1986 Manitoba general election

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox election The 1986 Manitoba general election was held on March 18, 1986 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party, which took 30 seats out of 57. The Progressive Conservative Party won 26 seats and formed the official opposition. The Manitoba Liberal Party, which had not been represented in the previous legislature, won one seat.

Opinion polls

Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level

Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source	NDP	PC	MLP	Other	Template:Abbr	Sample
			style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;" data-sort-type="number"|	style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;" data-sort-type="number"|	style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;" data-sort-type="number"|	style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;" data-sort-type="number"|
Election 1986	March 18, 1986		41.50	40.56	13.92	2.96
Institute of Social and Economic Research	February 1986	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	44.5	39.5	14.1	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	683
Institute of Social and Economic Research	April 1984	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	26.5	59.5	14	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A
Election 1981	November 17, 1981		47.38	43.82	6.70	2.10

Results

Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
				Before1	Elected	% Change	#	%	Change	New Democratic	Howard Pawley	57	32	30	-6.3%	198,261	41.50%	-5.88	Progressive Conservative	Gary Filmon	57	22	26	+18.2%	193,728	40.56%	-3.26	Liberal	Sharon Carstairs	57	-	1		66,469	13.92%	+7.22	Dennis Heeney	14	-	-	-	11,677	2.44%	+2.44	Sidney Green	12	-	-	-	2,451	0.51%	-1.30	Western Canada Concept	Fred Cameron	5	-	-	-	672	0.14%	+0.14	Paula Fletcher	5	-	-	-	356	0.08%	+0.03	Independent		9	2	-	-100%	4,076	0.85%	+0.61	Clancy Smith	(4)	-	-	-
Total			216	57	57	-	477,690	100%

¹ "Before" refers to standings in the Legislature at dissolution, and not to the results of the previous election. These numbers therefore reflect changes in party standings as a result of by-elections and members crossing the floor.

Vote and seat summaries

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Synopsis of results

1986 Manitoba general election – synopsis of riding results<ref name="ElecMN1981">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="ElecMN1986">Template:Cite web</ref>

