1986 Manitoba general election

1986 Manitoba general election

← 1981 March 18, 1986 1988 →

57 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
29 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Howard Pawley Gary Filmon Sharon Carstairs
Party New Democratic Progressive Conservative Liberal
Leader since November 4, 1979 December 10, 1983 March 4, 1984
Leader's seat Selkirk Tuxedo River Heights
Last election 34 23 0
Seats won 30 26 1
Seat change Decrease4 Increase3 Increase1
Popular vote 198,261 193,728 66,469
Percentage 41.50% 40.56% 13.92%
Swing Decrease5.88pp Decrease3.26pp Increase7.22pp

Map of Election Results

Premier before election

Howard Pawley
New Democratic

Premier after election

Howard Pawley
New Democratic

The 1986 Manitoba general election was held on March 18, 1986 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party, which took 30 seats out of 57. The Progressive Conservative Party won 26 seats and formed the official opposition. The Manitoba Liberal Party, which had not been represented in the previous legislature, won one seat.