# 2007 Manitoba general election

The 2007 Manitoba general election was held on May 22, 2007 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party, which won 36 seats out of 57. The Progressive Conservative Party finished second with nineteen seats. The Liberal Party won two seats. As a result, Premier of Manitoba Gary Doer received a mandate to form a third consecutive majority government, becoming the first Premier of Manitoba to achieve this since Duff Roblin in 1966.
The election resulted in very few changes from the party standings at the dissolution of the previous legislature. One New Democrat incumbent was defeated by a Progressive Conservative challenger, and one Progressive Conservative incumbent was defeated by a New Democrat. The PCs picked up one seat that was previously held by an independent, and the NDP picked up one seat that was vacant at dissolution. The other 53 seats in the legislature were all retained by their incumbent parties. The popular vote was also very similar, with the New Democrats dropping 1.47% and the Progressive Conservatives gaining 1.70% overall.

## Results

Summary of the May 22, 2007 Manitoba Legislature election results :
| Party | Party | Party leader | Candidates | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote |
| Party | Party | Party leader | Candidates | 2003 | Dissol. | 2007 | +/— | # | % | Change |
| | New Democratic | Gary Doer | 57 | 35 | 35 | 36 | +1 | 200,834 | 48.00% | –1.47% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Hugh McFadyen | 56 | 20 | 18 | 19 | –1 | 158,511 | 37.89% | +1.70% |
| | Liberal | Jon Gerrard | 57 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 51,857 | 12.39% | –0.80% |
| | Green | Andrew Basham | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5,586 | 1.34% | +0.38% |
| | Communist | Darrell Rankin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 367 | 0.09% | +0.01% |
| | Independents and no affiliation | Independents and no affiliation | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1,235 | 0.30% | +0.26% |
| | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | 1 | | | | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 196 | 57 | 57 | 57 | — | 420,540 | 56.75% | |
| Registered Voters | Registered Voters | Registered Voters | Registered Voters | Registered Voters | Registered Voters | Registered Voters | Registered Voters | 740,991 | | |
Popular vote
New Democratic
48.00%
PC
37.89%
Liberal
12.39%
Others
1.72% :
Seats summary
New Democratic
63.16%
PC
33.33%
Liberal
3.51% :

### Results by region

| Party Name | Party Name | Party Name | Northern | Parkland | Westman | Eastman | Winnipeg | Central Plains | Pembina Valley | Interlake | Total |
| | NDP | Seats: | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
| | NDP | Popular Vote: | 69.33% | 55.92% | 41.34% | 29.46% | 52.86% | 28.11% | 27.66% | 52.03% | 48.00% |
| | PC | Seats: | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| | PC | Popular Vote: | 17.84% | 39.65% | 51.99% | 59.61% | 29.25% | 62.67% | 57.66% | 40.04% | 37.89% |
| | Liberal | Seats: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | Liberal | Popular Vote: | 12.83% | 4.43% | 5.63% | 9.26% | 15.46% | 9.22% | 14.68% | 6.88% | 12.39% |
| | Green | Seats: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Green | Popular Vote: | xx | xx | 0.74% | 0.70% | 1.96% | xx | xx | 1.05% | 1.34% |
| | Communist | Seats: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Communist | Popular Vote: | xx | xx | 0.11% | xx | 0.14% | xx | xx | xx | 0.09% |
| | Independent | Seats: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent | Popular Vote: | xx | xx | 0.19% | 0.98% | 0.33% | xx | xx | xx | 0.30% |
| Total seats: | Total seats: | Total seats: | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 57 |

### Results by place

| Party | Seats | Second | Third | Fourth |
| New Democratic Party | 36 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Progressive Conservative | 19 | 28 | 9 | 0 |
| Liberal Party | 2 | 8 | 45 | 2 |
| Green | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