Electoral division	Winning party										Votes<ref group=a>All parties with more than 1% of the vote are shown individually. Independent candidates and other minor parties are aggregated separately.</ref>
	1981		1st place		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %	2nd place		NDP	PC	Lib	CoR	Template:Abbr	Template:Abbr	Total
											scope="col" style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour;"|	scope="col" style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour;"|	scope="col" style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour;"|	scope="col" style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour;"|	scope="col" style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour;"|	scope="col" style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour;"|
Arthur	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	4,569	61.11%	3,371	45.08%	Template:Canadian party colour|	CoR	1,009	4,569	701	1,198	–	–	7,477
Assiniboia	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	3,813	51.62%	1,618	21.90%	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	2,195	3,813	1,379	–	–	–	7,387
Brandon East	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	4,173	52.88%	989	12.53%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	4,173	3,184	535	–	–	–	7,892
Brandon West	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	5,537	53.11%	1,409	13.52%	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	4,128	5,537	760	–	–	–	10,425
Burrows	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	3,547	53.04%	2,110	31.55%	Template:Canadian party colour|	Ind	3,547	950	587	–	1,473<ref group=a>William Chornopyski, long-time city councillor in Winnipeg and active NDP supporter, left the NDP and stood as an Independent, winning 1,437 votes and finishing in second place.</ref>	131	6,688
Charleswood	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	6,524	56.43%	3,698	31.99%	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	2,826	6,524	2,211	–	–	–	11,561
Churchill	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	2,940	73.50%	2,083	52.08%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	2,940	857	203	–	–	–	4,000
Concordia	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	4,525	54.37%	1,841	22.12%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	4,525	2,684	909	–	–	204	8,322
Dauphin	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	4,886	52.27%	1,765	18.88%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	4,886	3,121	1,341	–	–	–	9,348
Ellice	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	3,989	57.67%	2,258	32.64%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	3,989	1,731	929	–	–	268	6,917
Elmwood	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	3,241	45.84%	1,235	17.47%	Template:Canadian party colour|	Ind	3,241	1,435	389	–	2,006<ref group=a>Russell Doern, NDP Cabinet minister under Edward Schreyer and Howard Pawley, left the NDP in 1984.</ref>	–	7,071
Emerson	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	4,758	51.75%	978	10.64%	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	3,780	4,758	656	–	–	–	9,194
Flin Flon	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	3,316	69.49%	2,244	47.02%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	3,316	1,072	384	–	–	–	4,772
Fort Garry	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	5,146	48.45%	1,988	18.72%	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	3,158	5,146	2,114	–	–	204	10,622
Fort Rouge	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	4,223	48.86%	1,633	18.89%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	4,223	2,590	1,683	–	101	46	8,643
Gimli	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	4,906	50.83%	951	9.85%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	4,906	3,955	649	–	–	141	9,651
Gladstone	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	3,402	49.25%	1,648	23.86%	Template:Canadian party colour|	CoR	872	3,402	879	1,754	–	–	6,907
Inkster	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	5,480	64.09%	3,754	43.91%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	5,480	1,726	938	–	101	305	8,550
Interlake	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	4,634	61.30%	2,453	32.45%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	4,634	2,181	455	289	–	–	7,559
Kildonan	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	6,199	51.65%	1,989	16.57%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	6,199	4,210	1,134	–	–	459	12,002
Kirkfield Park	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	5,497	57.14%	3,306	34.37%	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	2,191	5,497	1,932	–	–	–	9,620
La Vérendrye	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	3,618	59.12%	1,850	30.23%	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	1,768	3,618	734	–	–	–	6,120
Lac du Bonnet	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	3,903	46.12%	302	3.57%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	3,903	3,601	959	–	–	–	8,463
Lakeside	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	4,303	49.38%	1,903	21.84%	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	2,400	4,303	959	1,052	–	–	8,714
Logan	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	3,765	73.08%	2,974	57.73%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	3,765	791	502	–	94	–	5,152
