Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial Election (1988)

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The Manitoba general election of 1988 was held on 26 April. The results were as follows:

Party	Leader	Votes	Seats
Progressive Conservative	Gary Albert Filmon	206,180	25
Liberal	Sharon Carstairs	190,913	20
New Democratic	Gary Albert Doer	126,954	12
Confederation of Regions	Dennis Heeney	7,100	0
Western Independence	Fred Cameron	2,442	0
Independent	-	2,084	0
Manitoba Progressive	Sidney “Sid” Green	975	0
Libertarian	Clancy Smith	501	0
Communist	Lorne Robson	261	0
Totals		537,410	57

The voting results for individual constituencies were as follows:

Constituency	Candidate	Party	Votes
Arthur	James Erwin “Jim” Downey	Progressive Conservative	4,359
	Doug Mosset	Liberal	2,171
	Ross Meggison	Confederation of Regions	863
	Goldwyn Jones	New Democratic	575
Assiniboia	Edward Charles “Ed” Mandrake (1938-2010)	Liberal	3,918
	Rurik “Ric” Nordman (1919-1996)	Progressive Conservative	3,731
	Robert Johannson	New Democratic	1,031
	Linda Cress	Western Independence	166
Brandon East	Leonard Salusbury “Len” Evans (1929-2016)	New Democratic	3,512
	Jim Armstrong	Progressive Conservative	2,859
	Lois Fjeldsted	Liberal	2,260
	Garth Shurvell	Independent	208
Brandon West	James Collus “Jim” McCrae	Progressive Conservative	5,039
	John Worley	Liberal	3,618
	Ishbel Solvason	New Democratic	2,313
Burrows	William “Bill” Chornopyski (1922-2002)	Liberal	3,114
	Doug Martindale	New Democratic	3,005
	Allan Yap	Progressive Conservative	1,040
	Michael Kibzey	Independent	129
	Lorne Robson	Communist	79
Charleswood	Jim Ernst	Progressive Conservative	6,670
	Shari Nelson	Liberal	5,850
	Bruno Zimmer	New Democratic	1,180
	David Hollins	Independent	158
Churchill	Jay Marine Cowan (1946-2022)	New Democratic	2,396
	Wayne Wittmeier	Progressive Conservative	1,019
	George Kernaghan	Liberal	714
Concordia	Gary Albert Doer	New Democratic	3,702
	Barbara Blomeley	Liberal	2,948
	Victor Rubiletz	Progressive Conservative	2,634
	Bill Seman	Independent	358
	Fred Cameron	Western Independence	114
	Charles Henry	Manitoba Progressive	61
Dauphin	John S. Plohman	New Democratic	3,983
	Russell Secord	Progressive Conservative	3,435
	Peter Rampton	Liberal	2,475
Ellice	Avis Gray	Liberal	3,081
	Harvey Smith (1936-2017)	New Democratic	2,457
	Alex Arenson	Progressive Conservative	1,538
	Susan Caine	Western Independence	109
Elmwood	Jim Maloway	New Democratic	3,012
	Ed Price	Liberal	2,839
	John Frances “Frank” Syms (c1924-1992)	Progressive Conservative	1,920
	Russ Letkeman	Libertarian	113
Emerson	Albert Driedger (1936-2011)	Progressive Conservative	5,027
	Martin Stadler	Liberal	2,615
	Kurt Penner	New Democratic	1,407
	Jake Wall	Confederation of Regions	366
Flin Flon	Jerrie Storie	New Democratic	2,948
	Gordon Mitchell	Progressive Conservative	1,563
	J. Brian King	Liberal	867
Fort Garry	Laurie Edward Evans (1933-2016)	Liberal	6,055
	Charlies Birt	Progressive Conservative	5,173
	Brian Pannell	New Democratic	1,553
	Ivan Merritt	Western Independence	173
	Millie Lamb	Communist	45
Fort Rouge	James Gordon “Jim” Carr (1951-2022)	Liberal	5,127
	Roland Penner (1924-2018)	New Democratic	2,912
	Robert Haier	Progressive Conservative	2,303
	Gordon Pratt	Manitoba Progressive	75
	Dennis Owens	Libertarian	66
Gimli	Ed Helwer	Progressive Conservative	4,716
	John M. Bucklaschuk	New Democratic	3,352
	Morley Murray	Liberal	2,347
	Eugene Klochko	Western Independence	261
Gladstone	Charlotte Louise Kingdon Oleson (1932-2017)	Progressive Conservative	3,760
	Cordell Barker	Liberal	2,132
