# 1977 Manitoba general election

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.

## Results

| Party | Party | Party Leader | # of candidates | Seats | Seats | Seats | Popular Vote | Popular Vote | Popular Vote |
| Party | Party | Party Leader | # of candidates | 1973 | Elected | % Change | # | % | Change |
| | Progressive Conservative | Sterling Lyon | 57 | 21 | 33 | +57.1% | 237,496 | 48.75% | +12.02 |
| | New Democratic | Edward Schreyer | 57 | 31 | 23 | -25.8% | 188,124 | 38.62% | -3.69 |
| | Liberal | Charles Huband | 53 | 5 | 1 | -80.0% | 59,865 | 12.29% | -6.75 |
| | Social Credit | Jacob Froese | 5 | - | - | - | 1,323 | 0.27% | -0.10 |
| | Communist | William Cecil Ross | 4 | - | - | - | 299 | 0.06% | +0.01 |
| | Revolutionary Workers | | 1 | * | – | * | 47 | 0.01% | * |
| | Independent | Independent | - | 1 | - | -100% | - | - | -1.49 |
| Total | Total | Total | 177 | 57 | 57 | - | 487,154 | 100% | |
Note:
* Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.
Popular vote
PC
48.75%
New Democratic
38.62%
Liberal
12.29%
Others
0.34% :
Seats summary
PC
57.89%
New Democratic
40.35%
Liberal
1.75% :

