The 1973 Manitoba general election was held on June 28, 1973 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of

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, Canada. It was won by the

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, which took 31 of 57 seats to win government in its own right for the first time. The Progressive Conservative Party finished second with 21, while the

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took the remaining five. The Manitoba Social Credit Party lost its only seat. A right-of-centre municipal organization known as the Independent Citizens' Election Committee convinced the Progressive Conservative and Liberal parties to avoid competing against each other in certain

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-area ridings, such that a single "anti-socialist" alternative to the NDP could be offered. This campaign was generally unsuccessful.

Results

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

Riding results

Party key: *PC:

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*SC: Manitoba Social Credit Party *Comm:

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*(M-L): Communist Party of Canada – Marxist-Leninist *Ind: Independent

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: *(incumbent) Douglas Watt (PC) 3487 *Lorne Watt (NDP) 1981 *M.F. Mac Corbett (L) 1181 Assiniboia: *(incumbent)

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(L) 5105 * Norma Price (PC) 4309 *Larry Iwan (NDP) 3029 Birtle-Russell: *(incumbent) Harry Graham (PC) 3203 *Michael Sotas (NDP) 2967 *John Braendle (L) 685

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: *(incumbent)

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(NDP) 4123 * Ken Burgess (PC) 2912 *Terry Penton (L) 855 *John Gross (SC) 78 Brandon West: *(incumbent) Edward McGill (PC) 5070 * Henry Carroll (NDP) 4028 *Guy Savoie (L) 806 Burrows: *(incumbent) Ben Hanuschak (NDP) 5277 *Doug Krochak (PC) 1044 *Bob Major (L) 741 * Mary Kardash (Comm) 108 *Glen Brown (M-L) 33 Charleswood: *(incumbent) Arthur Moug (PC) 6180 *Roy Neil Benson (NDP) 3554 *Jim Spencer (L) 3456 Churchill: * Les Osland (NDP) 2041 *Andy Champagne (PC) 1367 *Walter Perepeluk (L) 1256 *Andrew Kirkness (Ind) 880 Crescentwood: * Harvey Patterson (NDP) 3730 *Lawrie Pollard (PC) 3729 *June Menzies (L) 1734 Dauphin: *(incumbent)

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(NDP) 4261 *Art Rampton (PC) 3262 *Hugh Dunlop (L) 1091 Elmwood: *(incumbent) Russell Doern (NDP) 4987 *Edward Tymchuk (PC) 2361 *Ray Brunka (L) 1363 Emerson: * Steve Derewianchuk (NDP) 2374 *Garnet Kyle (PC) 1937 * Mark Smerchanski (L) 1768 *Walter Hoover (Ind) 83 Flin Flon: *(incumbent) Thomas Barrow (NDP) 3112 *George Njegovan (PC) 1803 *Roy Veness (L) 893 Fort Garry: *(incumbent) L.R. Bud Sherman (PC) 4783 * Henry Janzen (L) 4331 *C.G. Gifford (NDP) 4006 Fort Rouge: * Lloyd Axworthy (L) 4181 *Samia Friesen (NDP) 3614 *(incumbent) Inez Trueman (PC) 3531 *Lane McDonald (Ind) 131 Gimli: *(incumbent) John Gottfried (NDP) 3546 *Ted Revel (PC) 3490 *Charles Arnason (Ind) 164

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: *(incumbent)

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(PC) 3605 *Gordon Stewart (NDP) 2394 *Gordon McPhail (L) 1698 *Kenneth Morrison (Ind) 106 Inkster: *(incumbent) Sidney Green (NDP) 5442 *John Sulymko (L) 1686 *Joe McMullen (PC) 1622 *Don Currie (Comm) 78 *Aili Waldman (M-L) 12 Kildonan: *(incumbent) Peter Fox (NDP) 5718 *Don Lynn Heidman (PC) 2660 *Ann McTavish (L) 2097 Lac Du Bonnet: *(incumbent) Samuel Uskiw (NDP) 5461 *Jo Anne Hillier (L) 2244 Lakeside: *(incumbent) Harry Enns (PC) 2969 *George Schreyer (NDP) 1793 *Alan Beachell (L) 1778 La Verendrye: * Robert Banman (PC) 2912 *(incumbent) Leonard Barkman (L) 2387 *Roger Smith (NDP) 1514 Logan: *(incumbent) William Jenkins (NDP) 2671 *Rita Servin (PC) 1582 *Andrew Mazur (L) 644 *William Hawryluk (Ind) 671 *Gordon Anderson (Ind) 48 Minnedosa: *(incumbent) Dave Blake (PC) 3777 *Lawrence Bell (NDP) 2708 *Ed Turner (L) 739 Morris: *(incumbent) Warner Jorgenson (PC) 3650 *Lawrence Lewco (NDP) 1602 *Norm Dashevsky (L) 825 Osborne: *(incumbent) Ian Turnbull (NDP) 3945 * June Westbury (L) 2347 *Ted Speers (PC) 2344 Pembina: *(incumbent) George Henderson (PC) 4408 *Robert McKenzie (L) 1553 *Paul Klassen (NDP) 1013

