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. The number of seats has increased over time, from 24 for the first election, to the present 57.
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. __TOC__
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 SeatsPC Liberal NDPSocial Credit United Farmers Independent Other Parties SeatsVotes (%)SeatsVotes (%)SeatsVotes (%)SeatsVotes (%)SeatsVotes (%)SeatsVotes (%)SeatsVotes (%) 1879 24 6 2 511Liberal-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 12Independent Liberal 1896 40 5 32 12Patrons of Industry 1899 40 18 17 5Independent Conservative (2)Liberal-Conservative (3) 1903 40 3249.0 8 44.6 1907 41 2850.6 13 47.9 1910 41 2850.7 13 47.1 1914 49 2846.9 20 42.4 1 1915 47 533.0 40 55.1 1 1 1920 55 818.5 21 35.1 11 12 1922 55 715.5 8 33.2 6 281Ind. Labourers 1927 55 1527.2 7 20.7 3 29 1932 55 1035.4 38 39.6 5 2 1936 55 1627.8 2335.37 12.0 531Communist 1941 55 1219.9 2735.13 17.0 373Anti-coalition Conservative 1945 55 1315.9 2532.29 33.8 251Labor-Progressive 1949 57 919.1 31 38.7 7 25.691Labor-Progressive 1953 57 1221.0 3544.15 16.6 221Labor-Progressive 1958 57 2640.6 19 34.7 11 20.0 1 1959 57 3646.3 11 30.0 1021.8 1962 57 3644.7 1336.17 15.2 1 1966 57 3140.0 1433.111 23.1 1 1969 57 2235.6 524.028 38.3 1 1 1973 57 2136.7 5 19.0 3142.3 1977 57 3348.8 1 12.3 2338.6 1981 57 2343.8 – 6.734 47.4 1986 57 2640.6 1 13.9 3041.5 1988 57 2538.4 20 35.5 1223.6 1990 57 3042.0 7 28.2 2028.8 1995 57 3142.9 3 23.7 2332.8 1999 57 2440.8 1 13.4 32 44.5 2003 57 2036.2 2 13.2 35 49.5 2007 57 1938.2 2 12.4 36 47.7 2011 57 1943.9 1 7.5 37 46.2 2016 57 4053.2 3 14.5 1425.7 2019 573647.1314.51831.4 2023 572242.1110.83445.5
Notes 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). Includes results for Progressive Conservatives, and also the Independent Conservative candidate elected in 1903. Includes results for the Liberal-Progressive party. Includes results for the Progressive party in 1927. Includes the two Liberal-Conservatives elected, who were members of the government. 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
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