Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial Election (2007)

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The Manitoba general election of 2007 was held on 22 May. The results were as follows:

Party	Leader	Votes	Seats
New Democratic	Gary Albert Doer	200,834	36
Progressive Conservative	Hugh McFadyen	158,511	19
Liberal	Jon Gerrard	51,857	2
Green	Andrew Basham	5,586	0
Independent	-	1,235	0
Communist	Darrell Rankin	367	0
Totals		418,390	57

The voting results for individual constituencies were as follows:

Constituency	Candidate	Party	Votes
Arthur-Virden	Larry N. Maguire	Progressive Conservative	4,451
	Bob Senff	New Democratic	2,141
	Fred Curry	Liberal	357
Assiniboia	Jim Rondeau	New Democratic	5,177
	Kelly de Groot	Progressive Conservative	2,686
	Bernie Bellan	Liberal	459
Brandon East	Drew Caldwell	New Democratic	3,760
	Mike Waddell	Progressive Conservative	2,655
	Cheryl Burke	Liberal	554
Brandon West	Rick Borotsik	Progressive Conservative	4,730
	Scott Smith	New Democratic	4,674
	Martha Jo “MJ” Willard (?-2023)	Liberal	398
	Lisa Gallagher	Communist	43
Burrows	Doug Martindale	New Democratic	3,790
	Rick Negrych	Progressive Conservative	1,005
	Bernd Hohne	Liberal	562
Carman	Blaine Pedersen	Progressive Conservative	3,845
	Sharon Sadowy	New Democratic	1,440
	Don Oldcorn	Liberal	1,293
Charleswood	Myrna Driedger	Progressive Conservative	4,469
	Mel Willis	New Democratic	2,603
	Michael Rosenberg	Liberal	1,111
Concordia	Gary Albert Doer	New Democratic	3,862
	Ken Waddell	Progressive Conservative	1,209
	Leslie Worthington	Liberal	336
	Andrew Basham	Green	186
Dauphin-Roblin	Stan Struthers	New Democratic	4,214
	Lloyd McKinney	Progressive Conservative	3,257
	Yarko Petryshyn	Liberal	385
Elmwood	Jim Maloway	New Democratic	3,873
	Allister Carrington	Progressive Conservative	1,323
	David Love	Liberal	1,101
Emerson	Cliff Graydon	Progressive Conservative	3,636
	Chris Murash	New Democratic	1,296
	Monica Guetre	Liberal	1,117
Flin Flon	Gerrard Jennissen	New Democratic	2,262
	Garry Zanzow	Liberal	653
Fort Garry	Kerri Irvin-Ross	New Democratic	4,291
	Shaun McCaffrey	Progressive Conservative	2,101
	Craig Hildahl	Liberal	1,500
	Alon Weinberg	Green	266
Fort Rouge	Jennifer Howard	New Democratic	3,828
	Paul Hesse	Liberal	2,488
	Christine Waddell	Progressive Conservative	1,202
	Gerald H. Enns	Green	511
	Ron Nash	Independent	92
	Frank Komarniski	Communist	29
Fort Whyte	Hugh McFadyen	Progressive Conservative	5,981
	Sunny Dhaliwal	New Democratic	3,895
	Angelina Olivier-Job	Liberal	1,637
Gimli	Peter Bjornson	New Democratic	5,946
	Chris Bourgeois	Progressive Conservative	3,450
	Lynn Greenberg	Liberal	727
Inkster	Kevin Lamoureux	Liberal	3,962
	Romulo Fernandez “Romy” Magsino (1941-2022)	New Democratic	2,358
	Roger Bennett	Progressive Conservative	543
Interlake	Tom Nevakshonoff	New Democratic	4,047
	Garry Wasylowski	Progressive Conservative	2,445
	Franklin Swark	Liberal	309
Kildonan	Dave Chomiak	New Democratic	5,012
	Brent Olynyk	Progressive Conservative	2,360
	Wade Parke	Liberal	556
	Nathan Zahn	Green	204
Kirkfield Park	Sharon Blady	New Democratic	4,997
	Chris Kozier	Progressive Conservative	3,862
	Douglas Kayler	Liberal	1,273
La Verendrye	Ron Lemieux	New Democratic	4,018
	Bob Stefaniuk	Progressive Conservative	2,973
	Roland Chaput	Liberal	490
	Jay Murray	Independent	379
Lac du Bonnet	Gerald Hawranik	Progressive Conservative	4,866
	Patrick O'Connor	New Democratic	2,773
	Christopher Gmiterek	Liberal	607
Lakeside	Ralph Eichler	Progressive Conservative	4,448
	Mitch Obach	New Democratic	2,631
	Ian Band	Liberal	488
	David Carey	Green	349
Lord Roberts	Diane McGifford	New Democratic	4,499
	Wilf Makus	Progressive Conservative	1,367
	Larry L. Schenkeveld	Liberal	1,219
	Vere H. Scott	Green	655
Minnedosa	Leanne Rowat	Progressive Conservative	3,790
	Harvey Paterson	New Democratic	2,769
	James R. Beddome	Green	281
	Christopher Baker	Liberal	268
	Colin Atkins	Independent	72
Minto	Andrew Swan	New Democratic	3,355
	Wayne Helgason	Liberal	1,158
	Kenny Daodu	Progressive Conservative	658
	Cheryl-Anne E. Carr	Communist	102
Morris	Mavis Taillieu	Progressive Conservative	4,404
	Kevin Stevenson	New Democratic	2,517
	Michael Sherby	Liberal	808
Pembina	Peter George Dyck	Progressive Conservative	5,192
	Lisa Moore	New Democratic	960
	Ralph Gowan	Liberal	570
Point Douglas	George Hickes	New Democratic	2,665
	Mary Lou Bourgeois	Liberal	591
	Alexa Rosentreter	Progressive Conservative	481
