List of Manitoba general elections
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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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.
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.
- Notes
- Template:Note label 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).
- Template:Note label Includes results for Progressive Conservatives, and also the Independent Conservative candidate elected in 1903.
- Template:Note label Includes results for the Liberal-Progressive party.
- Template:Note label Includes results for the Progressive party in 1927.
- Template:Note label Includes the two Liberal-Conservatives elected, who were members of the government.
- Template:Note label 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 |
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| 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