Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial Election (1999)

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The Manitoba general election of 1999 was held on 21 September. The results were as follows:

Party	Leader	Votes	Seats
New Democratic	Gary Albert Doer	219,689	32
Progressive Conservative	Gary Albert Filmon	201,562	24
Liberal	Jon Gerrard	66,111	1
Manitoba	Roger Woloshyn	2,869	0
Independent	-	1,226	0
Green	Markus Buchart	973	0
Libertarian	Dennis Rice	658	0
Communist	Darrell Rankin	446	0
Totals		493,534	57

The voting results for individual constituencies were as follows:

Constituency	Candidate	Party	Votes
Arthur-Virden	Larry N. Maguire	Progressive Conservative	4,215
	Perry Kalynuk	New Democratic	3,063
	Bob Brigden	Liberal	1,281
Assiniboia	James “Jim” Rondeau	New Democratic	4,347
	Linda G. McIntosh	Progressive Conservative	4,344
	J. Deborah Shiloff	Liberal	1,136
Brandon East	Drew Caldwell	New Democratic	4,840
	Marty Snelling	Progressive Conservative	2,080
	Don Jessiman	Independent	525
	Peter Logan	Liberal	453
Brandon West	Scott Smith	New Democratic	4,898
	James Collus “Jim” McCrae	Progressive Conservative	4,546
	Lisa Roy	Liberal	407
	Lisa Gallagher	Communist	92
Burrows	Doug Martindale	New Democratic	5,151
	Mike Babinsky	Liberal	1,849
	Cheryl Clark	Progressive Conservative	724
	Darrell Rankin	Communist	41
Carman	Denis Rocan	Progressive Conservative	3,698
	Raymond “Ray” LeNeal	Liberal	2,291
	Diane Beresford	New Democratic	1,519
Charleswood	Myrna Driedger	Progressive Conservative	5,437
	Alana McKenzie	Liberal	2,323
	Darryl Livingstone	New Democratic	2,176
Concordia	Gary Albert Doer	New Democratic	5,691
	Paul Murphy	Progressive Conservative	1,898
	Chris Hlady	Liberal	444
	Dave Nickarz	Green	87
Dauphin-Roblin	Stan Struthers	New Democratic	5,596
	Lorne Boguski	Progressive Conservative	4,001
	Doug McPhee	Manitoba	455
Elmwood	Jim Maloway	New Democratic	5,176
	Elsie Bordynuik	Progressive Conservative	2,659
	Cameron Neumann	Libertarian	320
	James Hogaboam	Communist	79
Emerson	John “Jack” Penner	Progressive Conservative	3,994
	Ted Klassen	Liberal	2,054
	David Kiansky	New Democratic	1,332
Flin Flon	Gerard Jennissen	New Democratic	3,026
	Tom Therlen	Progressive Conservative	1,368
	Philip Ng	Independent	268
Fort Garry	Joy Smith	Progressive Conservative	4,436
	Lawrie Cherniack	New Democratic	4,406
	Ted Gilson	Liberal	1,143
	Denise Van Rooyen	Manitoba	116
Fort Rouge	Edward Timothy “Tim” Sale	New Democratic	4,759
	Ron Paley	Progressive Conservative	2,971
	John David Shanski (1941-2022)	Liberal	1,870
	Alex Reid	Green	176
Fort Whyte	John Loewen	Progressive Conservative	6,480
	Bidhu Jha	New Democratic	2,815
	Malli Aulakh	Liberal	1,202
Gimli	Ed Helwer	Progressive Conservative	5,488
	Fran Frederickson	New Democratic	5,086
	Pat Carroll	Liberal	1,019
Inkster	Rebecca Catherine “Becky” Barrett (1942-2024)	New Democratic	3,501
	Kevin Lamoureux	Liberal	3,358
	Gurjant “George” Sandhu	Progressive Conservative	1,017
Interlake	Tom Nevakshonoff	New Democratic	3,809