## Candidates by riding
### Northern Manitoba/Parkland

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | NDP | NDP | PC | PC | Liberal | Liberal | Green | Green | Other | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Dauphin-Roblin | | Stan Struthers 4,214 (53.50%) | | Lloyd McKinney 3,257 (41.35%) | | Yarko Petryshyn 385 (4.89%) | | | | | Stan Struthers |
| Flin Flon | | Gerard Jennissen 2,255 (76.73%) | | | | Gary Zamzow 651 (22.08%) | | | | | Gerrard Jennissen |
| Rupertsland | | Eric Robinson 2,092 (58.21%) | | David Harper 1,285 (35.75%) | | Earl Fontaine 202 (5.62%) | | | | | Eric Robinson |
| Swan River | | Rosann Wowchuk 4,522 (58.18%) | | Maxine Plesiuk 2,915 (37.51%) | | Niomi Spence-Pranteau 306 (3.93%) | | | | | Rosann Wowchuk |
| The Pas | | Oscar Lathlin 3,262 (68.30%) | | George Muswaggon 1,016 (21.27%) | | James Houston 459 (9.61%) | | | | | Oscar Lathlin |
| Thompson | | Steve Ashton 3,036 (73.44%) | | Cory Phillips 416 (10.06%) | | Kenny Braun 651 (15.89%) | | | | | Steve Ashton |
| Totals | | NDP 19,381 (62.67%) | | PC 8,889 (28.74%) | | Liberal 2,654 (8.58%) | | | | | |

### Westman

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | NDP | NDP | PC | PC | Liberal | Liberal | Green | Green | Other | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Arthur-Virden | | Bob Senff 2,141 (30.81%) | | Larry Maguire 4,451 (64.05%) | | Fred Curry 357 (5.14%) | | | | | Larry Maguire |
| Brandon East | | Drew Caldwell 3,760 (53.95%) | | Mike Waddell 2,655 (38.10%) | | Cheryl Burke 554 (7.95%) | | | | | Drew Caldwell |
| Brandon West | | Scott Smith 4,674 (47.48%) | | Rick Borotsik 4,730 (48.04%) | | M.J. Willard 398 (4.04%) | | | | Lisa Gallagher (Communist) 43 (0.44%) | Scott Smith |
| Minnedosa | | Harvey Paterson 2,769 (38.44%) | | Leanne Rowat 3,790 (52.62%) | | Christopher Baker 268 (3.72%) | | James Beddome 281 (3.90%) | | Colin Atkins (Ind) 72 (1.00%) | Leanne Rowat |
| Russell | | Teri Nicholson 2,375 (33.45%) | | Len Derkach 4,141 (58.32%) | | Clarice Wilson 564 (7.94%) | | | | | Len Derkach |
| Totals | | NDP 15,719 (41.34%) | | PC 19,767 (51.99%) | | Liberal 2,141 (5.60%) | | Green 281 (0.74%) | | Other 115 (0.30%) | |

### Central Manitoba

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | NDP | NDP | PC | PC | Liberal | Liberal | Green | Green | Other | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Carman | | Sharon Sadowy 1,440 (21.71%) | | Blaine Pedersen 3,845 (57.96%) | | Don Oldcorn 1,293 (19.49%) | | | | | Denis Rocan† |
| Gimli | | Peter Bjornson 5,946 (58.43%) | | Chris Bourgeois 3,450 (33.90%) | | Lynn Greenberg 727 (7.14%) | | | | | Peter Bjornson |
| Interlake | | Tom Nevakshonoff 4,047 (59.30%) | | Garry Wasylowski 2,445 (35.82%) | | Franklin Swark 309 (4.53%) | | | | | Tom Nevakshonoff |
| Lakeside | | Mitch Obach 2,631 (33.08%) | | Ralph Eichler 4,448 (55.93%) | | Ian Band 488 (6.14%) | | David Michael Carey 349 (4.39%) | | | Ralph Eichler |
| Morris | | Kevin Stevenson 2,517 (32.31%) | | Mavis Taillieu 4,404 (56.53%) | | Michael Sherby 808 (10.37%) | | | | | Mavis Taillieu |
| Pembina | | Lisa Moore 960 (14.25%) | | Peter Dyck 5,192 (77.06%) | | Ralph Gowan 570 (8.46%) | | | | | Peter Dyck |
| Portage la Prairie | | James Kostuchuk 2,935 (42.23%) | | David Faurschou 3,344 (48.16%) | | Marvin Krawec 643 (9.25%) | | | | | David Faurschou |
| Selkirk | | Greg Dewar 4,584 (55.26%) | | Gordie Dehn 2,951 (35.57%) | | Karen Keppler 704 (8.49%) | | | | | Greg Dewar |
| Ste. Rose | | Denise Harder 2,022 (33.08%) | | Stu Briese 3,599 (58.89%) | | Janelle Mailhot 465 (7.61%) | | | | | Glen Cummings† |
| Turtle Mountain | | Faron Douglas 1,476 (22.45%) | | Cliff Cullen 4,318 (65.67%) | | Allen Hunter 739 (11.24%) | | | | | Cliff Cullen |
| Totals | | NDP 28,558 (38.64%) | | PC 37,996 (51.40%) | | Liberal 6,746 (9.12%) | | Green 617 (0.83%) | | | |

