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The Manitoba general election of 1977 was held on 11 October. The results were as follows:
The voting results for individual constituencies were as follows:
Constituency |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Arthur |
James Erwin “Jim” Downey |
Progressive Conservative |
4,405 |
Earl Sterling |
New Democratic |
1,172 |
Murray Lee |
Liberal |
901 |
Assiniboia |
Norma Killeen Price (1920-2008) |
Progressive Conservative |
7,863 |
Stephen Clifford “Steve” Patrick (1932-2014) |
Liberal |
4,271 |
Max Melnyk |
New Democratic |
2,106 |
Birtle-Russell |
Henry Edward “Harry” Graham (1921-2006) |
Progressive Conservative |
3,066 |
Peter Merry |
New Democratic |
2,612 |
Douglas MacIsaac |
Liberal |
1,169 |
Brandon East |
Leonard Salusbury “Len” Evans (1929-2016) |
New Democratic |
4,217 |
James Thornborough |
Progressive Conservative |
3,195 |
James Manishen |
Liberal |
558 |
Brandon West |
Edward Robert McGill (1912-1996) |
Progressive Conservative |
5,680 |
Henry Nelson Carroll (1937-2015) |
New Democratic |
4,601 |
Phil Cels |
Liberal |
807 |
John William Gross (1914-1994) |
Social Credit |
107 |
Burrows |
Ben Hanuschak |
New Democratic |
4,103 |
Ken Alylula |
Progressive Conservative |
1,688 |
Anne Percheson |
Liberal |
490 |
Charleswood |
Sterling Rufus Lyon (1927-2010) |
Progressive Conservative |
10,559 |
Maureen Lucille Hemphill |
New Democratic |
4,216 |
Beverly Riley |
Liberal |
1,493 |
Churchill |
Jay Marine Cowan (1946-2022) |
New Democratic |
2,280 |
Mark Ingebrigtson |
Progressive Conservative |
1,992 |
Andrew Kirkness |
Liberal |
1,140 |
Crescentwood |
Warren J. Steen (1940-2009) |
Progressive Conservative |
3,253 |
Muriel Ann Lipsey Smith |
New Democratic |
3,181 |
Charles Richard Huband (1932-2023) |
Liberal |
2,702 |
Dauphin |
James “Jim” Galbraith |
Progressive Conservative |
4,590 |
Peter Burtniak (1925-2004) |
New Democratic |
4,330 |
Elmwood |
Russell John “Russ” Doern (1935-1987) |
New Democratic |
4,136 |
Ken Gunn-Walberg |
Progressive Conservative |
3,282 |
Ken Vincent |
Liberal |
675 |
Emerson |
Albert Driedger (1936-2011) |
Progressive Conservative |
3,125 |
Steve Derewianchuk |
New Democratic |
2,153 |
Gabriel Catellier |
Liberal |
1,439 |
Flin Flon |
Thomas Aiden Barrow (1916-1982) |
New Democratic |
2,917 |
Nyall Hyndman |
Progressive Conservative |
2,522 |
Walter Shmon |
Liberal |
309 |
Fort Garry |
Louis Ralph “Bud” Sherman (1926-2015) |
Progressive Conservative |
10,052 |
Ruth Pear |
New Democratic |
4,157 |
Beth Candlish |
Liberal |
2,423 |
Fort Rouge |
Lloyd Norman Axworthy |
Liberal |
4,153 |
Julian Hugh McDonald |
Progressive Conservative |
3,486 |
Ermano Barone |
New Democratic |
2,863 |
Gimli |
Keith Alan Cosens (1932-1990) |
Progressive Conservative |
4,515 |
George B. Schreyer (1920-2017) |
New Democratic |
3,795 |
Gladstone |
James Robert “Jim” Ferguson (1925-2013) |
Progressive Conservative |
4,635 |
William “Bill” Werbiski |
New Democratic |
2,151 |
Sid Lachter |
Liberal |
662 |
Inkster |
Sidney “Sid” Green |
New Democratic |
5,175 |
Barrie Jones |
Progressive Conservative |
2,711 |
Barry Krawchuk |
Liberal |
934 |
William Cecil Ross (c1911-1998) |
Communist |
86 |
Kildonan |
Peter Fox (1921-1989) |
New Democratic |
5,568 |
James “Jim” Hanson |
Progressive Conservative |
4,651 |
Norm Stapon |
Liberal |
929 |
Lac du Bonnet |
Samuel “Sam” Uskiw (1933-2011) |
