1883 Manitoba general election

1883 Manitoba general election

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30 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader John Norquay Thomas Greenway Party Ind. Conservative Liberal Leader since October 16, 1878 1882 Leader's seat St. Andrews Mountain Seats won 21 9 Popular vote 5,393 4,464 Percentage 54.71% 45.29%
Premier before election John Norquay Independent Elected Premier John Norquay Ind. Conservative

The 1883 Manitoba general election was held on January 23, 1883, to elect 31 members to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Incumbent premier John Norquay and his allies won re-election.^[1] This was the first partisan election in Manitoba, though the political parties were still unofficial. Norquay himself was officially independent, but he aligned with the Conservative Party, and his MLAs were considered to be the province's de facto Conservative Party. Norquay was opposed by the Liberals, led by Thomas Greenway, who had previously founded the Provincial Rights Party before merging with the Liberals.