Manitoba general election, 1977
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The Manitoba general election of October 11, 1977 was held 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.
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[edit] Results
| Party | Party Leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sterling Lyon | 21 | 33 | +57.1% | 48.6% | ||||
| New Democratic | Edward Schreyer | 31 | 23 | -25.8% | 38.5% | ||||
| Liberal | Charles Huband | 5 | 1 | -80.0% | 12.3% | ||||
| Social Credit | Jacob Froese | - | - | - | |||||
| Communist | William Cecil Ross | - | - | - | |||||
| Revolutionary Workers | * | – | * | * | |||||
| Independent | 1 | - | -100% | ||||||
| Total | 57 | 57 | - | 100% | |||||
Note:
* Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.
| Preceded by: 1973 Manitoba election |
List of Manitoba elections | Succeeded by: 1981 Manitoba election |
[edit] See also
[edit] Riding results
Party key:
- PC: Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
- L: Manitoba Liberal Party
- NDP: New Democratic Party of Manitoba
- SC: Manitoba Social Credit Party
- Comm: Communist Party of Canada - Manitoba
- RWL: Revolutionary Workers League
- WDP: Western Democracy Party (see by-elections)
- M-L: Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada - Manitoba (see by-elections)
- Ind: Independent
- James Downey (PC) 2280
- Earl Sterling (NDP) 1172
- Murray Lee (L) 901
- Norma Price (PC) 7863
- (x)Stephen Patrick (L) 4271
- Max Melnyk (NDP) 2106
Birtle-Russell:
- (x)Harry Graham (PC) 3058
- Peter Merry (NDP) 2608
- Doug MacIsaac (L) 1169
- (x)Leonard Evans (NDP) 4217
- James Thornborough (PC) 3195
- James Manishen (L) 558
- (x)Edward McGill (PC) 5680
- Henry Carroll (NDP) 4601
- Phil Cels (L) 807
- John Gross (SC) 107
- (x)Ben Hanuschak (NDP) 4103
- Ken Alyluia (PC) 1688
- Anne Percheson (L) 490
- (x)Sterling Lyon (PC) 10559
- Maureen Hemphill (NDP) 4216
- Beverly Riley (L) 1493
- Jay Cowan (NDP) 2280
- Mark Ingebrigtson (PC) 1992
- Andrew Kirkness (L) 1140
- (x)Warren Steen (PC) 3253
- Muriel Smith (NDP) 3181
- Charles Huband (L) 2702
- James Galbraith (PC) 4590
- (x)Peter Burtniak (NDP) 4330
- (x)Russell Doern (NDP) 4136
- Ken Gunn-Walberg (PC) 3282
- Ken Vincent (L) 675
- Albert Driedger (PC) 3125
- (x)Steve Derewianchuk (NDP) 2153
- Gabriel Catellier (L) 1439
- (x)Thomas Barrow (NDP) 2917
- Nyall Hyndman (PC) 2522
- Walter Shmon (L) 309
- (x)Bud Sherman (PC) 10052
- Ruth Pear (NDP) 4157
- Beth Candlish (L) 2423
- (x)Lloyd Axworthy (L) 4153
- Hugh McDonald (PC) 3486
- Ermano Barone (NDP) 2863
- Keith Cosens (PC) 4515
- George Schreyer (NDP) 3795
- (x)James Ferguson (PC) 4635
- William Werbiski (NDP) 2151
- Sid Lachter (L) 662
- (x)Sidney Green (NDP) 5175
- Barrie Jones (PC) 2711
- Barry Krawchuk (L) 934
- (x)Peter Fox (NDP) 5658
- James Hanson (PC) 4651
- Norman Stapon (L) 929
- (x)Samuel Uskiw (NDP) 5037
- John Vaags (PC) 3795
- Robert Dyne (L) 515
- (x)Harry Enns (PC) 3987
- Phillip Schwarz (NDP) 1494
- Douglas Clifford (L) 1034
- (x)Robert Banman (PC) 4914
- Alphonse Fournier (NDP) 1601
- Robert Rempel (L) 924
- (x)William Jenkins (NDP) 2956
- Rita Serbin (PC) 1449
- Piercy Haynes (L) 578
- (x)Dave Blake (PC) 3912
- John Martens (NDP) 2311
- Albert Moad (L) 474
- C.V. Hutton (SC) 272
- (x)Warner Jorgenson (PC) 4484
- Alphonse Lenz (NDP) 1152
- Donald Macgillivray (L) 516
- Gerald Mercier (PC) 3803
- (x)Ian Turnbull (NDP) 3707
- Gilbert Paul (L) 655
- Larry Johnston (RWL) 47
- Donald Orchard (PC) 5214
- Vic Epp (L) 1141
- Marianne Martin (NDP) 1117
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | (x)Donald Malinowski | 3,116 | 63.32 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Margaret Didenko | 915 | 18.59 | ||