	Brian Hildebrandt	Confederation of Regions	759
	Fred Tait	New Democratic	509
Inkster	Kevin Lamoureux	Liberal	4,466
	Don Scott	New Democratic	4,098
	Resty Taruc	Progressive Conservative	2,151
	Nancy Watkins	Communist	64
Interlake	William “Bill” Uruski	New Democratic	3,057
	Ed Dandeneau	Progressive Conservative	2,810
	Clyde Sigurdson	Liberal	1,777
Kildonan	Gulzar Singh Cheema	Liberal	5,653
	John Baluta	Progressive Conservative	5,068
	Martin Mathew “Marty” Dolin (1939-2018)	New Democratic	4,542
	Sidney “Sid” Green	Manitoba Progressive	445
	Tracy Fuhr	Western Independence	133
Kirkfield Park	Geraldine Rose “Gerrie” Hammond (?-1992)	Progressive Conservative	5,269
	Irene Friesen	Liberal	5,014
	Hamish Gavin	New Democratic	868
Lac du Bonnet	Darren Praznik	Progressive Conservative	3,773
	Clarence Baker	New Democratic	2,911
	Peter Raymond	Liberal	2,411
Lakeside	Harry John Enns (1931-2010)	Progressive Conservative	4,475
	Delmer Nott	Liberal	2,828
	Ed Hiebert	New Democratic	972
	Cam Baldwin	Confederation of Regions	864
La Verendrye	Helmut Pankratz	Progressive Conservative	4,377
	Cornelius Goertzen	Liberal	2,948
	Walter McDowell	New Democratic	708
Logan	Maureen Hemphill	New Democratic	2,646
	John Dobbin	Liberal	1,660
	Linda Thomson	Progressive Conservative	1,085
	Barry Marchand	Independent	81
	Frank Goldspink	Communist	46
Minnedosa	Harold Gilleshammer	Progressive Conservative	3,669
	Terry Drebit	Liberal	2,496
	Susan Proven	New Democratic	1,476
	Dennis Heeney	Confederation of Regions	820
Morris	Clayton Manness	Progressive Conservative	4,578
	Barbara Plas	Liberal	1,832
	Raymond Switzer	Confederation of Regions	597
	Cliff Hodgins	New Democratic	449
	Jeffrey Plas	Independent	57
Niakwa	Herold Leonhard Driedger (1942-2024)	Liberal	8,576
	Abe Kovnats (1928-1996)	Progressive Conservative	7,222
	Stan Williams	New Democratic	2,026
	Lyle Cruickshank	Western Independence	237
Osborne	Reginald Bygott “Reg” Alcock (1948-2011)	Liberal	4,334
	Muriel Ann Lipsey Smith	New Democratic	2,753
	Rosemary Vodrey	Progressive Conservative	2,421
	Clancy Smith	Libertarian	145
Pembina	Donald Warder “Don” Orchard	Progressive Conservative	6,043
	Marilyn Skubovius	Liberal	2,171
	Abe Giesbrecht	Confederation of Regions	499
	Hans Wittich	New Democratic	382
Portage la Prairie	Edward James “Ed” Connery (1933-2019)	Progressive Conservative	4,020
	Darlene Hamm	Liberal	2,812
	Bill Zettler	New Democratic	722
	Irene Armishaw	Confederation of Regions	603
Radisson	Reginald Allan “Al” Patterson (1919-2009)	Liberal	4,918
	Gerard Lecuyer	New Democratic	3,113
	John Samborski	Progressive Conservative	3,049
Rhineland	John “Jack” Penner	Progressive Conservative	5,166
	Walter Hiebert	Liberal	1,059
	Reg Leoppky	New Democratic	341
Riel	Gerry Ducharme	Progressive Conservative	4,289
	Chris Sigurdson	Liberal	3,965
	Robert Agnes	New Democratic	1,834
	John Hiebert	Confederation of Regions	121
	Neil Knight	Western Independence	75
River East	Bonnie Bester Mitchelson	Progressive Conservative	7,563
	Morley Golden	Liberal	3,805
	Michael Dyck	New Democratic	3,019
	Neil Friesen	Western Independence	233
River Heights	Sharon Carstairs	Liberal	6,620
	Bob Vandewater	Progressive Conservative	3,373
	Harry Daniels	New Democratic	1,036
	Jim Weidman	Libertarian	62
Roblin-Russell	Leonard Derkach	Progressive Conservative	4,030
	Neil Stewart	Liberal	2,513
	Dennis Trinder	New Democratic	1,973
Rossmere	Harold Neufeld	Progressive Conservative	3,950
	Vic Schroeder	New Democratic	3,424
	Cecilia Connelly	Liberal	2,851
	Chris Dondo	Western Independence	146
