1977 Manitoba general election


The 1977 Manitoba general election was held on October 11, 1977 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.

Results

Note:
* Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.

Riding results

Party key:
Arthur:
Assiniboia:
Birtle-Russell:
Brandon East:
Brandon West:
Burrows:
Charleswood:
Churchill:
Crescentwood:
Dauphin:
Elmwood:
Emerson:
Flin Flon:
Fort Garry:
Fort Rouge:
Gimli:
Gladstone:
Inkster:
Kildonan:
Lac Du Bonnet:
Lakeside:
La Verendrye:
Logan:
Minnedosa:
Morris:
Osborne:
Pembina:
Portage la Prairie:
Radisson:
Rhineland:
Riel:
River Heights:
Roblin:
Rock Lake:
Rossmere:
Rupertsland:
St. Boniface:
St. George:
St. James:
St. Johns:
St. Matthews:
Ste. Rose:
Selkirk:
Seven Oaks:
Souris-Killarney:
Springfield:
Sturgeon Creek:
Swan River:
The Pas:
Thompson:
Transcona:
Virden:
Wellington:
Winnipeg Centre:
, October 16, 1979:
River Heights, October 16, 1979:
Fort Rouge, October 16, 1979:
Sidney Green 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 became an Independent MLA on February 26, 1981. On February 27, 1981, Bud Boyce left the NDP caucus.
On March 3, 1981, Green, Hanuschak and Boyce announced their membership in the new Progressive Party of Manitoba.