Manitoba general election, 1999

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Map of Manitoba's ridings showing the winning parties and their popular vote.

The Manitoba general election of September 21, 1999 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.

The New Democratic Party (NDP) was returned to government after sitting in opposition since 1988. The NDP won 32 seats, against 24 for the Progressive Conservative Party. The Manitoba Liberal Party won one seat.

[edit] Results

Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	Before¹	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	New Democratic	Gary Doer	57	23	32	+39.1%	219,689	44.51%	+11.70%
	Progressive Conservative	Gary Filmon	57	31	24	-22.6%	201,562	40.84%	-2.03%
	Liberal	Jon Gerrard	50	2	1	-50%	66,111	13.40%	-10.33%
	Manitoba Party	Roger Woloshyn	12		-		2,869	0.58%
	Green	Markus Buchart	6		-		973	0.20%
	Libertarian	Dennis Rice	6		-		658	0.13%	+0.01%
	Communist	Darrell Rankin	6		-		446	0.09%
	Independent		4	-	-	-	1,126	0.23%
	Vacant			1	n.a.
Total				57	57	-	493,534	100%

Preceded by: 1995 Manitoba election	List of Manitoba general elections	Succeeded by: 2003 Manitoba election

[edit] Riding results

Party code:

PC: Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
L: Manitoba Liberal Party
NDP: New Democratic Party of Manitoba
G: Manitoba Green Party
Comm: Communist Party of Canada - Manitoba
Lbt: Libertarian Party of Manitoba
M: Manitoba Party

(x) denotes or boldface incumbent. Expenditures refer only to candidate election expenses.

Arthur-Virden:

Larry Maguire (PC) 4215
Perry Kalynuk (NDP) 3063
Bob Brigden (L) 1281

Assiniboia:

Jim Rondeau (NDP) 4347
(x)Linda McIntosh (PC) 4344
Deborah Shiloff (L) 1136

Brandon East:

Drew Caldwell (NDP) 4840
Marty Snelling (PC) 2080
Don Jessiman (Ind) 525
Peter Logan (L) 453

Brandon West:

Scott Smith (NDP) 4898
(x)Jim McCrae (PC) 4546
Lisa Roy (L) 407
Lisa Gallagher (Comm) 92

Burrows:

(x)Doug Martindale (NDP) 5151
Mike Babinsky (L) 1849
Cheryl Clark (PC) 724
Darrell Rankin (Comm) 41

Carman:

(x)Denis Rocan (PC) 3698
Raymond Le Neal (L) 2291
Diane Beresford (NDP) 1519

Charleswood:

(x)Myrna Driedger (PC) 5437
Alana McKenzie (L) 2323
Darryl Livingstone (NDP) 2176

Concordia:

(x)Gary Doer (NDP) 5691
Paul Murphy (PC) 1898
Chris Hlady (L) 444
Dave Nickarz (G) 87

Dauphin-Roblin:

(x)Stan Struthers (NDP) 5596
Lorne Boguski (PC) 4001
Doug McPhee (M) 455

Elmwood:

(x)Jim Maloway (NDP) 5176
Elsie Bordynuik (PC) 2659
Cameron Neumann (Lbt) 320
James Hogaboam (Comm) 79

Emerson:

(x)Jack Penner (PC) 3994
Ted Klassen (L) 2054
David Kiansky (NDP) 1332

Flin Flon:

(x)Gerard Jennissen (NDP) 3026
Tom Therien (PC) 1368
Philip Ng (Ind) 268

Fort Garry:

Joy Smith (PC) 4436
Lawrie Cherniack (NDP) 4406
Ted Gilson (L) 1143
Denise Van Rooyen (M) 116

Fort Rouge:

(x)Tim Sale (NDP) 4759
Ron Paley (PC) 2971
John Shanski (L) 1870
Alex Reid (G) 176

Fort Whyte
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	John Loewen	6,480	61.73		$25,444.88
	New Democratic Party	Bidhu Jha	2,815	26.82		$24,511.00
	Liberal	Malli Aulakh	1,202	11.45		$18,808.08
Total valid votes			10,497	100.00
Rejected and declined votes			66
Turnout			10,563	76.33