Rupertsland	Elijah Harper (1949-2013)	New Democratic	2,206
	Joe Guy Wood	Progressive Conservative	1,419
	Maurice Berens	Liberal	638
St. Boniface	Neil Gaudry (1937-1999)	Liberal	5,743
	Lorette Beaudry-Ferland	New Democratic	2,061
	Guy Marcel Savoie (1934-2023)	Progressive Conservative	1,586
St. James	Paul Edwards	Liberal	3,939
	William Jae Eadie (1947-2024)	Progressive Conservative	3,360
	Allan MacDonald	New Democratic	2,171
	Fred Debrecen	Confederation of Regions	137
	Charles Lamont	Manitoba Progressive	74
	Dennis Rice	Libertarian	69
	Merle Hartlin	Western Independence	62
St. Johns	Judy Wasylycia-Leis	New Democratic	3,092
	Ruth Oberman	Liberal	2,480
	Doris Lynn Filbert (1937-2015)	Progressive Conservative	1,222
	Cyril Fogel	Manitoba Progressive	171
	Roy Price	Independent	68
	Gerald Zucawich	Independent	35
St. Norbert	John Angus	Liberal	6,073
	Gerald W. “Gerry” Mercier	Progressive Conservative	5,695
	Bennetta Benson	New Democratic	1,460
St. Vital	Bob Rose	Liberal	4,431
	Paul Herriot	Progressive Conservative	3,614
	Gerri Unwin	New Democratic	2,282
	Katharina Cameron	Western Independence	123
	Trevor Wiebe	Libertarian	46
Ste. Rose	Glen Cummings	Progressive Conservative	3,723
	Brent Johnson	Liberal	2,631
	Gerald Follows	New Democratic	1,464
	David Mutch	Confederation of Regions	249
Selkirk	Gwen Charles	Liberal	3,821
	Terry Sargeant	New Democratic	3,637
	Eugene Kinaschuk	Progressive Conservative	3,138
	Ruth Van Koeveringe	Western Independence	214
Seven Oaks	Mark Minenko	Liberal	3,885
	Eugene Michael Kostyra (1947-2020)	New Democratic	3,553
	George Finkle	Progressive Conservative	1,636
Springfield	Gilles Roch	Progressive Conservative	5,815
	Lance Laufer	Liberal	3,806
	Andy Anstett	New Democratic	3,749
Sturgeon Creek	Iva J. Yeo	Liberal	4,833
	John Franklin “Frank” Johnston (1929-2017)	Progressive Conservative	4,174
	Len Sawatsky	New Democratic	993
	Hugh Baskell	Confederation of Regions	158
	Nigel Hanrahan	Communist	27
Swan River	Parker Burrell	Progressive Conservative	4,115
	Len Harapiak	New Democratic	3,446
	Don Dennis	Liberal	653
The Pas	Harry Harapiak	New Democratic	3,221
	Bruce Unfried	Progressive Conservative	1,584
	Scott Gray	Liberal	1,426
Thompson	Steve Ashton	New Democratic	2,992
	Ken Collin	Progressive Conservative	1,989
	Janice Pronteau	Liberal	1,240
Transcona	Richard Kozak	Liberal	3,900
	Wilson Dwight Peter Parasiuk	New Democratic	3,191
	Bill Omiucke	Progressive Conservative	2,270
	Ray Hargreaves	Independent	121
Turtle Mountain	Denis Rocan	Progressive Conservative	3,208
	Ross McMillan	Liberal	2,610
	Rod Stephenson	Independent	767
	Harold Parsonage	Confederation of Regions	476
	John Miller	New Democratic	446
	Uncle Bill Harrison	Independent	102
	William R. Comer	Western Independence	87
Tuxedo	Gary Albert Filmon	Progressive Conservative	6,427
	James Stanley Colton “Jasper” McKee	Liberal	6,303
	Catherine Holmann	New Democratic	714
	Ralph Eisbrenner	Western Independence	149
Virden	Glen M. Findlay	Progressive Conservative	4,459
	Bill Davison	Liberal	2,043
	Louise Leask	New Democratic	967
	Alex Gabrielle	Confederation of Regions	588
	Terry Drul	Western Independence	160
Wolseley	Harold Taylor	Liberal	3,618
	Myrna Phillips	New Democratic	3,112
	Kirk Stanley	Progressive Conservative	1,579
	Derek Shettler	Manitoba Progressive	149

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Members of the Thirty-Fourth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1988-1990)

Sources:

We thank Oliver Bernuetz (Legislative Library of Manitoba) for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 17 December 2024