## 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
* RWL: Revolutionary Workers League
* WDP: Western Democracy Party (see by-elections)
* M-L: Marxist–Leninist Party of Canada - Manitoba (see by-elections)
* Ind: Independent
Arthur:
* James Downey (PC) 2280
* Earl Sterling (NDP) 1172
* Murray Lee (L) 901
Assiniboia:
* Norma Price (PC) 7863
* (incumbent)Stephen Patrick (L) 4271
* Max Melnyk (NDP) 2106
Birtle-Russell:
* (incumbent)Harry Graham (PC) 3058
* Peter Merry (NDP) 2608
* Doug MacIsaac (L) 1169
Brandon East:
* (incumbent)Leonard Evans (NDP) 4217
* James Thornborough (PC) 3195
* James Manishen (L) 558
Brandon West:
* (incumbent)Edward McGill (PC) 5680
* Henry Carroll (NDP) 4601
* Phil Cels (L) 807
* John Gross (SC) 107
Burrows:
* (incumbent)Ben Hanuschak (NDP) 4103
* Ken Alyluia (PC) 1688
* Anne Percheson (L) 490
Charleswood:
* (incumbent)Sterling Lyon (PC) 10559
* Maureen Hemphill (NDP) 4216
* Beverly Riley (L) 1493
Churchill:
* Jay Cowan (NDP) 2280
* Mark Ingebrigtson (PC) 1992
* Andrew Kirkness (L) 1140
Crescentwood:
* (incumbent)Warren Steen (PC) 3253
* Muriel Smith (NDP) 3181
* Charles Huband (L) 2702
Dauphin:
* James Galbraith (PC) 4590
* (incumbent)Peter Burtniak (NDP) 4330
Elmwood:
* (incumbent)Russell Doern (NDP) 4136
* Ken Gunn-Walberg (PC) 3282
* Ken Vincent (L) 675
Emerson:
* Albert Driedger (PC) 3125
* (incumbent)Steve Derewianchuk (NDP) 2153
* Gabriel Catellier (L) 1439
Flin Flon:
* (incumbent)Thomas Barrow (NDP) 2917
* Nyall Hyndman (PC) 2522
* Walter Shmon (L) 309
Fort Garry:
* (incumbent)Bud Sherman (PC) 10052
* Ruth Pear (NDP) 4157
* Beth Candlish (L) 2423
Fort Rouge:
* (incumbent)Lloyd Axworthy (L) 4153
* Julian Hugh McDonald (PC) 3486
* Ermano Barone (NDP) 2863
Gimli:
* Keith Cosens (PC) 4515
* George Schreyer (NDP) 3795
Gladstone:
* (incumbent)James Ferguson (PC) 4635
* William Werbiski (NDP) 2151
* Sid Lachter (L) 662
Inkster:
* (incumbent)Sidney Green (NDP) 5175
* Barrie Jones (PC) 2711
* Barry Krawchuk (L) 934
Kildonan:
* (incumbent)Peter Fox (NDP) 5658
* James Hanson (PC) 4651
* Norman Stapon (L) 929
Lac Du Bonnet:
* (incumbent)Samuel Uskiw (NDP) 5037
* John Vaags (PC) 3795
* Robert Dyne (L) 515
Lakeside:
* (incumbent)Harry Enns (PC) 3987
* Phillip Schwarz (NDP) 1494
* Douglas Clifford (L) 1034
La Verendrye:
* (incumbent)Robert Banman (PC) 4914
* Alphonse Fournier (NDP) 1601
* Robert Rempel (L) 924
Logan:
* (incumbent)William Jenkins (NDP) 2956
* Rita Serbin (PC) 1449
* Piercy Haynes (L) 578
Minnedosa:
* (incumbent)Dave Blake (PC) 3912
* John Martens (NDP) 2311
* Albert Moad (L) 474
* C.V. Hutton (SC) 272
Morris:
* (incumbent)Warner Jorgenson (PC) 4484
* Alphonse Lenz (NDP) 1152
* Donald Macgillivray (L) 516
Osborne:
* Gerald Mercier (PC) 3803
* (incumbent)Ian Turnbull (NDP) 3707
* Gilbert Paul (L) 655
* Larry Johnston (RWL) 47
Pembina:
* Donald Orchard (PC) 5214
* Vic Epp (L) 1141
* Marianne Martin (NDP) 1117
vte1977 Manitoba general election: Point Douglas :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Donald Malinowski | 3,116 | 63.32 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Margaret Didenko | 915 | 18.59 |
| | Liberal | Don Marks | 769 | 15.63 |
| | Communist | Harold Dyck | 62 | 1.26 |
| | Social Credit | Peter Stevens | 59 | 1.20 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,921 | 100.00 |
| Rejected votes | Rejected votes | Rejected votes | 85 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,006 | 61.10 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 8,193 | |
Portage la Prairie:
* Lloyd Hyde (PC) 3552
* Peter Swidnicki (NDP) 2067
* Hugh Moran (L) 1893
Radisson:
* Abe Kovnats (PC) 4535
* (incumbent)Harry Shafransky (NDP) 3757
* Evelyne Reese (L) 1394
Rhineland:
* (incumbent)Arnold Brown (PC) 3610
* Jacob Heinrichs (NDP) 1001
* Ray Hamm (L) 943
* Jacob Froese (SC) 813
Riel:
* (incumbent)Donald Craik (PC) 10412
* Doreen Dodick (NDP) 6427
* Charles Greene (L) 2539
River Heights:
* (incumbent)Sidney Spivak (PC) 6175
* David Walker (L) 1662
* Jill Oliver (NDP) 1091
Roblin:
* (incumbent)Wally McKenzie (PC) 3291
* Kenneth Mikolayenko (NDP) 2351
* Joe Andronyk (L) 410
Rock Lake:
* (incumbent)Henry Einarson (PC) 4243
* Ronald Devos (L) 1167
* Eric Irwin (NDP) 1029
Rossmere:
* (incumbent)Edward Schreyer (NDP) 9246
* Henry Krahn (PC) 8516
* Brian Norris (L) 680
Rupertsland:
* (incumbent)Harvey Bostrom (NDP) 2141
* George Weiss (PC) 1625
* Norman Gunn (L) 741
St. Boniface:
* (incumbent)Laurent Desjardins (NDP) 4266
* Peter Poitras (PC) 1833
* George Ricard (L) 1699
St. George:
* (incumbent)Bill Uruski (NDP) 3103
* Albert Rohl (PC) 2568
* Duncan Geisler (L) 369
St. James:
* (incumbent)George Minaker (PC) 5199
* Curtis Nordman (NDP) 2853
* John Wilson (L) 749
St. Johns:
* (incumbent)Saul Cherniack (NDP) 3845
* John Borger (PC) 1892
* Myroslaw Tracz (L) 733
* Don Plowman (Comm) 81
St. Matthews:
* Len Domino (PC) 3119
* (incumbent)Wally Johannson (NDP) 2995
* Roy Yerex (L) 459
* Richard Stonyk (SC) 72
vte1977 Manitoba general election: St. Vital :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Jim Walding | 3,924 | 41.62 | +2.37 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gil Shaw | 3,390 | 35.95 | +13.38 |
| | Liberal | Eddie Coutu | 2,115 | 22.43 | −15.75 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,429 | 100.00 | |
| Rejected votes | Rejected votes | Rejected votes | 18 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,447 | 84.70 | −1.14 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 11,154 | | |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -5.50 |
Ste. Rose:
* (incumbent)A.R. Pete Adam (NDP) 2611
* Arthur Erickson (PC) 1830
* John Fleming (L) 1219
Selkirk:
* (incumbent)Howard Pawley (NDP) 5519
* Tom Denton (PC) 4452
* Edward Motkaluk (L) 573
Seven Oaks:
* (incumbent)Saul Miller (NDP) 7597
* Carl Zawatsky (PC) 6777
* Sue Juravsky (L) 798
* Charles Watson (Comm) 70
Souris-Killarney:
* Brian Ransom (PC) 4519
* Howard Nixon (NDP) 1500
* Jean Strath (L) 1207
Springfield:
* Bob Anderson (PC) 5843
* (incumbent)Rene Toupin (NDP) 3995
* Rita Roeland (L) 700
Sturgeon Creek:
* (incumbent)Frank Johnston (PC) 7407
* Don Simpson (NDP) 2655
* Peter Moss (L) 1736
Swan River:
* Douglas Gourlay (PC) 3909
* Leonard Harapiuk (NDP) 3179
The Pas:
* (incumbent)Ron McBryde (NDP) 3471
* Percy Pielak (PC) 1965
* Edwin Jebb (L) 714
Thompson:
* Ken MacMaster (PC) 3947
* (incumbent)Ken Dillen (NDP) 3031
* Oliver Monkman (L) 283
Transcona:
* Wilson Parasiuk (NDP) 6474
* Tony Leonard (PC) 4749
* Douglas Dennison (L) 767
Virden:
* (incumbent)Morris McGregor (PC) 3669
* Edward Arndt (NDP) 1635
Wellington:
* Brian Corrin (NDP) 3591
* Geoff Dixon (PC) 2376
* Mario Santos (L) 591
Winnipeg Centre:
* (incumbent)Bud Boyce (NDP) 2217
* Philip Lee (PC) 1587
* Ken Wong (L) 727
vte1977 Manitoba general election: Wolseley :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert Wilson | 2,763 | 41.01 | +18.63 |
| | New Democratic | Murdoch MacKay | 2,689 | 39.90 | +1.12 |
| | Liberal | Norma McCormick | 1,286 | 19.09 | -19.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,873 | 74.98 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +19.18 |
| Source: Elections Manitoba |||||||