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: *(incumbent) Gordon Johnston (L) 2628 * George Fairfield (PC) 2592 *Albert Barrett (NDP) 1933 Radisson: *(incumbent) Harry Shafransky (NDP) 4267 * Abe Kovnats (PC) 3635 *D'Arcy Pagan (L) 1740

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: * Arnold Brown (PC) 2903 *(incumbent) Jacob Froese (SC) 1587 *Jake Heinrichs (NDP) 1002 *Harry Friesen (L) 578 *John Epp (Ind) 52 Riel: *(incumbent) Donald Craik (PC) 7944 * Wilson Parasiuk (NDP) 6181 *Art Gill (L) 1782 River Heights: *(incumbent)

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(PC) 5167 * Charles Huband (L) 2906 * Muriel Smith (NDP) 1413 Roblin: *(incumbent)

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(PC) 3388 *John Oldham (NDP) 2779 Rock Lake: *(incumbent) Henry Einarson (PC) 3470 *Paul Cenerini (NDP) 1825 *Arnold Collins (L) 1361 Rossmere: *(incumbent)

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(NDP) 6827 *Alfred Penner (PC) 6239 Rupertsland: * Harvey Bostrom (NDP) 2093 *John Ateah (L) 1329 *Raymond Guiboche (PC) 504 *Dave Courchene Jr. (Ind) 415 *Lorne Lester (Ind) 166 St. Boniface: * J. Paul Marion (L) 4301 *(incumbent) Laurent Desjardins (NDP) 4300

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: *(incumbent) Bill Uruski (NDP) 3552 * Elman Guttormson (L) 2465 St. James: * George Minaker (PC) 4483 *(incumbent) Alvin Mackling (NDP) 4109 *Michael Scholl (L) 1340 *Gerald Zucawich (Ind) 30 St. Johns: *(incumbent) Saul Cherniack (NDP) 4519 *Murray Krovats (PC) 1686 *Ben Karasinski (L) 1061 * William Cecil Ross (Comm) 66 *Joe Smith (Ind) 45 *Diane Waldman (M-L) 24 St. Matthews: *(incumbent) Wally Johannson (NDP) 3875 *Einar Arnason (PC) 2492 *Norm Kirton (L) 1365 Ste. Rose: *(incumbent) A.R. Pete Adam (NDP) 2627 *Dwight Hopfner (L) 1748 *Alf O'Loughlin (PC) 1516 Selkirk: *(incumbent)

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(NDP) 4745 *John Linney (PC) 3429 Seven Oaks: *(incumbent) Saul Miller (NDP) 6579 *Carl Zawatsky (PC) 4921 *Henry Froese (L) 1386 Souris-Killarney: *(incumbent) Earl McKellar (PC) 4669 * John Bucklaschuk (NDP) 1557 *Gordon Martin (L) 890 Springfield: *(incumbent) Rene Toupin (NDP) 3611 *John Vaags (PC) 3245 *Len Mendes (L) 694 *Harry Meronek (Ind) 333 Sturgeon Creek: *(incumbent) Frank Johnston (PC) 6467 * Laverne Lewycky (NDP) 2924 *Marjorie Gillies (L) 1647 *Dale Hibbard (Ind) 54 Swan River: *(incumbent) James Bilton (PC) 3370 *Omar Lamb (NDP) 2669 *Vic Mearon (L) 687 The Pas: *(incumbent) Ron McBryde (NDP) 3673 *George Takashima (Ind) 1873 Transcona: *(incumbent) Russell Paulley (NDP) 6275 *Phil Rizzuto (PC) 4151 Virden: *(incumbent) Morris McGregor (PC) 2981 *Barry Forman (NDP) 1741 *Duncan McDonald (L) 911

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: *(incumbent) Philip Petursson (NDP) 4190 *Brandson Thornson (PC) 2272 *Neil Baker (Ind) 1165 Winnipeg Centre: *(incumbent) Bud Boyce (NDP) 3010 * Bob Wilson (PC) 1520 *Ken Arenson (L) 1092 *Ed Storozuk (SC) 44 Wolseley: *(incumbent) Israel Asper (L) 3135 * Murdoch MacKay (NDP) 3131 * Robert Steen (PC) 1807

Post-election changes

St. Boniface (election declared void), December 20, 1974: * Laurent Desjardins (NDP) 3711 * J. Paul Marion (L) 3092 *Paul Fredette (PC) 378 Wolseley (res. Israel Asper, March 1, 1975), June 25, 1975: * Robert Wilson (PC) 2072 *D'Arcy McCaffery (L) 1870 * Murdoch MacKay (NDP) 1815 *J.M.A. Smith (Ind) 55 Crescentwood (election declared void, February 20, 1975), June 25, 1975: * Warren Steen (PC) 2780 * Charles Huband (L) 2611 * Harvey Patterson (NDP) 1987 Souris-Killarney (dec. Earl McKellar, April 18, 1976), November 7, 1976: *

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(PC) 4478 *Jean Strath (L) 1272 *Howard Nixon (NDP) 1073

Results

Riding results

Post-election changes

See also