The 1977 Manitoba general election was held on October 11, 1977, to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of

Manitoba Manitoba is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population ...

, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative Party, which took 33 seats out of 57. The governing

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fell to 23 seats, while the

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won only one seat.

Results

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

Riding results

Party key: *PC:

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba (PC; ) is a centre-right political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is currently the opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, following a defeat in the 2023 provincial election. Hist ...

*L:

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*NDP:

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*SC: Manitoba Social Credit Party *Comm:

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*RWL: Revolutionary Workers League *WDP: Western Democracy Party (see by-elections) *M-L: Marxist–Leninist Party of Canada - Manitoba (see by-elections) *Ind: Independent

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: * James Downey (PC) 2280 *Earl Sterling (NDP) 1172 *Murray Lee (L) 901 Assiniboia: * Norma Price (PC) 7863 *(incumbent)

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(L) 4271 *Max Melnyk (NDP) 2106 Birtle-Russell: *(incumbent) Harry Graham (PC) 3058 *Peter Merry (NDP) 2608 *Doug MacIsaac (L) 1169

Brandon East Brandon East () is a provincial electoral division in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Manitoba, Canada. It encompasses the southeastern part of the City of Brandon, Manitoba, Brandon. Historical riding The original riding o ...

: *(incumbent)

Leonard Evans Leonard Salusbury Evans (August 19, 1929 – January 2, 2016) was a Canadian politician in Manitoba. He was a member of the Manitoba legislature from 1969 to 1999 and was a Cabinet Minister in the governments of New Democratic Premiers Edwar ...

(NDP) 4217 *James Thornborough (PC) 3195 *James Manishen (L) 558 Brandon West: *(incumbent) Edward McGill (PC) 5680 * Henry Carroll (NDP) 4601 *Phil Cels (L) 807 * John Gross (SC) 107 Burrows: *(incumbent) Ben Hanuschak (NDP) 4103 *Ken Alyluia (PC) 1688 *Anne Percheson (L) 490 Charleswood: *(incumbent)

Sterling Lyon Sterling Rufus Lyon (January 30, 1927 – December 16, 2010) was a Canadian lawyer, cabinet minister, and the 17th premier of Manitoba from 1977 to 1981. His government introduced several fiscally-conservative measures, and was sometimes seen a ...

(PC) 10559 *

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(NDP) 4216 *Beverly Riley (L) 1493 Churchill: * Jay Cowan (NDP) 2280 *Mark Ingebrigtson (PC) 1992 *Andrew Kirkness (L) 1140 Crescentwood: *(incumbent) Warren Steen (PC) 3253 * Muriel Smith (NDP) 3181 *

Charles Huband Charles R. Huband (February 23, 1932–June 14, 2023) was a Manitoba politician, who subsequently became a judge. He was the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party between 1975 and 1978. Huband attended the University of Manitoba in the 1950 ...

(L) 2702 Dauphin: * James Galbraith (PC) 4590 *(incumbent)

Peter Burtniak Peter Burtniak (March 26, 1925 in Fork River, Manitoba – April 8, 2004) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1977, and served as a cabinet minister in the g ...

(NDP) 4330 Elmwood: *(incumbent) Russell Doern (NDP) 4136 *Ken Gunn-Walberg (PC) 3282 *Ken Vincent (L) 675 Emerson: * Albert Driedger (PC) 3125 *(incumbent) Steve Derewianchuk (NDP) 2153 *Gabriel Catellier (L) 1439 Flin Flon: *(incumbent) Thomas Barrow (NDP) 2917 *Nyall Hyndman (PC) 2522 *Walter Shmon (L) 309 Fort Garry: *(incumbent) Bud Sherman (PC) 10052 *Ruth Pear (NDP) 4157 *Beth Candlish (L) 2423 Fort Rouge: *(incumbent) Lloyd Axworthy (L) 4153 * Julian Hugh McDonald (PC) 3486 *Ermano Barone (NDP) 2863 Gimli: * Keith Cosens (PC) 4515 * George Schreyer (NDP) 3795

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: *(incumbent)

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(PC) 4635 *William Werbiski (NDP) 2151 *Sid Lachter (L) 662 Inkster: *(incumbent) Sidney Green (NDP) 5175 *Barrie Jones (PC) 2711 *Barry Krawchuk (L) 934 Kildonan: *(incumbent) Peter Fox (NDP) 5658 *James Hanson (PC) 4651 * Norman Stapon (L) 929 Lac Du Bonnet: *(incumbent) Samuel Uskiw (NDP) 5037 *John Vaags (PC) 3795 *Robert Dyne (L) 515 Lakeside: *(incumbent) Harry Enns (PC) 3987 *Phillip Schwarz (NDP) 1494 *Douglas Clifford (L) 1034 La Verendrye: *(incumbent) Robert Banman (PC) 4914 * Alphonse Fournier (NDP) 1601 *Robert Rempel (L) 924 Logan: *(incumbent) William Jenkins (NDP) 2956 *Rita Serbin (PC) 1449 * Piercy Haynes (L) 578 Minnedosa: *(incumbent) Dave Blake (PC) 3912 * John Martens (NDP) 2311 *Albert Moad (L) 474 *C.V. Hutton (SC) 272 Morris: *(incumbent) Warner Jorgenson (PC) 4484 *Alphonse Lenz (NDP) 1152 *Donald Macgillivray (L) 516 Osborne: * Gerald Mercier (PC) 3803 *(incumbent) Ian Turnbull (NDP) 3707 *Gilbert Paul (L) 655 *Larry Johnston (RWL) 47 Pembina: * Donald Orchard (PC) 5214 *Vic Epp (L) 1141 *Marianne Martin (NDP) 1117