	Betty Green	Progressive Conservative	3,260
	Margaret Swan	Liberal	770
Kildonan	Dave Chomiak	New Democratic	6,101
	Shannon Martin	Progressive Conservative	2,542
	Michael Lazar	Liberal	1,093
Kirkfield Park	Eric Stefanson	Progressive Conservative	6,108
	Dennis Kshyk	New Democratic	3,060
	Vic Wieler	Liberal	2,306
La Verendrye	Ron Lemieux	New Democratic	3,533
	Ben Sveinson	Progressive Conservative	3,367
	Leon E. Morrissette	Liberal	1,465
	Bonnie Fedak	Manitoba	211
Lac du Bonnet	Darren Praznik	Progressive Conservative	4,835
	Michael Hameluck	New Democratic	4,686
Lakeside	Harry John Enns (1931-2010)	Progressive Conservative	4,426
	Paul Pododworny	New Democratic	2,785
	Dave Harcus	Liberal	1,646
	Marcel Van De Kerckhove	Manitoba	222
Lord Roberts	Diane McGifford	New Democratic	5,240
	Maggie Mishimura	Progressive Conservative	2,678
	Allen Mills	Liberal	1,776
	Lyle Ford	Green	136
Minnedosa	Harold Gilleshammer	Progressive Conservative	3,744
	Harvey Paterson	New Democratic	2,841
	Gordon L. Powell	Liberal	578
	Brion Pollon	Manitoba	369
Minto	MaryAnn Mihychuk	New Democratic	4,534
	Harry Lehotsky (1957-2006)	Progressive Conservative	2,035
	Duane Poettcker	Liberal	452
	Harold Dyck	Communist	45
	Didz Zuzens	Libertarian	27
Morris	Franklin Paul “Frank” Pitura (1943-2019)	Progressive Conservative	4,673
	Herm Martens	Liberal	2,179
	Paul Hagen	New Democratic	1,796
	Dennis Rice	Libertarian	107
Pembina	Peter George Dyck	Progressive Conservative	4,808
	Celso Arevalo	New Democratic	1,120
	Marilyn Skubovius	Liberal	1,039
Point Douglas	George Hickes	New Democratic	3,338
	Ajay Chopra	Liberal	1,336
	Mary Margaret Richard (1940-2010)	Progressive Conservative	1,224
	Peter Juba	Independent	360
Portage la Prairie	David Faurschou	Progressive Conservative	3,476
	Connie Gretsinger	New Democratic	2,769
	David Cook	Liberal	1,116
	Gary Bergen	Libertarian	111
Radisson	Marianne Cerilli	New Democratic	5,198
	Henry A. McDonald	Progressive Conservative	3,114
	Betty Ann Watts	Liberal	1,136
Riel	Linda Asper	New Democratic	4,833
	David Newman	Progressive Conservative	4,559
	Clayton Weselowski	Liberal	820
	Mike Kubara	Manitoba	91
River East	Bonnie Bester Mitchelson	Progressive Conservative	5,366
	Ross Eadie	New Democratic	4,624
	Patrick Saydak	Liberal	688
River Heights	Jon Gerrard	Liberal	5,173
	Mike Radcliffe	Progressive Conservative	4,708
	Peter Reimer	New Democratic	1,492
	Chris Billows	Green	92
	Clancy Smith	Libertarian	31
Rossmere	Harry Schellenberg (1939-2024)	New Democratic	5,097
	Vic Toews	Progressive Conservative	4,803
	Cecilia Connelly	Liberal	396
	Chris Buors	Libertarian	62
Rupertsland	Eric Robinson	New Democratic	2,007
	Darcy Wood	Liberal	708
	Fred Harper	Progressive Conservative	678
Russell	Len Derkach	Progressive Conservative	4,397
	Vince Lelond	New Democratic	3,802
St. Boniface	Gregory Francis “Greg” Selinger	New Democratic	5,439
	Jean-Paul Boily	Liberal	2,994
	Robert Olson	Progressive Conservative	1,181
St. James	Bonnie Catherine Grant Hunt Korzeniowski (1941-2019)	New Democratic	4,483
