Manitoba general election, 1986

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

Map of Election Results

Results

Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
				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 candidates	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.

Preceded by 1981 Manitoba election

List of Manitoba elections

Succeeded by 1988 Manitoba election

See also

• List of Manitoba political parties

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:

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

Assiniboia:

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

Brandon East:

• (x)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:

• (x)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:

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

1986 Manitoba provincial election : Concordia edit
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	+/-
	New Democratic Party	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
	Western Canada Concept	Fred Cameron	204	2.45
Total valid votes			8,322	100.00
Rejected votes			13
Turnout			8,335	66.22	-3.44
Electors on the lists			12,587

Dauphin:

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

Ellice:

• Harvey Smith (NDP) 3989
• Seech Gajadharsingh (PC) 1731
• Ted Alcuitas (L) 929
• Alex Arenson (P) 268

1986 Manitoba provincial election : Elmwood edit
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	+/-
	New Democratic Party	Jim Maloway	3,241	45.84	-21.99
	Independent	(x)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	100.00
Rejected ballots			34
Turnout			7,105	64.33
Registered voters			11,044

Emerson:

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

Flin Flon:

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

Fort Garry:

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

Fort Rouge:

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

Gimli:

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

Gladstone:

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

Inkster:

• (x)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:

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

Kildonan:

• (x)Marty Dolin (NDP) 6199
• Bev Rayburn (PC) 4210
• Hy Berman (L) 1134
• Ben Hanuschak (P) 459

Kirkfield Park:

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

1986 Manitoba provincial election : Lac du Bonnet edit
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	+/-
	New Democratic Party	Clarence Baker	3,903	46.12
	Progressive Conservative	Darren Praznik	3,601	42.55
	Liberal	Jerry Fontaine	959	11.33
Total valid votes			8,463	100.00
Rejected ballots			17
Turnout			8,480	73.94
Electors on the lists			11,469

Lakeside:

• (x)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

Logan:

• (x)Maureen Hemphill (NDP) 3765
• Doris Perron (PC) 791
• Kevin Lamoureux (L) 502
• C. Dennis Owens (Ind [Lbt]) 94

Minnedosa:

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

Morris:

• (x)Clayton Manness (PC) 4378
• Audreen Hourie (NDP) 1140
• Calvin Knaggs (L) 847

Niakwa:

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

Osborne:

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

Pembina:

• (x)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

Radisson:

• (x)Gerard Lecuyer (NDP) 4810
• Brian Benoit (PC) 2666
• Allan Patterson (L) 1239
• Herold Driedger (P) 240

Rhineland:

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

Riel:

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

River East:

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

River Heights:

• Sharon Carstairs (L) 4620
• (x)Warren Steen (PC) 3135
• Murray Smith (NDP) 2516

Roblin-Russell:

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

Rossmere:

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

Rupertsland:

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

St. Boniface:

• (x)Laurent Desjardins (NDP) 4978
• Georges Bohemier]] (L) 1951
• Wes Rowson (PC) 1114
• James Jackson (P) 149

St. James:

• (x)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:

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

1986 Manitoba provincial election : St. Vital edit
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	+/-
	New Democratic Party	(x)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	100.00
Rejected votes			31
Turnout			9,805	73.81	-6.80
Electors on the lists			13,285

Ste. Rose:

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

Selkirk:

• (x)Howard Pawley (NDP) 5135
• Eugene Kinaschuk (PC) 3119
• Gwen Charles (L) 1023
• Raye Porhownik (P) 72

Seven Oaks:

• (x)Eugene Kostyra (NDP) 5158
• George Finkle (PC) 1841
• Wayne Glowacki (L) 907
• Harold Dyck (Comm) 65

Springfield:

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

Sturgeon Creek:

• (x)Frank Johnston (PC) 4994
• Leslie Campbell (NDP) 2402
• Robert Inman (L) 1530
• S. Dalgliesh (Ind) 126

Swan River:

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

The Pas:

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

Thompson:

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

Transcona:

• (x)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

Tuxedo:

• (x)Gary Filmon (PC) 5268
• Jim Carr (L) 3544
• Bill Armstrong (NDP) 1816
• David Pearlman (P) 104

Virden:

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

Wolseley:

• (x)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.