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: * Lloyd Hyde (PC) 3552 *Peter Swidnicki (NDP) 2067 *Hugh Moran (L) 1893 Radisson: * Abe Kovnats (PC) 4535 *(incumbent) Harry Shafransky (NDP) 3757 * Evelyne Reese (L) 1394

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: *(incumbent) Arnold Brown (PC) 3610 *Jacob Heinrichs (NDP) 1001 *Ray Hamm (L) 943 * Jacob Froese (SC) 813 Riel: *(incumbent) Donald Craik (PC) 10412 * Doreen Dodick (NDP) 6427 *Charles Greene (L) 2539 River Heights: *(incumbent)

Sidney Spivak Sidney Joel Spivak, (May 23, 1928 – July 8, 2002) was a Manitoba politician. He was a Executive Council of Manitoba, Cabinet minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin, Walter Weir and Sterling Lyon, and was himself leader of the Progr ...

(PC) 6175 * David Walker (L) 1662 *Jill Oliver (NDP) 1091 Roblin: *(incumbent)

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(PC) 3291 *Kenneth Mikolayenko (NDP) 2351 *Joe Andronyk (L) 410 Rock Lake: *(incumbent) Henry Einarson (PC) 4243 *Ronald Devos (L) 1167 *Eric Irwin (NDP) 1029 Rossmere: *(incumbent)

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(NDP) 9246 *Henry Krahn (PC) 8516 *Brian Norris (L) 680 Rupertsland: *(incumbent) Harvey Bostrom (NDP) 2141 *George Weiss (PC) 1625 *Norman Gunn (L) 741 St. Boniface: *(incumbent) Laurent Desjardins (NDP) 4266 *Peter Poitras (PC) 1833 *George Ricard (L) 1699

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: *(incumbent) Bill Uruski (NDP) 3103 *Albert Rohl (PC) 2568 *Duncan Geisler (L) 369 St. James: *(incumbent) George Minaker (PC) 5199 *Curtis Nordman (NDP) 2853 *John Wilson (L) 749 St. Johns: *(incumbent) Saul Cherniack (NDP) 3845 * John Borger (PC) 1892 *Myroslaw Tracz (L) 733 *Don Plowman (Comm) 81 St. Matthews: * Len Domino (PC) 3119 *(incumbent) Wally Johannson (NDP) 2995 *Roy Yerex (L) 459 *Richard Stonyk (SC) 72 Ste. Rose: *(incumbent) A.R. Pete Adam (NDP) 2611 *Arthur Erickson (PC) 1830 *John Fleming (L) 1219 Selkirk: *(incumbent)

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(NDP) 5519 *Tom Denton (PC) 4452 *Edward Motkaluk (L) 573 Seven Oaks: *(incumbent) Saul Miller (NDP) 7597 *Carl Zawatsky (PC) 6777 *Sue Juravsky (L) 798 *Charles Watson (Comm) 70 Souris-Killarney: * Brian Ransom (PC) 4519 *Howard Nixon (NDP) 1500 *Jean Strath (L) 1207 Springfield: * Bob Anderson (PC) 5843 *(incumbent) Rene Toupin (NDP) 3995 *Rita Roeland (L) 700 Sturgeon Creek: *(incumbent) Frank Johnston (PC) 7407 *Don Simpson (NDP) 2655 *Peter Moss (L) 1736 Swan River: * Douglas Gourlay (PC) 3909 *Leonard Harapiuk (NDP) 3179 The Pas: *(incumbent) Ron McBryde (NDP) 3471 *Percy Pielak (PC) 1965 * Edwin Jebb (L) 714 Thompson: * Ken MacMaster (PC) 3947 *(incumbent) Ken Dillen (NDP) 3031 *Oliver Monkman (L) 283 Transcona: * Wilson Parasiuk (NDP) 6474 *Tony Leonard (PC) 4749 *Douglas Dennison (L) 767 Virden: *(incumbent) Morris McGregor (PC) 3669 * Edward Arndt (NDP) 1635

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Brian Corrin Brian Mark Corrin (born July 4, 1945) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1986, sitting as a New Democratic Party of Manitoba, New Democrat. Corrin was born in Winnipeg, Man ...

(NDP) 3591 *Geoff Dixon (PC) 2376 * Mario Santos (L) 591 Winnipeg Centre: *(incumbent) Bud Boyce (NDP) 2217 * Philip Lee (PC) 1587 *Ken Wong (L) 727

Post-election changes

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appointed

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, December 7, 1978), October 16, 1979: * Victor Schroeder (NDP) 6191 *Harold Piercy (PC) 5961 *E.J. Sandy Clancy (L) 523 *Linda J. Penner (WDP) 39 *Manuel Gitterman (M-L) 21 River Heights (res.

, April 12, 1979), October 16, 1979: * Gary Filmon (PC) 3473 *Jay Prober (L) 2477 *Don Jewison (NDP) 697 *William Hawryluk (WDP) 19 Fort Rouge (res. Lloyd Axworthy, April 6, 1979), October 16, 1979: * June Westbury (L) 2659 *Vic Savino (NDP) 2291 * Julian Hugh McDonald (PC) 1830 Sidney Green (NDP) 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 (NDP) 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

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Results

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Post-election changes

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