New Democratic |
5,037 |
John Vaags |
Progressive Conservative |
3,795 |
Robert “Bob” Dyne |
Liberal |
515 |
Lakeside |
Harry John Enns (1931-2010) |
Progressive Conservative |
3,987 |
Phillip “Phil” Schwarz |
New Democratic |
1,494 |
Douglas Clifford |
Liberal |
1,034 |
La Verendrye |
Robert Banman |
Progressive Conservative |
4,914 |
Alphonse Fournier |
New Democratic |
1,601 |
Robert “Bob” Rempel |
Liberal |
924 |
Logan |
William Walter “Bill” Jenkins (1921-1995) |
New Democratic |
2,956 |
Rita Serbin |
Progressive Conservative |
1,449 |
Piercy Augustus “Percy” Haynes (1911-1992) |
Liberal |
578 |
Minnedosa |
David Robert “Dave” Blake (1925-2008) |
Progressive Conservative |
3,912 |
John Martens |
New Democratic |
2,311 |
Albert Moad |
Liberal |
474 |
C. V. Hutton |
Social Credit |
272 |
Morris |
Warner Herbert Jorgenson (1918-2005) |
Progressive Conservative |
4,484 |
Al Lenz |
New Democratic |
1,152 |
Donald “Don” MacGillivray |
Liberal |
516 |
Osborne |
Gerald W. Mercier |
Progressive Conservative |
3,803 |
Ian Turnbull |
New Democratic |
3,707 |
Gilbert Ivan Paul (1922-2004) |
Liberal |
655 |
Larry Johnston |
Independent |
47 |
Pembina |
Donald Warder “Don” Orchard |
Progressive Conservative |
5,214 |
Victor Epp |
Liberal |
1,141 |
Marianne Martin |
New Democratic |
1,117 |
Point Douglas |
Donald Marto Malinowski (1924-2003) |
New Democratic |
3,116 |
Margaret Didenko |
Progressive Conservative |
915 |
Donald Dean “Don” Marks (1953-2016) |
Liberal |
769 |
Harold Dyck |
Communist |
62 |
Peter Stevens |
Social Credit |
59 |
Portage la Prairie |
Lloyd George “Jiggs” Hyde (1920-1985) |
Progressive Conservative |
3,552 |
Peter Swidnicki |
New Democratic |
2,067 |
Hugh Moran |
Liberal |
1,893 |
Radisson |
Abe Kovnats (1928-1996) |
Progressive Conservative |
4,535 |
Harry Shafransky (1930-1986) |
New Democratic |
3,757 |
Evelyne Reese |
Liberal |
1,394 |
Rhineland |
Peter Arnold Brown (1927-1994) |
Progressive Conservative |
3,610 |
Jacob Heinrichs |
New Democratic |
1,001 |
Ray Hamm |
Liberal |
943 |
Jacob M. “Jake” Froese (1917-2003) |
Social Credit |
813 |
Riel |
Donald William Craik (1931-1985) |
Progressive Conservative |
10,412 |
Doreen Dodick |
New Democratic |
6,427 |
Charles F. Greene |
Liberal |
2,589 |
River Heights |
Sidney Joel Spivak (1928-2002) |
Progressive Conservative |
6,175 |
David Walker |
Liberal |
1,662 |
Jill Oliver |
New Democratic |
1,091 |
Roblin |
James Wallace “Wally” McKenzie (1914-1999) |
Progressive Conservative |
3,291 |
Ken Mikolayenko |
New Democratic |
2,351 |
Joe Andronyk |
Liberal |
410 |
Rock Lake |
Henry John Einarson (1918-1992) |
Progressive Conservative |
4,243 |
Ronald Devos |
Liberal |
1,167 |
Eric B. Irwin (1955-2017) |
New Democratic |
1,029 |
Rossmere |
Edward Richard “Ed” Schreyer |
New Democratic |
9,246 |
Henry Krahn |
Progressive Conservative |
8,516 |
Brian Norris |
Liberal |
680 |
Rupertsland |
Harvey Bostrom |
New Democratic |
2,141 |
George R. Weiss |
Progressive Conservative |
1,625 |
Norman Gunn |
Liberal |
741 |
St. Boniface |
Laurent Louis “Larry” Desjardins (1923-2012) |
New Democratic |
4,266 |
W. J. “Pete” Poitras |
Progressive Conservative |
1,833 |
George Ricard |
Liberal |
1,699 |
St. George |
William “Bill” Uruski |
New Democratic |
3,103 |
Albert Rohl |
Progressive Conservative |
2,568 |
Duncan Edward Geisler (1948-2019) |
Liberal |
369 |
St. James |
Clement George Minaker (1937-2012) |