### Eastman

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | NDP | NDP | PC | PC | Liberal | Liberal | Green | Green | Other | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Emerson | | Chris Murash 1,296 (21.23%) | | Cliff Graydon 3,636 (59.56%) | | Monica Guetre 1,117 (18.30%) | | | | | Jack Penner† |
| Lac du Bonnet | | Patrick O'Connor 2,773 (33.51%) | | Gerald Hawranik 4,855 (58.81%) | | Christopher Gmiterek 607 (7.33%) | | | | | Gerald Hawranik |
| La Verendrye | | Ron Lemieux 4,018 (51.12%) | | Bob Stefaniuk 2,973 (37.82%) | | Roland Chaput 490 (6.23%) | | | | Jay Murray (Ind) 379 (4.82%) | Ron Lemieux |
| Springfield | | Ernest Muswagon 2,656 (29.91%) | | Ron Schuler 5,165 (58.16%) | | James Johnston 1,014 (11.42%) | | | | | Ron Schuler |
| Steinbach | | Rawle Squires 641 (8.66%) | | Kelvin Goertzen 6,143 (82.98%) | | John Thiessen 350 (4.74%) | | Janine Gibson 268 (3.62%) | | | Kelvin Goertzen |
| Totals | | NDP 11,384 (30.05%) | | PC 22,272 (58.79%) | | Liberal 3,578 (9.46%) | | Green 268 (0.70%) | | Other 379 (1.00%) | |

### Northwest Winnipeg

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | NDP | NDP | PC | PC | Liberal | Liberal | Green | Green | Other | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Burrows | | Doug Martindale 3,790 (70.75%) | | Rick Negrych 1,005 (18.76%) | | Bernd Hohne 562 (11.09%) | | | | | Doug Martindale |
| Inkster | | Romulo Magsino 2,358 (34.13%) | | Roger Bennett 543 (7.89%) | | Kevin Lamoureux 3,962 (57.49%) | | | | | Kevin Lamoureux |
| Kildonan | | Dave Chomiak 5,012 (61.35%) | | Brent Olynyk 2,360 (28.89%) | | Wade Parke 554 (6.78%) | | Nathan Zahn 203 (2.49%) | | | Dave Chomiak |
| Point Douglas | | George Hickes 2,665 (66.36%) | | Alexa Rosentreter 481 (11.98%) | | Mary Lou Bourgeois 591 (14.72%) | | Kristen Andrews 213 (5.30%) | | Darrell Rankin (Communist) 66 (1.64%) | George Hickes |
| St. Johns | | Gord Mackintosh 4,223 (68.59%) | | Tim Hooper 1,018 (16.53%) | | Selina Sapong-Bieber 604 (9.81%) | | Dawn Carey 291 (4.72%) | | | Gord Mackintosh |
| The Maples | | Mohinder Saran 3,617 (55.64%) | | Lou Fernandez 1,895 (29.15%) | | Pritam Brar 928 (14.27%) | | | | | Cris Aglugub† |
| Wellington | | Flor Marcelino 2,332 (53.35%) | | José Tomas 570 (12.97%) | | Rhonda Gordon Powers 718 (16.72%) | | | | Joe Chan (Ind) 501 (11.53%) Conrad Santos (Ind) 183 (4.19%) | Conrad Santos |
| Totals | | NDP 23,997 (56.75%) | | PC 7,872 (18.62%) | | Liberal 7,912 (18.71%) | | Green 707 (1.67%) | | Other 794 (1.88%) | |

