1995 Manitoba general election

1995 Manitoba general election

←  1990 April 25, 1995 1999  →
57 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba 29 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	69.20%
First party Second party Third party   PC LIB Leader Gary Filmon Gary Doer Paul Edwards Party Progressive Conservative New Democratic Liberal Leader since December 10, 1983 March 30, 1988 June 5, 1993 Leader's seat Tuxedo Concordia St. James (lostre-election) Last election 30 20 7 Seats won 31 23 3 Seat change 1 3 4 Popular vote 216,246 165,489 119,677 Percentage 42.87% 32.81% 23.72% Swing 0.88% 4.01% 4.42%
Map of Election Results
Premier before election Gary Filmon Progressive Conservative Premier after election Gary Filmon Progressive Conservative

The 1995 Manitoba general election was held on April 25, 1995 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. Progressive Conservative Party, which won 31 seats out of 57, clinched the elections. The New Democratic Party formed the official opposition with 23 seats; the Liberal Party won 3.

Opinion polls

Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level

Polling firm	Last day of survey	Source	PC	NDP	MLP	Other	ME	Sample
Election 1995	April 25, 1995		42.87	32.81	23.72	0.6
Angus Reid	April 16, 1995	[1]	40	33	27	—	—	914
Angus Reid	March 17, 1995	[2]	37	21	35	—	—	1,200
	February 1995	[3]	32	25	35	—	—	800
	January 1995	[3]	39	31	31	—	—	600
COMPAS	December 1994	[4]	38	19	37	—	—	—
COMPAS	June 1994	[5]	28	23	44	4	—	—
Election 1990	September 11, 1990		41.99	28.80	28.15	1.06

Results

Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
				Before1	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Progressive Conservative	Gary Filmon	57	29	31	+6.9%	216,246	42.87	+0.88
	New Democratic	Gary Doer	57	20	23	+15.0%	165,489	32.81	+4.01
	Liberal	Paul Edwards	57	6	3	-50.0%	119 677	23.72	-4.42
	Libertarian	Dennis Rice	6	-	-	-	634	0.13	0.00
	Independents		11	-	-	-	2,396	0.47	0.00
	First Peoples Party	Jerry Fontaine	[3]		-		[908]
	Independent Native Voice	Nelson Contois	[3]		-		[518]
	Vacant			2	n.a.
Total			188	57	57	-	504 442	100%

¹ "Before" refers to standings in the Legislature at dissolution, and not to the results of the previous election. These numbers therefore reflect changes in party standings as a result of by-elections and members crossing the floor.

Vote and seat summaries

Ternary plots – shift of electoral support (1990–1995)

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  1990
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  1995