Progressive Conservative |
5,199 |
Curtis Nordman |
New Democratic |
2,853 |
John Wilson |
Liberal |
749 |
St. Johns |
Saul Mark Cherniack (1917-2018) |
New Democratic |
3,845 |
John Borger |
Progressive Conservative |
1,892 |
Myroslaw Tracz |
Liberal |
733 |
Don Plowman |
Communist |
81 |
St. Matthews |
Leonard Anthony “Len” Domino |
Progressive Conservative |
3,119 |
Thorkell Wallace “Wally” Johannson |
New Democratic |
2,995 |
Roy Yerex |
Liberal |
459 |
Richard Stonyk |
Social Credit |
72 |
St. Vital |
Derek James “Jim” Walding (1937-2007) |
New Democratic |
3,924 |
Gil Shaw |
Progressive Conservative |
3,390 |
Eddie Coutu |
Liberal |
2,115 |
Ste. Rose |
Aimé Rawleigh “Pete” Adam (1913-2009) |
New Democratic |
2,611 |
Arthur Erickson |
Progressive Conservative |
1,830 |
John Fleming |
Liberal |
1,219 |
Selkirk |
Howard Russell Pawley (1934-2015) |
New Democratic |
5,159 |
Tom Denton |
Progressive Conservative |
4,452 |
Ed Motkaluk |
Liberal |
573 |
Seven Oaks |
Saul Alecs Miller (1917-1993) |
New Democratic |
7,597 |
Carl Zawatsky |
Progressive Conservative |
6,777 |
Sue Juravsky |
Liberal |
798 |
Charles J. C. Watson |
Communist |
70 |
Souris-Killarney |
Alan Brian Ransom (1940-2020) |
Progressive Conservative |
4,519 |
Howard Nixon |
New Democratic |
1,500 |
Jean Strath |
Liberal |
1,207 |
Springfield |
Robert “Bob” Anderson |
Progressive Conservative |
5,843 |
Rene Ernest Toupin (1934-2014) |
New Democratic |
3,995 |
Rita Roeland |
Liberal |
700 |
Sturgeon Creek |
John Franklin “Frank” Johnston (1929-2017) |
Progressive Conservative |
7,407 |
James Donald “Don” Simpson |
New Democratic |
2,655 |
Peter Moss Jr. |
Liberal |
1,736 |
Swan River |
Douglas Gourlay |
Progressive Conservative |
3,909 |
Leonard Harapiuk |
New Democratic |
3,179 |
The Pas |
Sydney Ronald “Ron” McBryde (1941-1989) |
New Democratic |
3,471 |
Percy Pielak |
Progressive Conservative |
1,965 |
Edwin Jebb |
Liberal |
714 |
Thompson |
Ken MacMaster |
Progressive Conservative |
3,947 |
Kenneth George “Ken” Dillen (1938-2020) |
New Democratic |
3,031 |
Oliver James Monkman (1938-2020) |
Liberal |
283 |
Transcona |
Wilson Parasiuk |
New Democratic |
6,474 |
Tony Leonard |
Progressive Conservative |
4,749 |
Douglas Dennison |
Liberal |
767 |
Virden |
Donald Morris McGregor (1923-2003) |
Progressive Conservative |
3,669 |
Edward Raymond “Ed” Arndt (1939-2019) |
New Democratic |
1,635 |
Wellington |
Brian Corrin |
New Democratic |
3,591 |
Geoff Dixon |
Progressive Conservative |
2,376 |
Mario Santos |
Liberal |
591 |
Winnipeg Centre |
Joseph Russell “Bud” Boyce (1924-1984) |
New Democratic |
2,217 |
Philip S. Lee |
Progressive Conservative |
1,587 |
Ken Wong |
Liberal |
727 |
Wolseley |
Robert George “Bob” Wilson |
Progressive Conservative |
2,763 |
Murdoch MacKay (1930-2023) |
New Democratic |
2,689 |
Norma McCormick |
Liberal |
1,286 |
See also:
Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial By-Elections (1979)
Memorable Manitobans: Members of the Thirty-First Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1977-1981)
Sources:
“Manitoba takes on a new political hue – Tory blue,” Winnipeg Free Press, 12 October 1977, page 16.
Historical Summaries, ElectionsManitoba.
Obituary [Oliver James Monkman], Winnipeg Free Press, 12 August 2020.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 4 September 2023
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