1977 Manitoba general election

1977 Manitoba general election

← 1973 October 11, 1977 1981 →

57 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
29 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  PC LIB
Leader Sterling Lyon Edward Schreyer Charles Huband
Party Progressive Conservative New Democratic Liberal
Leader since December 6, 1975 June 7, 1969 February 22, 1975
Leader's seat Charleswood Rossmere Ran in Crescentwood (lost)
Last election 21 31 5
Seats won 33 23 1
Seat change Increase12 Decrease8 Decrease4
Popular vote 237,496 188,124 59,865
Percentage 48.75% 38.62% 12.29%
Swing Increase12.02pp Decrease3.69pp Decrease6.75pp

Map of Election Results

Premier before election

Edward Schreyer
New Democratic

Premier after election

Sterling Lyon
Progressive Conservative

The 1977 Manitoba general election was held on October 11, 1977, to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative Party, which took 33 seats out of 57. The governing New Democratic Party fell to 23 seats, while the Liberal Party won only one seat.