Electoral districts identified by colours of winning parties

Popular vote PC   42.87% New Democratic   32.81% Liberal   23.72% Others   0.60%

Seats summary PC   54.39% New Democratic   40.35% Liberal   5.26%

Synopsis of results

1995 Manitoba general election – synopsis of riding results ^{[6] [7]}

Electoral division	Winning party										Votes
	1990		1st place		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %	2nd place		PC	NDP	Lib	Ind	Ltn	Total
Arthur-Virden		PC		PC	5,015	64.36%	3,496	44.87%		NDP	5,015	1,519	1,258	–	–	7,792
Assiniboia		PC		PC	4,315	52.96%	2,130	26.14%		Lib	4,315	1,648	2,185	–	–	8,148
Brandon East		NDP		NDP	4,395	53.78%	1,787	21.87%		PC	2,608	4,395	1,169	–	–	8,172
Brandon West		PC		PC	4,471	49.40%	1,681	18.57%		NDP	4,471	2,790	1,789	–	–	9,050
Broadway		NDP		NDP	3,126	47.87%	1,513	23.17%		Lib	1,529	3,126	1,613	262	–	6,530
Burrows		NDP		NDP	4,748	67.46%	3,482	49.47%		PC	1,266	4,748	1,024	–	–	7,038
Charleswood		PC		PC	5,737	58.00%	2,779	28.09%		Lib	5,737	1,197	2,958	–	–	9,892
Concordia		NDP		NDP	4,827	63.58%	2,982	39.28%		PC	1,845	4,827	816	–	104	7,592
Crescentwood		Liberal		NDP	3,733	36.04%	278	2.68%		PC	3,455	3,733	3,170	–	–	10,358
Dauphin		NDP		NDP	4,673	48.37%	793	8.21%		PC	3,880	4,673	996	111	–	9,660
Elmwood		NDP		NDP	4,264	53.02%	1,712	21.29%		PC	2,552	4,264	1,227	–	–	8,043
Emerson		PC		PC	4,965	62.90%	2,982	37.78%		Lib	4,965	945	1,983	–	–	7,893
Flin Flon		NDP		NDP	2,732	52.05%	715	13.62%		PC	2,017	2,732	500	–	–	5,249
Fort Garry		PC		PC	5,959	48.29%	1,525	12.36%		Lib	5,959	1,857	4,434	–	91	12,341
Gimli		PC		PC	5,591	50.65%	1,845	16.71%		NDP	5,591	3,746	1,702	–	–	11,039
Gladstone		PC		PC	4,629	62.30%	3,175	42.73%		Lib	4,629	1,347	1,454	–	–	7,430
Inkster		Liberal		Liberal	4,394	50.80%	1,745	20.17%		NDP	1,384	2,649	4,394	223	–	8,650
Interlake		NDP		NDP	3,791	51.17%	1,229	16.59%		PC	2,562	3,791	766	289	–	7,408
Kildonan		NDP		NDP	5,812	52.00%	2,488	22.26%		PC	3,324	5,812	2,041	–	–	11,177
Kirkfield Park		PC		PC	5,949	60.15%	3,333	33.70%		Lib	5,949	1,325	2,616	–	–	9,890
La Vérendrye		PC		PC	4,581	48.02%	2,074	21.74%		Lib	4,581	2,452	2,507	–	–	9,540
Lac du Bonnet		PC		PC	5,986	57.07%	2,523	24.06%		NDP	5,986	3,463	1,039	–	–	10,488
Lakeside		PC		PC	4,376	57.12%	2,574	33.60%		NDP	4,376	1,802	1,373	–	110	7,661
Minnedosa		PC		PC	4,498	54.58%	2,457	29.81%		NDP	4,498	2,041	1,702	–	–	8,241
Morris		PC		PC	5,662	60.99%	3,333	35.90%		Lib	5,662	1,158	2,329	–	135	9,284
Niakwa		PC		PC	5,908	50.86%	2,160	18.59%		Lib	5,908	1,961	3,748	–	–	11,617
Osborne		Liberal		NDP	3,969	40.86%	991	10.20%		Lib	2,766	3,969	2,978	–	–	9,713
Pembina		PC		PC	5,092	62.28%	2,460	30.09%		Lib	5,092	452	2,632	–	–	8,176
Point Douglas		NDP		NDP	3,095	63.03%	1,963	39.98%		Lib	578	3,095	1,132	105	–	4,910
Portage la Prairie		PC		PC	3,977	51.36%	1,860	24.02%		Lib	3,977	1,519	2,117	130	–	7,743
Radisson		NDP		NDP	4,891	52.04%	2,490	26.49%		Lib	2,107	4,891	2,401	–	–	9,399
Riel		PC		PC	3,561	38.15%	441	4.72%		Lib	3,561	2,653	3,120	–	–	9,334
River East		PC		PC	4,938	47.20%	1,762	16.84%		NDP	4,938	3,176	2,347	–	–	10,461
River Heights		Liberal		PC	5,429	47.98%	994	8.79%		Lib	5,429	1,352	4,435	–	98	11,314
Roblin-Russell		PC		PC	4,672	54.33%	1,984	23.07%		NDP	4,672	2,688	1,239	–	–	8,599
Rossmere		PC		PC	4,318	45.97%	117	1.25%		NDP	4,318	4,201	875	–	–	9,394
Rupertsland		NDP		NDP	2,249	50.80%	1,231	27.81%		Lib	619	2,249	1,018	541	–	4,427
Seine River		PC		PC	6,462	49.70%	2,086	16.04%		Lib	6,462	2,163	4,376	–	–	13,001
Selkirk		NDP		NDP	4,758	43.77%	919	8.45%		PC	3,839	4,758	2,273	–	–	10,870
Springfield		PC		PC	6,355	52.15%	2,080	17.07%		NDP	6,355	4,275	1,461	–	96	12,187
St. Boniface		Liberal		Liberal	4,021	45.48%	1,192	13.48%		NDP	1,686	2,829	4,021	306	–	8,842
St. James		Liberal		NDP	3,019	35.63%	166	1.96%		Lib	2,601	3,019	2,853	–	–	8,473
St. Johns		NDP		NDP	4,513	58.53%	2,903	37.65%		Lib	1,587	4,513	1,610	–	–	7,710
St. Norbert		PC		PC	4,699	43.90%	527	4.92%		Lib	4,699	1,833	4,172	–	–	10,704
St. Vital		PC		PC	4,021	41.47%	664	6.85%		NDP	4,021	3,357	2,319	–	–	9,697
Ste. Rose		PC		PC	3,762	51.99%	1,421	19.64%		NDP	3,762	2,341	1,133	–	–	7,236
Steinbach		PC		PC	5,975	74.99%	4,769	59.85%		Lib	5,975	787	1,206	–	–	7,968
Sturgeon Creek		PC		PC	4,747	49.11%	1,696	17.55%		Lib	4,747	1,688	3,051	180	–	9,666
Swan River		NDP		NDP	4,021	46.31%	36	0.41%		PC	3,985	4,021	559	118	–	8,683
The Maples		Liberal		Liberal	4,254	48.08%	1,620	18.31%		NDP	1,960	2,634	4,254	–	–	8,848
The Pas		NDP		NDP	3,616	51.70%	1,115	15.94%		PC	2,501	3,616	877	–	–	6,994
Thompson		NDP		NDP	3,619	61.71%	2,299	39.20%		PC	1,320	3,619	926	–	–	5,865
Transcona		NDP		NDP	5,163	58.13%	2,791	31.42%		PC	2,372	5,163	1,216	131	–	8,882
Turtle Mountain		PC		PC	4,781	60.90%	3,046	38.80%		Lib	4,781	1,334	1,735	–	–	7,850
Tuxedo		PC		PC	8,691	66.23%	5,716	43.56%		Lib	8,691	1,457	2,975	–	–	13,123
Wellington		NDP		NDP	3,788	54.04%	1,792	25.56%		Lib	1,226	3,788	1,996	–	–	7,010
Wolseley		NDP		NDP	4,048	56.38%	2,471	34.42%		Lib	1,555	4,048	1,577	–	–	7,180

