1988 Manitoba general election

1988 Manitoba general election

← 1986 April 26, 1988 1990 →

57 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
29 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  PC LIB
Leader Gary Filmon Sharon Carstairs Gary Doer
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic
Leader since December 10, 1983 March 4, 1984 March 30, 1988
Leader's seat Tuxedo River Heights Concordia
Last election 26 1 30
Seats won 25 20 12
Seat change Decrease1 Increase19 Decrease18
Popular vote 206,180 190,913 126,954
Percentage 38.37% 35.52% 23.62%
Swing Decrease2.19 Increase21.60% Decrease17.88%

Map of Election Results

Premier before election

Howard Pawley
New Democratic

Premier after election

Gary Filmon
Progressive Conservative

The 1988 Manitoba general election was held on April 26, 1988[1] to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It resulted in a minority government. The Progressive Conservative Party won 25 seats, against 20 for the Liberal Party and 12 for the New Democratic Party.

  1. ^ "26 April, Today in Canadian history".