	Gerry McAlpine	Progressive Conservative	3,845
	Wayne Helgason	Liberal	1,625
St. Johns	Gord Mackintosh	New Democratic	5,766
	Ray Larkin	Progressive Conservative	1,635
	Patrick Fontaine	Liberal	607
St. Norbert	Marcel Laurendeau	Progressive Conservative	4,152
	Marilyn Brick	New Democratic	3,482
	Mohinder S. Dhillon	Liberal	1,313
St. Vital	Nancy Allan	New Democratic	5,218
	Shirley Hurst Render	Progressive Conservative	3,699
	Lynn Clark	Liberal	1,099
	Brian Hanslip	Manitoba	188
Ste. Rose	Glen Cummings	Progressive Conservative	3,871
	Louise Wilson	New Democratic	3,293
	Fred Juskowiak	Liberal	591
Seine River	Louise Dacquay	Progressive Conservative	4,684
	Leslie Fingler	New Democratic	3,464
	Jacob Pankratz	Liberal	1,493
	Warren Goodwin	Manitoba	129
Selkirk	Greg Dewar	New Democratic	5,376
	Barry Uskiw	Progressive Conservative	3,353
	Joe Smolinski	Liberal	1,162
Southdale	Jack Reimer	Progressive Conservative	5,455
	Iris Taylor	New Democratic	2,909
	Shirley Chaput	Liberal	2,064
	Paul Gibson	Manitoba	200
Springfield	Ron Schuler	Progressive Conservative	4,969
	Leonard Kimacovich	New Democratic	4,058
	Patricia Aitken	Liberal	771
	Roger Woloshyn	Manitoba	203
Steinbach	James Russel “Jim” Penner (1939-2004)	Progressive Conservative	5,708
	Peter Hiebert	New Democratic	910
	Rick Ginter	Liberal	688
Swan River	Rosann Wowchuk	New Democratic	4,931
	Maxine Plesiuk	Progressive Conservative	3,482
	Wayne Klekta	Manitoba	558
The Maples	Cris Aglugub	New Democratic	4,329
	Ellen Kowalski	Progressive Conservative	2,310
	Sudhir Sandhu	Liberal	1,233
	R. Menard Caneda	Independent	73
The Pas	Oscar Lathlin (1947-2008)	New Democratic	2,952
	Ron Evans	Progressive Conservative	2,737
	Don Sandberg	Liberal	612
Thompson	Steve Ashton	New Democratic	3,793
	Cecil Thorne	Progressive Conservative	1,306
	Pascal Bighetty	Liberal	244
Transcona	Daryl Reid	New Democratic	5,620
	Daniel Turner	Progressive Conservative	2,409
	Vibart Churchill Stewart	Liberal	713
	Paul Sidon	Communist	56
Turtle Mountain	Mervin C. Tweed	Progressive Conservative	4,037
	Janet Brady	New Democratic	1,902
	Lorne Hanks	Liberal	1,247
Tuxedo	Gary Albert Filmon	Progressive Conservative	5,952
	Jack Dubois	New Democratic	2,333
	Rochelle Zimberg	Liberal	1,391
	Markus Buchart	Green	126
Wellington	Conrado De Regla “Conrad” Santos (1934-2016)	New Democratic	4,102
	Allison Frate	Progressive Conservative	935
	Bernie Doucette	Liberal	757
	Paul Baskerville	Manitoba	127
Wolseley	Jean Friesen	New Democratic	5,282
	Carol Roberts	Progressive Conservative	1,685
	Phyllis Abbe	Green	356
	David Allison	Communist	133

See also:

Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial By-Elections (2000-2002)

Memorable Manitobans: Members of the Thirty-Seventh Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1999-2003)

Sources:

“How we voted,” Winnipeg Free Press, 22 September 1999, page 23.

Results of 37th General Election, September 21, 1999, Elections Manitoba.

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