	Kristen Andrews	Green	213
	Darrell Rankin	Communist	66
Portage la Prairie	David Fauschou	Progressive Conservative	3,344
	James Kostuchuk	New Democratic	2,935
	Marvin Krawec	Liberal	643
Radisson	Bidhu Jha	New Democratic	4,804
	Linda West	Progressive Conservative	2,988
	Murray James Cliff	Liberal	677
Riel	Christine Melnick	New Democratic	4,894
	Trudy Turner	Progressive Conservative	2,620
	Grant Woods	Liberal	1,024
River East	Bonnie Bester Mitchelson	Progressive Conservative	4,361
	Kurt Penner	New Democratic	4,309
	Margaret von Lau	Liberal	639
River Heights	Jon Gerrard	Liberal	4,760
	Ashley Burner	Progressive Conservative	2,341
	Fiona Shiells	New Democratic	1,843
	Christine Bennet-Clark	Green	378
Rossmere	Erna Braun	New Democratic	4,836
	Cathy Cox	Progressive Conservative	2,608
	Isaiah Oyeleru	Liberal	522
Rupertsland	Eric Robinson	New Democratic	2,092
	David Harper	Progressive Conservative	1,285
	Earl Fontaine	Liberal	202
Russell	Len Derkach	Progressive Conservative	4,141
	Teri Nicholson	New Democratic	2,375
	Clarice Wilson	Liberal	564
St. Boniface	Gregory Francis “Greg” Selinger	New Democratic	5,090
	Gilbert Laberge	Liberal	1,049
	Jennifer Tarrant	Progressive Conservative	993
	Alain Landry	Green	530
	Thane-Dominic Carr	Communist	45
St. James	Bonnie Catherine Grant Hunt Korzeniowski (1941-2019)	New Democratic	4,231
	Kristine McGhee	Progressive Conservative	2,344
	Fred Morris	Liberal	656
	Mike Johannson	Green	340
St. Johns	Gord Mackintosh	New Democratic	4,223
	Tim D. Hooper	Progressive Conservative	1,018
	Selina Bieber	Liberal	604
	Dawn Carey	Green	291
St. Norbert	Marilyn Brick	New Democratic	4,044
	Tara Brousseau	Progressive Conservative	2,404
	Wendy Bloomfield	Liberal	1,077
St. Vital	Nancy Allan	New Democratic	4,611
	Grant Cooper	Progressive Conservative	1,754
	Harry Wolbert	Liberal	776
	Kristine Koster	Green	351
Ste. Rose	Stuart Gordon “Stu” Briese (1946-2019)	Progressive Conservative	3,599
	Denise Harder	New Democratic	2,022
	Janelle Mailhot	Liberal	465
Seine River	Theresa Oswald	New Democratic	5,786
	Steven Andjelic	Progressive Conservative	3,275
	Jennifer Lukovich	Liberal	1,111
Selkirk	Greg Dewar	New Democratic	4,584
	Gordie Dehn	Progressive Conservative	2,951
	Karen Keppler	Liberal	704
Southdale	Erin Selby	New Democratic	5,772
	Jack Reimer	Progressive Conservative	4,493
	Don Woodstock	Liberal	1,042
Springfield	Ron Schuler	Progressive Conservative	5,165
	Ernest Muswagon	New Democratic	2,656
	James Johnston	Liberal	1,014
Steinbach	Kelvin Goertzen	Progressive Conservative	6,144
	Rawle Squires	New Democratic	641
	Jonathan Thiessen	Liberal	351
	Janine G. Gibson	Green	268
Swan River	Rosann Wowchuk	New Democratic	4,522
	Maxine Plesiuk	Progressive Conservative	2,915
	Niomi Spence-Pranteau	Liberal	306
The Maples	Mohinder Saran	New Democratic	3,617
	Lou Fernandez	Progressive Conservative	1,895
	Pritam Brar	Liberal	928
The Pas	Oscar Lathlin (1947-2008)	New Democratic	3,262
	George Muswaggon	Progressive Conservative	1,016
	James Houston	Liberal	459
Thompson	Steve Ashton	New Democratic	3,036
	Kenny M. Braun	Liberal	656
	Cory Phillips	Progressive Conservative	416
Transcona	Daryl Reid	New Democratic	4,560
	Bryan McLeod	Progressive Conservative	1,470
	Gerald Basarab	Liberal	604
Turtle Mountain	Cliff Cullen	Progressive Conservative	4,318
	Faron Douglas	New Democratic	1,476
	Allen Hunter	Liberal	739
Tuxedo	Heather Stefanson	Progressive Conservative	3,982
	Matt Schaubroeck	New Democratic	2,590
	Audra Bayer	Liberal	1,854
Wellington	Flor Marcelino	New Democratic	2,332
	Rhonda Gordon Powers	Liberal	731
	Jose Tomas	Progressive Conservative	567
	Joe Chan	Independent	501
	Conrado De Regla “Conrad” Santos (1934-2016)	Independent	183
Wolseley	Rob Altemeyer	New Democratic	4,038
	Ardythe Basham	Green	763
	Raven Thundersky	Liberal	723
	Gus Nelson	Progressive Conservative	715
	David Tymoshchuk	Communist	82

See also:

Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial By-Elections (2009-2010)

Memorable Manitobans: Thirty-Ninth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (2007-2011)

Sources:

“How we voted,” Winnipeg Free Press, 23 May 2007, page 22.

Results of 39th general election, May 22, 2007, Elections Manitoba.

Obituary [Martha Jo Willard], Winnipeg Free Press, 24 June 2024.

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

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 14 November 2024