Gimli:

(x)Ed Helwer (PC) 5488
Fran Frederickson (NDP) 5086
Pat Caroll (L) 1019

Inkster:

(x)Becky Barrett (NDP) 3501
(x)Kevin Lamoureux (L) 3358
George Sandhu (PC) 1017

Interlake:

Tom Nevakshonoff (NDP) 3809
Betty Green (PC) 3260
Margaret Swan (L) 770

Kildonan:

(x)Dave Chomiak (NDP) 6101
Shannon Martin (PC) 2542
Michael Lazar (L) 1093

Kirkfield Park:

(x)Eric Stefanson (PC) 6108
Dennis Kshyk (NDP) 3060
Vic Wieler (L) 2306

Lac du Bonnet:

(x)Darren Praznik (PC) 4835
Michael Hameluck (NDP) 4686

Lakeside:

(x)Harry Enns (PC) 4426
Paul Pododworny (NDP) 2785
Dave Harcus (L) 1646
Marcel Van De Kerckhove (M) 222

La Verendrye:

Ron Lemieux (NDP) 3533
(x)Ben Sveinson (PC) 3367
Leon Morrissette (L) 1465
Bonnie Fedak (M) 211

Lord Roberts:

(x)Diane McGifford (NDP) 5240
Maggie Nishimura (PC) 2678
Allen Mills (L) 1776
Lyle Ford (G) 136

Minnedosa:

(x)Harold Gilleshammer (PC) 3744
Harvey Paterson (NDP) 2841
Gordon Powell (L) 578
Brian Pollon (M) 369

Minto
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic Party	(x)MaryAnn Mihychuk	4,534	63.92		$23,618.00
	Progressive Conservative	Harry Lehotsky	2,035	28.69		$18,962.44
	Liberal	Duane Poettcker	452	6.37		$629.69
	Communist	Harold Dyck	45	0.63		$0.00
	Libertarian	Didz Zuzens	27	0.38		$270.76
Total valid votes			7,093	100.00
Rejected and declined votes			63
Turnout			7,156	64.08

Morris:

(x)Frank Pitura (PC) 4673
Herm Martens (L) 2179
Paul Hagen (NDP) 1796
Dennis Rice (Lbt) 107

Pembina:

(x)Peter Dyck (PC) 4808
Celson Arevalo (NDP) 1120
Marilyn Skubovius (L) 1039

Point Douglas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic Party	(x)George Hickes	3,338	53.34		$21,952.00
	Liberal	Ajay Chopra	1,336	21.35		$21,013.00
	Progressive Conservative	Mary Richard	1,224	19.56		$20,221.11
	Independent	Peter Juba	360	5.75		$2,113.33
Total valid votes			6,258	100.00
Rejected and declined votes			59
Turnout			6,317	59.08

Portage La Prairie:

(x)David Faurschou (PC) 3476
Connie Gretsinger (NDP) 2769
Dave Cook (L) 1116
Gary Gergen (Lbt) 111

Radisson:

(x)Marianne Cerilli (NDP) 5198
Henry McDonald (PC) 3114
Betty Ann Watts (L) 1136

Riel:

Linda Asper (NDP) 4833
(x)David Newman (PC) 4559
Clayton Weselowski (L) 820
Mike Kubara (M) 91

River East:

(x)Bonnie Mitchelson (PC) 5366
Ross Eadie (NDP) 4624
Patrick Saydack (L) 688

River Heights:

Jon Gerrard (L) 5173
(x)Mike Radcliffe (PC) 4708
Peter Reimer (NDP) 1492
Chris Billows (G) 92
Clancy Smith (Lbt) 31

Rossmere
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic Party	Harry Schellenberg	5,097	49.21		$25,409.00
	Progressive Conservative	(x)Vic Toews	4,803	46.37		$30,765.70
	Liberal	Cecilia Connelly	396	3.82		$766.92
	Libertarian	Chris Buors	62	0.60		$353.40
Total valid votes			10,358	100.00
Rejected and declined votes			54
Turnout			10,412	79.47

