# 1973 Manitoba general election

The 1973 Manitoba general election was held on June 28, 1973 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the social-democratic New Democratic Party, which took 31 of 57 seats to win government in its own right for the first time. The Progressive Conservative Party finished second with 21, while the Manitoba Liberal Party took the remaining five. The Manitoba Social Credit Party lost its only seat.
A right-of-centre municipal organization known as the Independent Citizens' Election Committee convinced the Progressive Conservative and Liberal parties to avoid competing against each other in certain Winnipeg-area ridings, such that a single "anti-socialist" alternative to the NDP could be offered. This campaign was generally unsuccessful.

## Results

| Party | Party | Party Leader | # of candidates | Seats | Seats | Seats | Popular Vote | Popular Vote | Popular Vote |
| Party | Party | Party Leader | # of candidates | 1969 | Elected | % Change | # | % | Change |
| | New Democratic | Edward Schreyer | 57 | 28 | 31 | +10.7% | 197,585 | 42.31% | +4.04 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sidney Spivak | 52 | 22 | 21 | -4.5% | 171,553 | 36.73% | +1.17 |
| | Liberal | Israel Asper | 50 | 5 | 5 | - | 88,907 | 19.04% | -4.95 |
| | Social Credit | Jacob Froese | 3 | 1 | - | -100% | 1,709 | 0.37% | -0.99 |
| | Communist | William Cecil Ross | 3 | - | - | - | 252 | 0.05% | -0.17 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | | 3 | - | - | - | 69 | 0.01% | +0.01 |
| | Independent | Independent | 18 | 1 | - | -100% | 6,969 | 1.49% | +0.89 |
| Total | Total | Total | 186 | 57 | 57 | | 467,044 | 100% | |
Note:
* Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.
Popular vote
New Democratic
42.31%
PC
36.73%
Liberal
19.04%
Others
1.92% :
Seats summary
New Democratic
54.39%
PC
36.84%
Liberal
8.77% :