### Northeast Winnipeg

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | NDP | NDP | PC | PC | Liberal | Liberal | Green | Green | Other | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Concordia | | Gary Doer 3,862 (69.05%) | | Ken Waddell 1,209 (21.62%) | | Leslie Worthington 336 (6.01%) | | Andrew Basham 186 (3.33%) | | | Gary Doer |
| Elmwood | | Jim Maloway 3,873 (61.51%) | | Allister Carrington 1,323 (21.01%) | | David Love 1,101 (17.48%) | | | | | Jim Maloway |
| Radisson | | Bidhu Jha 4,804 (56.72%) | | Linda West 2,988 (35.28%) | | Murray Cliff 677 (7.99%) | | | | | Bidhu Jha |
| River East | | Kurt Penner 4,299 (46.07% | | Bonnie Mitchelson 4,348 (46.63%) | | Margaret von Lau 635 (6.80%) | | | | | Bonnie Mitchelson |
| Rossmere | | Erna Braun 4,824 (60.38%) | | Cathy Cox 2,602 (32.56%) | | Isaiah Oyeleru 521 (6.52%) | | | | | Harry Schellenberg† |
| St. Boniface | | Greg Selinger 5,068 (66.04%) | | Jennifer Tarrant 999 (12.88%) | | Gilbert Laberge 1,044 (13.61%) | | Alain Landry 528 (6.88%) | | Thane-Dominic Carr (Communist) 44 (0.58%) | Greg Selinger |
| Transcona | | Daryl Reid 4,560 (68.74%) | | Bryan McLeod 1,470 (22.16%) | | Gerald Basarab 604 (9.10%) | | | | | Daryl Reid |
| Totals | | NDP 31,290 (60.28%) | | PC 14,939 (28.78%) | | Liberal 4,918 (9.48%) | | Green 714 (1.38%) | | Other 44 (0.08%) | |

### West Winnipeg

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | NDP | NDP | PC | PC | Liberal | Liberal | Green | Green | Other | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Assiniboia | | Jim Rondeau 5,177 (62.21%) | | Kelly de Groot 2,686 (32.38%) | | Bernie Bellan 459 (5.52%) | | | | | Jim Rondeau |
| Charleswood | | Mel Willis 2,598 (31.66%) | | Myrna Driedger 4,460 (54.36%) | | Michael Rosenberg 1,106 (13.51%) | | | | | Myrna Driedger |
| Kirkfield Park | | Sharon Blady 4,985 (49.32%) | | Chris Kozier 3,852 (38.12%) | | Doug Kayler 1,261 (12.56%) | | | | | Vacant |
| St. James | | Bonnie Korzeniowski 4,231 (55.65%) | | Kristine McGhee 2,344 (30.83%) | | Fred Morris 656 (8.63%) | | Mike Johannson 339 (4.47%) | | | Bonnie Korzeniowski |
| Tuxedo | | Matt Schaubroeck 2,590 (30.62%) | | Heather Stefanson 3,982 (47.07%) | | Audra Bayer 1,865 (21.92%) | | | | | Heather Stefanson |
| Totals | | NDP 19,581 (45.32%) | | PC 17,324 (40.10%) | | Liberal 5,347 (12.38%) | | Green 954 (2.21%) | | | |

### Central Winnipeg

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | NDP | NDP | PC | PC | Liberal | Liberal | Green | Green | Other | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Fort Rouge | | Jennifer Howard 3,828 (46.97%) | | Christine Waddell 1,202 (14.75%) | | Paul Hesse 2,488 (30.53%) | | Gerald Enns 511 (6.27%) | | Frank Komarniski (Communist) 29 (0.36%) Ron Nash (Ind) 92 (1.13%) | Tim Sale† |
| Lord Roberts | | Diane McGifford 4,499 (57.86%) | | Wilf Makus 1,367 (17.58%) | | Larry Schenkeveld 1,219 (15.68%) | | Vere Scott 655 (8.42%) | | | Diane McGifford |
| Minto | | Andrew Swan 3,355 (62.82%) | | Kenny Daodu 658 (12.32%) | | Wayne Helgason 1,158 (21.68%) | | | | Cheryl-Anne Carr (Communist) 102 (1.91%) | Andrew Swan |
| River Heights | | Fiona Shiells 1,843 (19.77%) | | Ashley Burner 2,341 (25.11%) | | Jon Gerrard 4,760 (51.06%) | | Christine Bennet-Clark 378 (4.05%) | | | Jon Gerrard |
| Wolseley | | Rob Altemeyer 4,005 (63.88%) | | Gustav Nelson 712 (11.44%) | | Raven Thundersky 700 (11.31%) | | Ardythe Basham 761 (12.07%) | | David Tymoshchuk (Communist) 82 (1.30%) | Rob Altemeyer |
| Totals | | NDP 17,530 (47.71%) | | PC 6,279 (17.09%) | | Liberal 10,325 (28.10%) | | Green 2305 (6.27%) | | Others 305 (0.83%) | |