### Post-election changes

Rossmere (Edward Schreyer appointed Governor-General of Canada, December 7, 1978), October 16, 1979:
* Victor Schroeder (NDP) 6191
* Harold Piercy (PC) 5961
* E.J. Sandy Clancy (L) 523
* Linda J. Penner (WDP) 39
* Manuel Gitterman (M-L) 21
River Heights (res. Sidney Spivak, April 12, 1979), October 16, 1979:
* Gary Filmon (PC) 3473
* Jay Prober (L) 2477
* Don Jewison (NDP) 697
* William Hawryluk (WDP) 19
Fort Rouge (res. Lloyd Axworthy, April 6, 1979), October 16, 1979:
* June Westbury (L) 2659
* Vic Savino (NDP) 2291
* Julian Hugh McDonald (PC) 1830
Sidney Green (NDP) changed his party affiliation to Independent NDP on December 4, 1979.
Robert Wilson was expelled from the Progressive Conservative caucus on November 20, 1980, and from the Progressive Conservative party on November 28, 1980. On June 17, 1981, he was expelled from the legislature, having been sentenced to seven years in prison.
Ben Hanuschak (NDP) became an Independent MLA on February 26, 1981. On February 27, 1981, Bud Boyce left the NDP caucus.
On March 3, 1981, Green, Hanuschak and Boyce announced their membership in the new Progressive Party of Manitoba.