Rupertsland:

(x)Eric Robinson (NDP) 2007
Darcy Wood (L) 708
Fred Harper (PC) 678

Russell:

(x)Len Derkach (PC) 4397
Vince Lelond (NDP) 3802

St. Boniface:

Greg Selinger (NDP) 5439
Jean-Paul Bolly (L) 2994
Robert Olson (PC) 1181

St. James:

Bonnie Korzeniowski (NDP) 4483
(x)Gerry McAlpine (PC) 3845
Wayne Helgason (L) 1625

St. Johns:

(x)Gord Mackintosh (NDP) 5766
Ray Larkin (PC) 1635
Patrick Fontaine (L) 607

St. Norbert:

(x)Marcel Laurendeau (PC) 4152
Marilyn Brick (NDP) 3482
Mohinder Dhillon (L) 1313

St. Vital:

Nancy Allan (NDP) 5218
(x)Shirley Render (PC) 3699
Lynn Clark (L) 1099
Brian Hanslip (M) 188

Ste. Rose:

(x)Glen Cummings (PC) 3871
Louise Wilson (NDP) 3293
Fred Juskowiak (L) 591

Seine River:

(x)Louise Dacquay (PC) 4684
Leslie Fingler (NDP) 3464
Jake Pankratz (L) 1493
Warren Goodwan (M) 129

Selkirk:

(x)Greg Dewar (NDP) 5376
Barry Uskiw (PC) 3353
Joe Smolinski (L) 1162

Southdale:

(x)Jack Reimer (PC) 5455
Iris Taylor (NDP) 2909
Shirley Chaput (L) 2064
Paul Gibson (M) 200

Springfield:

Ron Schuler (PC) 4969
Leonard Kimacovich (NDP) 4058
Patricia Aitken (L) 771
Roger Woloshyn (M) 203

Steinbach:

Jim Penner (PC) 5708
Peter Hiebert (NDP) 910
Rick Ginter (L) 688

Swan River:

(x)Rosann Wowchuk (NDP) 4931
Maxine Plesiuk (PC) 3482
Wayne Klekta (M) 558

The Maples:

Cris Aglugub (NDP) 4329
Ellen Kowalski (PC) 2310
Sudhir Sandhu (L) 1233
Menard Caneda (Ind) 73

The Pas:

(x)Oscar Lathlin (NDP) 2952
Ron Evans (PC) 2737
Don Sandberg (L) 612

Thompson:

(x)Steve Ashton (NDP) 3793
Cecil Thorne (PC) 1306
Pascal Bighetty (L) 244

Transcona:

(x)Daryl Reid (NDP) 5620
Dan Turner (PC) 2409
Vibart Stewart (L) 713
Paul Sidon (Comm) 56

Turtle Mountain:

(x)Merv Tweed (PC) 4037
Janet Brady (NDP) 1902
Lorne Hanks (L) 1247

Tuxedo:

(x)Gary Filmon (PC) 5952
Jack Dubois (NDP) 2333
Rochelle Zimberg (L) 1391
Markus Buchart (G) 126

Wellington:

(x)Conrad Santos (NDP) 4102
Allison Frate (PC) 935
Bernie Doucette (L) 757
Paul Baskerville (M) 127

Wolseley:

(x)Jean Friesen (NDP) 5282
Carol Roberts (PC) 1685
Phyllis Abbe (G) 356
David Allison (Comm) 133

[edit] Post-election changes

Eric Stefanson (PC) resigned as the member for Kirkfield Park on September 7, 2000. A by-election was called for November 21 of the same year.

by-election, November 21, 2000: Kirkfield Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Stuart Murray	4,369	53.94
	Liberal	Vic Wieler	2,158	26.64
	New Democratic Party	Dawn Thompson	1,512	18.67
	Libertarian	Dennis Rice	61	0.75
Total valid votes			8,100	100.00
Rejected and declined votes			25
Turnout			8,125