### South Winnipeg

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | NDP | NDP | PC | PC | Liberal | Liberal | Green | Green | Other | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Fort Garry | | Kerri Irvin-Ross 4,291 (52.60%) | | Shaun McCaffrey 2,101 (25.75%) | | Craig Hildahl 1,500 (18.39%) | | Alon Weinberg 264 (3.26%) | | | Kerri Irvin-Ross |
| Fort Whyte | | Sunny Dhaliwal 3,895 (33.83%) | | Hugh McFadyen 5,981 (51.95%) | | Angelina Olivier-Job 1,637 (14.22%) | | | | | Hugh McFadyen |
| Riel | | Christine Melnick 4,894 (57.19%) | | Trudy Turner 2,620 (30.69%) | | Grant Woods 1,024 (11.99%) | | | | | Christine Melnick |
| Seine River | | Theresa Oswald 5,786 (56.89%) | | Steven Andjelic 3,275 (32.20%) | | Jennifer Lukovich 1,111 (14.68%) | | | | | Theresa Oswald |
| Southdale | | Erin Selby 5,772 (51.04%) | | Jack Reimer 4,493 (39.74%) | | Don Woodstock 1,042 (9.22%) | | | | | Jack Reimer |
| St. Norbert | | Marilyn Brick 4,044 (53.74%) | | Tara Brousseau 2,404 (31.94%) | | Wendy Bloomfield 1,077 (14.31%) | | | | | Marilyn Brick |
| St. Vital | | Nancy Allan 4,611 (61.74%) | | Grant Cooper 1,754 (23.41%) | | Harry Wolbert 776 (10.36%) | | Kristine Koster 351 (4.68%) | | | Nancy Allan |
| Totals | | NDP 33,293 (53.63%) | | PC 20,008 (32.23%) | | Liberal 8,167 (13.15%) | | Green 615 (0.99%) | | | |

## By-elections since 2007

vteManitoba provincial by-election, March 2, 2010: Concordia :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Matt Wiebe | 2,065 | 58.90 | -10.15 | $20,394.67 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Brian Biebrich | 694 | 19.79 | -1.82 | $9,160.24 |
| | Liberal | Judi Heppner | 613 | 17.48 | 11.48 | $5,750.52 |
| | Green | Ellen Young | 134 | 3.82 | 0.50 | $762.27 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,506 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 11 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 11,150 | 31.44 | -15.98 |
| Source(s) Source: |||||||
vteManitoba provincial by-election, March 24, 2009: Elmwood :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Bill Blaikie | 2,325 | 53.76 | -7.75 | $17,603.25 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Adrian Schulz | 913 | 21.11 | 0.10 | $15,919.78 |
| | Liberal | Regan Wolfrom | 877 | 20.28 | 2.79 | $27,106.33 |
| | Green | James R. Beddome | 210 | 4.86 | – | $1,115.73 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,325 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 14 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 11,907 | 36.44 | −13.54 |
| Source(s) Source: |||||||
vteManitoba provincial by-election, March 24, 2009: The Pas :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Frank Whitehead | 2,949 | 75.11 | 6.25 | 25,898.41 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Edna Nabess | 722 | 18.39 | -3.06 | 31,676.75 |
| | Liberal | Maurice Berens | 255 | 6.50 | -3.19 | 9,255.99 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,926 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 23 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 13,334 | 29.44 | – |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +4.66 |
| Source(s) Source: "2009 The Pas Byelection Results" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. |||||||