## Riding results

Party key:
* PC: Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
* L: Manitoba Liberal Party
* NDP: New Democratic Party of Manitoba
* SC: Manitoba Social Credit Party
* Comm: Communist Party of Canada - Manitoba
* (M-L): Communist Party of Canada – Marxist-Leninist
* Ind: Independent
Arthur:
* (incumbent)Douglas Watt (PC) 3487
* Lorne Watt (NDP) 1981
* M.F. Mac Corbett (L) 1181
Assiniboia:
* (incumbent)Stephen Patrick (L) 5105
* Norma Price (PC) 4309
* Larry Iwan (NDP) 3029
Birtle-Russell:
* (incumbent)Harry Graham (PC) 3203
* Michael Sotas (NDP) 2967
* John Braendle (L) 685
Brandon East:
* (incumbent)Leonard Evans (NDP) 4123
* Ken Burgess (PC) 2912
* Terry Penton (L) 855
* John Gross (SC) 78
Brandon West:
* (incumbent)Edward McGill (PC) 5070
* Henry Carroll (NDP) 4028
* Guy Savoie (L) 806
Burrows:
* (incumbent)Ben Hanuschak (NDP) 5277
* Doug Krochak (PC) 1044
* Bob Major (L) 741
* Mary Kardash (Comm) 108
* Glen Brown (M-L) 33
Charleswood:
* (incumbent)Arthur Moug (PC) 6180
* Roy Neil Benson (NDP) 3554
* Jim Spencer (L) 3456
Churchill:
* Les Osland (NDP) 2041
* Andy Champagne (PC) 1367
* Walter Perepeluk (L) 1256
* Andrew Kirkness (Ind) 880
Crescentwood:
* Harvey Patterson (NDP) 3730
* Lawrie Pollard (PC) 3729
* June Menzies (L) 1734
Dauphin:
* (incumbent)Peter Burtniak (NDP) 4261
* Art Rampton (PC) 3262
* Hugh Dunlop (L) 1091
Elmwood:
* (incumbent)Russell Doern (NDP) 4987
* Edward Tymchuk (PC) 2361
* Ray Brunka (L) 1363
Emerson:
* Steve Derewianchuk (NDP) 2374
* Garnet Kyle (PC) 1937
* Mark Smerchanski (L) 1768
* Walter Hoover (Ind) 83
Flin Flon:
* (incumbent)Thomas Barrow (NDP) 3112
* George Njegovan (PC) 1803
* Roy Veness (L) 893
Fort Garry:
* (incumbent)L.R. Bud Sherman (PC) 4783
* Henry Janzen (L) 4331
* C.G. Gifford (NDP) 4006
Fort Rouge:
* Lloyd Axworthy (L) 4181
* Samia Friesen (NDP) 3614
* (incumbent)Inez Trueman (PC) 3531
* Lane McDonald (Ind) 131
Gimli:
* (incumbent)John Gottfried (NDP) 3546
* Ted Revel (PC) 3490
* Charles Arnason (Ind) 164
Gladstone:
* (incumbent)James Ferguson (PC) 3605
* Gordon Stewart (NDP) 2394
* Gordon McPhail (L) 1698
* Kenneth Morrison (Ind) 106
Inkster:
* (incumbent)Sidney Green (NDP) 5442
* John Sulymko (L) 1686
* Joe McMullen (PC) 1622
* Don Currie (Comm) 78
* Aili Waldman (M-L) 12
Kildonan:
* (incumbent)Peter Fox (NDP) 5718
* Don Lynn Heidman (PC) 2660
* Ann McTavish (L) 2097
Lac Du Bonnet:
* (incumbent)Samuel Uskiw (NDP) 5461
* Jo Anne Hillier (L) 2244
Lakeside:
* (incumbent)Harry Enns (PC) 2969
* George Schreyer (NDP) 1793
* Alan Beachell (L) 1778
La Verendrye:
* Robert Banman (PC) 2912
* (incumbent)Leonard Barkman (L) 2387
* Roger Smith (NDP) 1514
Logan:
* (incumbent)William Jenkins (NDP) 2671
* Rita Servin (PC) 1582
* Andrew Mazur (L) 644
* William Hawryluk (Ind) 671
* Gordon Anderson (Ind) 48
Minnedosa:
* (incumbent)Dave Blake (PC) 3777
* Lawrence Bell (NDP) 2708
* Ed Turner (L) 739
Morris:
* (incumbent)Warner Jorgenson (PC) 3650
* Lawrence Lewco (NDP) 1602
* Norm Dashevsky (L) 825
Osborne:
* (incumbent)Ian Turnbull (NDP) 3945
* June Westbury (L) 2347
* Ted Speers (PC) 2344
Pembina:
* (incumbent)George Henderson (PC) 4408
* Robert McKenzie (L) 1553
* Paul Klassen (NDP) 1013
vte1973 Manitoba general election: Point Douglas :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Donald Malinowski | 3,676 | 65.55 |
| | Independent | Joseph Borowski | 1,127 | 20.10 |
| | Liberal | Lawrence Belanger | 569 | 10.15 |
| | Independent | George Munroe | 236 | 4.21 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,608 | 100.00 |
| Rejected and discarded votes | Rejected and discarded votes | Rejected and discarded votes | 100 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,708 | 65.56 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 8,706 | |
Portage la Prairie:
* (incumbent)Gordon Johnston (L) 2628
* George Fairfield (PC) 2592
* Albert Barrett (NDP) 1933
Radisson:
* (incumbent)Harry Shafransky (NDP) 4267
* Abe Kovnats (PC) 3635
* D'Arcy Pagan (L) 1740
Rhineland:
* Arnold Brown (PC) 2903
* (incumbent)Jacob Froese (SC) 1587
* Jake Heinrichs (NDP) 1002
* Harry Friesen (L) 578
