1999 Manitoba general election

1999 Manitoba general election

← 1995 September 21, 1999 2003 →

57 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
29 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout68.11% (Decrease1.09%)
  First party Second party Third party
  PC
Leader Gary Doer Gary Filmon Jon Gerrard
Party New Democratic Progressive Conservative Liberal
Leader since March 30, 1988 December 10, 1983 October 17, 1998
Leader's seat Concordia Tuxedo River Heights
Last election 23 31 3
Seats won 32 24 1
Seat change Increase9 Decrease7 Decrease2
Popular vote 219,679 201,562 66,111
Percentage 44.51% 40.84% 13.40%
Swing Increase11.70% Decrease2.03% Decrease10.33%

Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details.

Premier before election

Gary Filmon
Progressive Conservative

Premier after election

Gary Doer
New Democratic

The 1999 Manitoba general election was held on September 21, 1999 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.

The New Democratic Party (NDP) was returned to government after sitting in opposition since the 1988 election. The NDP won 32 seats, against 24 for the Progressive Conservative Party. The Manitoba Liberal Party won one seat. The Manitoba PC Party declined in popularity due to unpopular budget cuts on the healthcare system, social programs, and civil servants. The budget cuts on Public Service employees resulted in "Filmon Fridays" where civil servants had to take 10 unpaid days off each year. A vote splitting scandal has also hurt the Manitoba PC Party's reputation when the Independent Native Voice Party was claimed to be funded by the PC Caucus in attempt to take away votes from the NDP during the 1995 election.