Minnedosa	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	3,316	41.77%	947	11.93%	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	2,369	3,316	745	1,508	–	–	7,938
Morris	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	4,378	68.78%	3,238	50.87%	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	1,140	4,378	847	–	–	–	6,365
Niakwa	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	6,437	47.44%	1,606	11.84%	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	4,831	6,437	2,300	–	–	–	13,568
Osborne	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	4,747	55.38%	2,399	27.99%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	4,747	2,348	1,259	–	–	217	8,571
Pembina	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	5,270	65.19%	4,326	53.51%	Template:Canadian party colour|	CoR	913	5,270	849	944	–	108	8,084
Portage la Prairie	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	3,693	51.35%	2,236	31.09%	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	1,457	3,693	968	1,074	–	–	7,192
Radisson	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	4,810	53.71%	2,144	23.94%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	4,810	2,666	1,239	–	–	240	8,955
Rhineland	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	3,037	51.34%	1,488	25.16%	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	1,549	3,037	1,329	–	–	–	5,915
Riel	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	4,479	47.10%	769	8.09%	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	3,710	4,479	1,133	187	–	–	9,509
River East	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	6,598	48.88%	750	5.56%	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	5,848	6,598	696	280	–	76	13,498
River Heights	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour|	Liberal	4,620	44.98%	1,485	14.46%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	2,516	3,135	4,620	–	–	–	10,271
Roblin-Russell	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	3,241	38.09%	38	0.45%	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	3,203	3,241	2,065	–	–	–	8,509
Rossmere	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	4,613	47.04%	527	5.37%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	4,613	4,086	1,108	–	–	–	9,807
Rupertsland	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	2,302	60.42%	1,371	35.98%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	2,302	931	577	–	–	–	3,810
Selkirk	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	5,135	54.93%	2,016	21.56%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	5,135	3,119	1,023	–	–	72	9,349
Seven Oaks	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	5,158	64.71%	3,317	41.61%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	5,158	1,841	907	–	–	65	7,971
Springfield	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	5,094	44.26%	55	0.48%	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	5,039	5,094	1,376	–	–	–	11,509
St. Boniface	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	4,978	60.77%	3,027	36.95%	Template:Canadian party colour|	Lib	4,978	1,114	1,951	–	–	149	8,192
St. James	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	4,120	44.22%	155	1.66%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	4,120	3,965	922	175	–	136	9,318
St. Johns	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	3,753	56.39%	1,804	27.10%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	3,753	1,949	632	–	115	207	6,656
St. Norbert	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	5,788	50.72%	2,949	25.84%	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	2,839	5,788	2,784	–	–	–	11,411
St. Vital	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	4,430	45.32%	558	5.71%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	4,430	3,872	1,472	–	–	–	9,774
Ste. Rose	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	3,735	45.77%	715	8.76%	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	3,020	3,735	952	454	–	–	8,161
Sturgeon Creek	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	4,994	55.17%	2,592	28.63%	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	2,402	4,994	1,530	–	126	–	9,052
Swan River	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	3,773	47.88%	65	0.82%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	3,773	3,708	399	–	–	–	7,880
The Pas	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	4,051	68.34%	2,963	49.98%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	4,051	1,088	789	–	–	–	5,928
Thompson	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	3,852	66.61%	2,354	40.71%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	3,852	1,498	433	–	–	–	5,783
Transcona	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	4,631	59.39%	2,665	34.18%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	4,631	1,966	1,200	–	–	–	7,797
Turtle Mountain	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	3,390	47.51%	2,037	28.55%	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	1,353	3,390	1,242	1,150	–	–	7,135
Tuxedo	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	5,268	49.09%	1,724	16.06%	Template:Canadian party colour|	Lib	1,816	5,268	3,544	–	–	104	10,732
Virden	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	4,251	52.99%	2,501	31.18%	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	1,750	4,251	524	1,497	–	–	8,022
Wolseley	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	4,099	51.42%	1,881	23.60%	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	4,099	2,218	1,132	115	60	347	7,971

