List of Manitoba general elections

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.^[1] 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.

Summary of 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	Seats	Conservative^[B]		Liberal^[C]		NDP^[A]		Social Credit		United Farmers^[D]		Independent		Other Parties

		Seats	Votes (%)	Seats	Votes (%)	Seats	Votes (%)	Seats	Votes (%)	Seats	Votes (%)	Seats	Votes (%)	Seats	Votes (%)
1879	24	6		2						5^[F]		11		Liberal-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^[E]						1		2		Independent Liberal
1896	40	5		32						1		2		Patrons of Industry
1899	40	18		17								5		Independent Conservative (2) Liberal-Conservative (3)
1903	40	32	49.0	8	44.6
1907	41	28	50.6	13	47.9
1910	41	28	50.7	13	47.1
1914	49	28	46.9	20	42.4					1
1915	47	5	33.0	40	55.1	1				1
1920	55	8	18.5	21	35.1	11		12		3
1922	55	7	15.5	8	33.2	6		28		5		1		Ind. Labourers
1927	55	15	27.2	7	20.7	3		29		1
1932	55	10	35.4	38	39.6	5				2
1936	55	16	27.8	23	35.3	7	12.0	5		3		1		Communist
1941	55	12	19.9	27	35.1	3	17.0	3		7		3		Anti-coalition Conservative
1945	55	13	15.9	25	32.2	9	33.8	2		5		1		Labor-Progressive
1949	57	9	19.1	31	38.7	7	25.6			9		1		Labor-Progressive
1953	57	12	21.0	35	44.1	5	16.6	2		2		1		Labor-Progressive
1958	57	26	40.6	19	34.7	11	20.0			1
1959	57	36	46.3	11	30.0	10	21.8
1962	57	36	44.7	13	36.1	7	15.2	1
1966	57	31	40.0	14	33.1	11	23.1	1
1969	57	22	35.6	5	24.0	28	38.3	1		1
1973	57	21	36.7	5	19.0	31	42.3
1977	57	33	48.8	1	12.3	23	38.6
1981	57	23	43.8	–	6.7	34	47.4
1986	57	26	40.6	1	13.9	30	41.5
1988	57	25	38.4	20	35.5	12	23.6
1990	57	30	42.0	7	28.2	20	28.8
1995	57	31	42.9	3	23.7	23	32.8
1999	57	24	40.8	1	13.4	32	44.5
2003	57	20	36.2	2	13.2	35	49.5
2007	57	19	38.2	2	12.4	36	47.7
2011	57	19	43.9	1	7.5	37	46.2
2016	57	40	53.2	3	14.5	14	25.7
2019	57	36	47.1	3	14.5	18	31.4
2023	57	22	42.1	1	10.8	34	45.5

Notes: ^A 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).; ^B Includes results for Progressive Conservatives, and also the Independent Conservative candidate elected in 1903.; ^C Includes results for the Liberal-Progressive party.; ^D Includes results for the Progressive party in 1927.; ^E Includes the two Liberal-Conservatives elected, who were members of the government.; ^F 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

References

^ "The Legislative Assembly Act". 2016. Section 4(1). Retrieved December 21, 2016.

Government of Manitoba (June 3, 2003). "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election. Elections Manitoba. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 20, 2007. Retrieved 2006-12-01.
Government of Manitoba (June 10, 2003). "Official Election Results". Manitoba's 38th General Election. Elections Manitoba. Archived from the original (ASP) on February 11, 2007. Retrieved 2006-12-02.