| Liberal | Don Marks | 769 | 15.63 | ||
| Communist | Harold Dyck | 62 | 1.26 | ||
| Social Credit | Peter Stevens | 59 | 1.20 | ||
| Total valid votes | 4,921 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected votes | 85 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,006 | 61.10 | |||
- Lloyd Hyde (PC) 3552
- Peter Swidnicki (NDP) 2067
- Hugh Moran (L) 1893
- Abe Kovnats (PC) 4535
- (x)Harry Shafransky (NDP) 3757
- Evelyne Reese (L) 1394
- (x)Arnold Brown (PC) 3610
- Jacob Heinrichs (NDP) 1001
- Ray Hamm (L) 943
- Jacob Froese (SC) 813
Riel:
- (x)Donald Craik (PC) 10412
- Doreen Dodick (NDP) 6427
- Charles Greene (L) 2539
- (x)Sidney Spivak (PC) 6175
- David Walker (L) 1662
- Jill Oliver (NDP) 1091
- (x)Wally McKenzie (PC) 3291
- Kenneth Mikolayenko (NDP) 2351
- Joe Andronyk (L) 410
Rock Lake:
- (x)Henry Einarson (PC) 4243
- Ronald Devos (L) 1167
- Eric Irwin (NDP) 1029
- (x)Edward Schreyer (NDP) 9246
- Henry Krahn (PC) 8516
- Brian Norris (L) 680
- (x)Harvey Bostrom (NDP) 2141
- George Weiss (PC) 1625
- Norman Gunn (L) 741
- (x)Laurent Desjardins (NDP) 4266
- Peter Poitras (PC) 1833
- George Ricard (L) 1699
- (x)Bill Uruski (NDP) 3103
- Albert Rohl (PC) 2568
- Duncan Geisler (L) 369
- (x)George Minaker (PC) 5199
- Curtis Nordman (NDP) 2853
- John Wilson (L) 749
- (x)Saul Cherniack (NDP) 3845
- John Borger (PC) 1892
- Myroslaw Tracz (L) 733
- Don Plowman (Comm) 81
St. Matthews:
- Len Domino (PC) 3119
- (x)Wally Johannson (NDP) 2995
- Roy Yerex (L) 459
- Richard Stonyk (SC) 72
- (x)James Walding (NDP) 3924
- Gil Shaw (PC) 3390
- Eddie Coutu (L) 2115
- (x)A.R. Pete Adam (NDP) 2611
- Arthur Erickson (PC) 1830
- John Fleming (L) 1219
- (x)Howard Pawley (NDP) 5519
- Tom Denton (PC) 4452
- Edward Motkaluk (L) 573
- (x)Saul Miller (NDP) 7597
- Carl Zawatsky (PC) 6777
- Sue Juravsky (L) 798
- Charles Watson (Comm) 70
Souris-Killarney:
- Brian Ransom (PC) 4519
- Howard Nixon (NDP) 1500
- Jean Strath (L) 1207
- Bob Anderson (PC) 5843
- (x)Rene Toupin (NDP) 3995
- Rita Roeland (L) 700
- (x)Frank Johnston (PC) 7407
- Don Simpson (NDP) 2655
- Peter Moss (L) 1736
Swan River:
- Douglas Gourlay (PC) 3909
- Leonard Harapiuk (NDP) 3179
- (x)Ron McBryde (NDP) 3471
- Percy Pielak (PC) 1965
- Edwin Jebb (L) 714
- Ken MacMaster (PC) 3947
- (x)Ken Dillen (NDP) 3031
- Oliver Monkman (L) 283
- Wilson Parasiuk (NDP) 6474
- Tony Leonard (PC) 4749
- Douglas Dennison (L) 767
- (x)Morris McGregor (PC) 3669
- Edward Arndt (NDP) 1635
- Brian Corrin (NDP) 3591
- Geoff Dixon (PC) 2376
- Mario Santos (L) 591
- (x)J.R. Bud Boyce (NDP) 2217
- Philip Lee (PC) 1587
- Ken Wong (L) 727
- (x)Robert Wilson (PC) 2763
- Murdoch MacKay (NDP) 2689
- Norma McCormick (L) 1286
[edit] Post-election changes
Rossmere (Edward Schreyer appointed Governor-General of Canada, December 7, 1978), October 16, 1979:
- Victor Schroeder (NDP) 6191
- Harold Piercy (PC) 5961
- E.J. Sandy Clancy (L) 523
- Linda J. Penner (WDP) 39
- Manuel Gitterman (M-L) 21
River Heights (res. Sidney Spivak, April 12, 1979), October 16, 1979:
- Gary Filmon (PC) 3473
- Jay Prober (L) 2477
- Don Jewison (NDP) 697
- William Hawryluk (WDP) 19
Fort Rouge (res. Lloyd Axworthy, April 6, 1979), October 16, 1979:
- June Westbury (L) 2659
- Vic Savino (NDP) 2291
- Hugh MacDonald (PC) 1830
Sidney Green (NDP) 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 (NDP) became an Independent MLA on February 26, 1981. On February 27, 1981, J.R. Bud Boyce left the NDP caucus.
On March 3, 1981, Green, Hanuschak and Boyce announced their membership in the new Progressive Party of Manitoba.