Template:Color box = open seat

Template:Color box = winning candidate was in previous Legislature

Template:Color box = incumbent had switched allegiance

Template:Color box = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature

Template:Color box = other incumbents renominated

Template:Color box = Libertarian candidate - party not recognized by Elections Manitoba<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Template:Color box = multiple candidates

Turnout, winning shares and swings

Summary of riding results by turnout, vote share for winning candidate, and swing (vs 1981)<ref name="ElecMN1981"/><ref name="ElecMN1986"/>

Riding and winning party				Turnout				Vote share<ref group=a>Share won by winning candidate, with difference noted from share achieved by the same party in 1981.</ref>				Swing<ref group=a>Positive indicates improvement to standing of party winning in 1981; negative points to 1981's second-place party being swung to.</ref>
				%	Change (pp)			%	Change (pp)			To	Change (pp)
Arthur	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Hold	67.11	Template:Bartable	61.11	Template:Bartable	NDP	Template:Bartable
Assiniboia	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Hold	64.04	Template:Bartable	51.62	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Brandon East	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	67.02	Template:Bartable	52.88	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Brandon West	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Gain	70.92	Template:Bartable	53.11	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Burrows	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	61.59	Template:Bartable	53.04	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Charleswood	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Hold	69.52	Template:Bartable	56.43	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Churchill	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	61.05	Template:Bartable	73.50	Template:Bartable	NDP	Template:Bartable
Concordia	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	66.22	Template:Bartable	54.37	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Dauphin	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	78.70	Template:Bartable	52.27	Template:Bartable	NDP	Template:Bartable
Ellice	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	66.37	Template:Bartable	57.67	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Elmwood	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	64.33	Template:Bartable	45.84	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Emerson	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Hold	72.99	Template:Bartable	51.75	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Flin Flon	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	56.38	Template:Bartable	69.49	Template:Bartable	NDP	Template:Bartable
Fort Garry	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Hold	66.23	Template:Bartable	48.45	Template:Bartable	NDP	Template:Bartable
Fort Rouge	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	64.33	Template:Bartable	48.86	Template:Bartable	NDP	Template:Bartable
Gimli	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	75.17	Template:Bartable	50.83	Template:Bartable	NDP	Template:Bartable
Gladstone	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Hold	62.62	Template:Bartable	49.25	Template:Bartable	NDP	Template:Bartable
Inkster	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	60.25	Template:Bartable	64.09	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Interlake	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	66.08	Template:Bartable	61.30	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Kildonan	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	63.47	Template:Bartable	51.65	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Kirkfield Park	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Hold	68.62	Template:Bartable	57.14	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
La Vérendrye	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Hold	50.42	Template:Bartable	59.12	Template:Bartable	NDP	Template:Bartable
Lac du Bonnet	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	73.94	Template:Bartable	46.12	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Lakeside	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Hold	71.05	Template:Bartable	49.38	Template:Bartable	NDP	Template:Bartable
Logan	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	56.00	Template:Bartable	73.08	Template:Bartable	N/A<ref group=a>Stephen Juba, previously an MLA before moving to municipal politics and becoming Mayor of Winnipeg, had campaigned as an Independent in 1981, finishing second. He decided not to campaign again in 1986.</ref>
Minnedosa	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Hold	69.35	Template:Bartable	41.77	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Morris	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Hold	59.73	Template:Bartable	68.78	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Niakwa	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Hold	71.57	Template:Bartable	47.44	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Osborne	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	69.15	Template:Bartable	55.38	Template:Bartable	NDP	Template:Bartable
Pembina	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Hold	63.89	Template:Bartable	65.19	Template:Bartable	NDP	Template:Bartable
Portage la Prairie	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Hold	65.03	Template:Bartable	51.35	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Radisson	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	69.55	Template:Bartable	53.71	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Rhineland	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Hold	50.50	Template:Bartable	51.34	Template:Bartable	NDP	Template:Bartable
Riel	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Gain	74.24	Template:Bartable	47.10	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
River East	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Gain	73.45	Template:Bartable	48.88	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
River Heights	Template:Canadian party colour|	Lib	Gain	80.66	Template:Bartable	44.98	Template:Bartable	NDP	Template:Bartable
Roblin-Russell	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Hold	78.60	Template:Bartable	38.09	Template:Bartable	NDP	Template:Bartable
Rossmere	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	77.91	Template:Bartable	47.04	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Rupertsland	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	41.96	Template:Bartable	60.42	Template:Bartable	Lib	Template:Bartable
Selkirk	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	74.93	Template:Bartable	54.93	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Seven Oaks	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	63.36	Template:Bartable	64.71	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Springfield	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Gain	73.33	Template:Bartable	44.26	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
St. Boniface	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	69.73	Template:Bartable	60.77	Template:Bartable	Lib	Template:Bartable
St. James	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	72.49	Template:Bartable	44.22	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
St. Johns	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	62.42	Template:Bartable	56.39	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
St. Norbert	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Hold	68.88	Template:Bartable	50.72	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
St. Vital	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	73.81	Template:Bartable	45.32	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Ste. Rose	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Gain	72.65	Template:Bartable	45.77	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Sturgeon Creek	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Hold	67.45	Template:Bartable	55.17	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Swan River	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Gain	80.18	Template:Bartable	47.88	Template:Bartable	NDP	Template:Bartable
The Pas	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	68.18	Template:Bartable	68.34	Template:Bartable	NDP	Template:Bartable
Thompson	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	71.50	Template:Bartable	66.61	Template:Bartable	NDP	Template:Bartable
Transcona	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	65.56	Template:Bartable	59.39	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Turtle Mountain	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Hold	69.23	Template:Bartable	47.51	Template:Bartable	NDP	Template:Bartable
Tuxedo	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Hold	71.84	Template:Bartable	49.09	Template:Bartable	NDP	Template:Bartable
Virden	Template:Canadian party colour|	PC	Hold	67.85	Template:Bartable	52.99	Template:Bartable	PC	Template:Bartable
Wolseley	Template:Canadian party colour|	NDP	Hold	65.95	Template:Bartable	51.42	Template:Bartable	NDP	Template:Bartable