* John Epp (Ind) 52
Riel:
* (incumbent)Donald Craik (PC) 7944
* Wilson Parasiuk (NDP) 6181
* Art Gill (L) 1782
River Heights:
* (incumbent)Sidney Spivak (PC) 5167
* Charles Huband (L) 2906
* Muriel Smith (NDP) 1413
Roblin:
* (incumbent)Wally McKenzie (PC) 3388
* John Oldham (NDP) 2779
Rock Lake:
* (incumbent)Henry Einarson (PC) 3470
* Paul Cenerini (NDP) 1825
* Arnold Collins (L) 1361
Rossmere:
* (incumbent)Edward Schreyer (NDP) 6827
* Alfred Penner (PC) 6239
Rupertsland:
* Harvey Bostrom (NDP) 2093
* John Ateah (L) 1329
* Raymond Guiboche (PC) 504
* Dave Courchene Jr. (Ind) 415
* Lorne Lester (Ind) 166
St. Boniface:
* J. Paul Marion (L) 4301
* (incumbent)Laurent Desjardins (NDP) 4300
St. George:
* (incumbent)Bill Uruski (NDP) 3552
* Elman Guttormson (L) 2465
St. James:
* George Minaker (PC) 4483
* (incumbent)Alvin Mackling (NDP) 4109
* Michael Scholl (L) 1340
* Gerald Zucawich (Ind) 30
St. Johns:
* (incumbent)Saul Cherniack (NDP) 4519
* Murray Krovats (PC) 1686
* Ben Karasinski (L) 1061
* William Cecil Ross (Comm) 66
* Joe Smith (Ind) 45
* Diane Waldman (M-L) 24
St. Matthews:
* (incumbent)Wally Johannson (NDP) 3875
* Einar Arnason (PC) 2492
* Norm Kirton (L) 1365
17.80 :
| vte1973 Manitoba general election: St. Vital |||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Jim Walding | 3,870 | 39.25 | +3.56 |
| | Liberal | Dan Kennedy | 3,765 | 38.18 | +9.87 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Gee | 2,225 | 22.57 | −13.44 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,860 | 100.00 | |
| Rejected votes | Rejected votes | Rejected votes | 51 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,911 | 85.84 |
Ste. Rose:
* (incumbent)A.R. Pete Adam (NDP) 2627
* Dwight Hopfner (L) 1748
* Alf O'Loughlin (PC) 1516
Selkirk:
* (incumbent)Howard Pawley (NDP) 4745
* John Linney (PC) 3429
Seven Oaks:
* (incumbent)Saul Miller (NDP) 6579
* Carl Zawatsky (PC) 4921
* Henry Froese (L) 1386
Souris-Killarney:
* (incumbent)Earl McKellar (PC) 4669
* John Bucklaschuk (NDP) 1557
* Gordon Martin (L) 890
Springfield:
* (incumbent)Rene Toupin (NDP) 3611
* John Vaags (PC) 3245
* Len Mendes (L) 694
* Harry Meronek (Ind) 333
Sturgeon Creek:
* (incumbent)Frank Johnston (PC) 6467
* Laverne Lewycky (NDP) 2924
* Marjorie Gillies (L) 1647
* Dale Hibbard (Ind) 54
Swan River:
* (incumbent)James Bilton (PC) 3370
* Omar Lamb (NDP) 2669
* Vic Mearon (L) 687
The Pas:
* (incumbent)Ron McBryde (NDP) 3673
* George Takashima (Ind) 1873
vte1973 Manitoba general election: Thompson :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | New Democratic | Ken Dillen | 2,742 | 37.54 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Anna Denby | 2,480 | 33.95 |
| | Liberal | Blain Johnston | 2,083 | 28.51 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,305 | 100.00 |
| Rejected votes | Rejected votes | Rejected votes | 33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,338 | 71.30 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 10,292 |
Transcona:
* (incumbent)Russell Paulley (NDP) 6275
* Phil Rizzuto (PC) 4151
Virden:
* (incumbent)Morris McGregor (PC) 2981
* Barry Forman (NDP) 1741
* Duncan McDonald (L) 911
Wellington:
* (incumbent)Philip Petursson (NDP) 4190
* Brandson Thornson (PC) 2272
* Neil Baker (Ind) 1165
Winnipeg Centre:
* (incumbent)Bud Boyce (NDP) 3010
* Bob Wilson (PC) 1520
* Ken Arenson (L) 1092
* Ed Storozuk (SC) 44
Wolseley:
* (incumbent)Israel Asper (L) 3135
* Murdoch MacKay (NDP) 3131
* Robert Steen (PC) 1807

### Post-election changes

St. Boniface (election declared void), December 20, 1974:
* Laurent Desjardins (NDP) 3711
* J. Paul Marion (L) 3092
* Paul Fredette (PC) 378
Wolseley (res. Israel Asper, March 1, 1975), June 25, 1975:
* Robert Wilson (PC) 2072
* D'Arcy McCaffery (L) 1870
* Murdoch MacKay (NDP) 1815
* J.M.A. Smith (Ind) 55
Crescentwood (election declared void, February 20, 1975), June 25, 1975:
* Warren Steen (PC) 2780
* Charles Huband (L) 2611
* Harvey Patterson (NDP) 1987
Souris-Killarney (dec. Earl McKellar, April 18, 1976), November 7, 1976:
* Sterling Lyon (PC) 4478
* Jean Strath (L) 1272
* Howard Nixon (NDP) 1073