1	3	17.0	3		7		3		Anti-coalition Conservative
1945		55	13	15.9	25	32.2	9	33.8	2		5		1		Labor-Progressive
1949		57	9	19.1	31	38.7	7	25.6			9		1		Labor-Progressive
1953		57	12	21.0	35	44.1	5	16.6	2		2		1		Labor-Progressive
1958		57	26	40.6	19	34.7	11	20.0			1
1959		57	36	46.3	11	30.0	10	21.8
1962		57	36	44.7	13	36.1	7	15.2	1
1966		57	31	40.0	14	33.1	11	23.1	1
1969		57	22	35.6	5	24.0	28	38.3	1		1
1973		57	21	36.7	5	19.0	31	42.3
1977		57	33	48.8	1	12.3	23	38.6
1981		57	23	43.8	–	6.7	34	47.4
1986		57	26	40.6	1	13.9	30	41.5
1988		57	25	38.4	20	35.5	12	23.6
1990		57	30	42.0	7	28.2	20	28.8
1995		57	31	42.9	3	23.7	23	32.8
1999		57	24	40.8	1	13.4	32	44.5
2003		57	20	36.2	2	13.2	35	49.5
2007		57	19	38.2	2	12.4	36	47.7
2011		57	19	43.9	1	7.5	37	46.2
2016		57	40	53.2	3	14.5	14	25.7
2019		57	36	47.1	3	14.5	18	31.4
2023		57	22	42.1	1	10.8	34	45.5

Notes

^A Includes results for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (1936 to 1959), Independent Labour Party (1922 to 1936), Labour (1920), Socialists (1920) and Social Democrats (1915 and 1920).

^B Includes results for Progressive Conservatives, and also the Independent Conservative candidate elected in 1903.

^C Includes results for the Liberal-Progressive party.

^D Includes results for the Progressive party in 1927.

^E Includes the two Liberal-Conservatives elected, who were members of the government.

^F Includes those of unknown party status.

Elections prior to provincial political parties

Until the 1879 election, political parties were not active in the province. However, some candidates declared their support for (or opposition to) the administration of the time. Full details on any election are linked via the year of the election at the start of the row.

Year	Seats	Government	Opposition	Other
1870	24	17	5	2
1874	24	9	6	9
1878	24	16	8

See also

• Timeline of Canadian elections
• List of political parties in Manitoba
• Manitoba Cooperative Commonwealth Federation candidates, 1949 Manitoba provincial election

References

1. "The Legislative Assembly Act". 2016. Section 4(1). Retrieved December 21, 2016.

• Government of Manitoba (June 3, 2003). "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election. Elections Manitoba. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 20, 2007. Retrieved 2006-12-01.
• Government of Manitoba (June 10, 2003). "Official Election Results". Manitoba's 38th General Election. Elections Manitoba. Archived from the original (ASP) on February 11, 2007. Retrieved 2006-12-02.