Changes in party shares

Share change analysis by party and riding (1986 vs 1981)<ref name="ElecMN1981"/><ref name="ElecMN1986"/>

Riding	Liberal				NDP				PC
	%	Change (pp)			%	Change (pp)			%	Change (pp)
Arthur	9.38	Template:Bartable	13.49	Template:Bartable	61.11	Template:Bartable
Assiniboia	18.67	Template:Bartable	29.71	Template:Bartable	51.62	Template:Bartable
Brandon East	6.78	Template:Bartable	52.88	Template:Bartable	40.34	Template:Bartable
Brandon West	7.29	Template:Bartable	39.60	Template:Bartable	53.11	Template:Bartable
Burrows	8.78	Template:Bartable	53.04	Template:Bartable	14.20	Template:Bartable
Charleswood	19.12	Template:Bartable	24.44	Template:Bartable	56.43	Template:Bartable
Churchill	5.08	Template:Bartable	73.50	Template:Bartable	21.43	Template:Bartable
Concordia	10.92	Template:Bartable	54.37	Template:Bartable	32.25	Template:Bartable
Dauphin	14.35	Template:Bartable	52.27	Template:Bartable	33.39	Template:Bartable
Ellice	13.43	Template:Bartable	57.67	Template:Bartable	25.03	Template:Bartable
Elmwood	5.50	Template:Bartable	45.84	Template:Bartable	20.29	Template:Bartable
Emerson	7.14	Template:Bartable	41.11	Template:Bartable	51.75	Template:Bartable
Flin Flon	8.05	Template:Bartable	69.49	Template:Bartable	22.46	Template:Bartable
Fort Garry	19.90	Template:Bartable	29.73	Template:Bartable	48.45	Template:Bartable
Fort Rouge	19.47	Template:Bartable	48.86	Template:Bartable	29.97	Template:Bartable
Gimli	6.72	Template:Bartable	50.83	Template:Bartable	40.98	Template:Bartable
Gladstone	12.73	Template:Bartable	12.62	Template:Bartable	49.25	Template:Bartable
Inkster	10.97	Template:Bartable	64.09	Template:Bartable	20.19	Template:Bartable
Interlake	6.02	Template:Bartable	61.30	Template:Bartable	28.85	Template:Bartable
Kildonan	9.45	Template:Bartable	51.65	Template:Bartable	35.08	Template:Bartable
Kirkfield Park	20.08	Template:Bartable	22.78	Template:Bartable	57.14	Template:Bartable
La Vérendrye	11.99	Template:Bartable	28.89	Template:Bartable	59.12	Template:Bartable
Lac du Bonnet	11.33	Template:Bartable	46.12	Template:Bartable	42.55	Template:Bartable
Lakeside	11.01	Template:Bartable	27.54	Template:Bartable	49.38	Template:Bartable
Logan	9.74	Template:Bartable	73.08	Template:Bartable	15.35	Template:Bartable
Minnedosa	9.39	Template:Bartable	29.84	Template:Bartable	41.77	Template:Bartable
Morris	13.31	Template:Bartable	17.91	Template:Bartable	68.78	Template:Bartable
Niakwa	16.95	Template:Bartable	35.61	Template:Bartable	47.44	Template:Bartable
Osborne	14.69	Template:Bartable	55.38	Template:Bartable	27.39	Template:Bartable
Pembina	10.50	Template:Bartable	11.29	Template:Bartable	65.19	Template:Bartable
Portage la Prairie	13.46	Template:Bartable	20.26	Template:Bartable	51.35	Template:Bartable
Radisson	13.84	Template:Bartable	53.71	Template:Bartable	29.77	Template:Bartable
Rhineland	22.47	Template:Bartable	26.19	Template:Bartable	51.34	Template:Bartable
Riel	11.92	Template:Bartable	39.02	Template:Bartable	47.10	Template:Bartable
River East	5.16	Template:Bartable	43.32	Template:Bartable	48.88	Template:Bartable
River Heights	44.98	Template:Bartable	24.50	Template:Bartable	30.52	Template:Bartable
Roblin-Russell	24.27	Template:Bartable	37.64	Template:Bartable	38.09	Template:Bartable
Rossmere	11.30	Template:Bartable	47.04	Template:Bartable	41.66	Template:Bartable
Rupertsland	15.14	Template:Bartable	60.42	Template:Bartable	24.44	Template:Bartable
Selkirk	10.94	Template:Bartable	54.93	Template:Bartable	33.36	Template:Bartable
Seven Oaks	11.38	Template:Bartable	64.71	Template:Bartable	23.10	Template:Bartable
Springfield	11.96	Template:Bartable	43.78	Template:Bartable	44.26	Template:Bartable
St. Boniface	23.82	Template:Bartable	60.77	Template:Bartable	13.60	Template:Bartable
St. James	9.89	Template:Bartable	44.22	Template:Bartable	42.55	Template:Bartable
St. Johns	9.50	Template:Bartable	56.39	Template:Bartable	29.28	Template:Bartable
St. Norbert	24.40	Template:Bartable	24.88	Template:Bartable	50.72	Template:Bartable
St. Vital	15.06	Template:Bartable	45.32	Template:Bartable	39.62	Template:Bartable
Ste. Rose	11.67	Template:Bartable	37.01	Template:Bartable	45.77	Template:Bartable
Sturgeon Creek	16.90	Template:Bartable	26.54	Template:Bartable	55.17	Template:Bartable
Swan River	5.06	Template:Bartable	47.88	Template:Bartable	47.06	Template:Bartable
The Pas	13.31	Template:Bartable	68.34	Template:Bartable	18.35	Template:Bartable
Thompson	7.49	Template:Bartable	66.61	Template:Bartable	25.90	Template:Bartable
Transcona	15.39	Template:Bartable	59.39	Template:Bartable	25.21	Template:Bartable
Turtle Mountain	17.41	Template:Bartable	18.96	Template:Bartable	47.51	Template:Bartable
Tuxedo	33.02	Template:Bartable	16.92	Template:Bartable	49.09	Template:Bartable
Virden	6.53	Template:Bartable	21.82	Template:Bartable	52.99	Template:Bartable
Wolseley	14.20	Template:Bartable	51.42	Template:Bartable	27.83	Template:Bartable

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Post-election changes

Early in 1988, Laurent Desjardins (St. Boniface) announced his retirement from the legislature. Soon after this, NDP backbencher Jim Walding (St. Vital) voted against his party's budget, causing the government to fall.

See also

• List of Manitoba political parties
• Manitoba Liberal Party candidates, 1986 Manitoba provincial election

Further reading

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