  = open seat

  = winning candidate was in previous Legislature

  = incumbent had switched allegiance

  = previously incumbent in another riding

  = incumbency arose from a byelection gain

  = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature

  = other incumbents renominated

  = candidate for First Peoples Party or Independent Native Voice - parties not recognized by Elections Manitoba

  = multiple candidates

Turnout, winning shares and swings

Summary of riding results by turnout, vote share for winning candidate, and swing (vs 1990) ^{[6] [7]}

Riding and winning party				Turnout				Vote share [a 1]				Swing [a 2]
				%	Change (pp)			%	Change (pp)			To	Change (pp)
Arthur-Virden		PC	Hold	64.94	-0.07			64.36	5.11			PC	7.42
Assiniboia		PC	Hold	70.77	0.94			52.96	3.11			PC	4.93
Brandon East		NDP	Hold	62.88	-4.64			53.78	0.27			NDP	2.25
Brandon West		PC	Hold	67.75	-1.94			49.40	-6.07			NDP	-4.54
Broadway		NDP	Hold	60.70	-0.89			47.87	9.16			NDP	10.75
Burrows		NDP	Hold	63.90	-2.96			67.46	13.12			NDP	12.57
Charleswood		PC	Hold	74.68	0.03			58.00	0.44			PC	0.73
Concordia		NDP	Hold	66.82	-1.56			63.58	5.41			NDP	2.83
Crescentwood		NDP	Gain	73.34	1.58			36.04	14.31			PC	-7.89
Dauphin		NDP	Hold	77.82	1.14			48.37	-0.46			PC	-2.90
Elmwood		NDP	Hold	68.85	-2.79			53.02	6.04			NDP	4.43
Emerson		PC	Hold	66.21	4.62			62.90	1.06			Lib	-0.16
Flin Flon		NDP	Hold	57.08	-5.43			52.05	-17.03			PC	-18.36
Fort Garry		PC	Hold	71.16	-1.80			48.29	1.22			PC	1.05
Gimli		PC	Hold	75.07	3.08			50.65	-1.78			NDP	-4.20
Gladstone		PC	Hold	61.47	1.05			62.30	3.09			PC	4.03
Inkster		Lib	Hold	67.03	2.75			50.80	4.93			Lib	3.94
Interlake		NDP	Hold	64.09	1.21			51.17	10.64			NDP	5.48
Kildonan		NDP	Hold	74.29	-0.86			52.00	16.31			NDP	10.17
Kirkfield Park		PC	Hold	75.16	-2.26			60.15	3.73			PC	5.29
La Vérendrye		PC	Hold	69.71	3.03			48.02	3.53			PC	4.83
Lac du Bonnet		PC	Hold	75.99	2.93			57.07	3.38			PC	1.52
Lakeside		PC	Hold	64.75	1.44			57.12	7.43			PC	7.69
Minnedosa		PC	Hold	64.62	0.19			54.58	1.58			PC	4.06
Morris		PC	Hold	71.05	5.27			60.99	-2.65			Lib	-1.77
Niakwa		PC	Hold	77.32	-0.18			50.86	4.36			PC	6.25
Osborne		NDP	Gain	70.17	-1.47			40.86	11.67			NDP	-10.61
Pembina		PC	Hold	61.78	3.45			62.28	-16.45			Lib	-18.36
Point Douglas		NDP	Hold	58.23	-2.70			63.03	8.32			NDP	7.90
Portage la Prairie		PC	Hold	65.84	0.02			51.36	-2.49			Lib	-0.25
Radisson		NDP	Hold	66.61	-1.26			52.04	5.28			NDP	6.95
Riel		PC	Hold	75.65	4.64			38.15	-5.17			Lib	-2.72
River East		PC	Hold	77.28	3.35			47.20	-5.53			NDP	-4.72
River Heights		PC	Gain	81.66	0.20			47.98	7.61			PC	-8.19
Roblin-Russell		PC	Hold	69.67	4.70			54.33	2.02			NDP	-1.26
Rossmere		PC	Hold	77.08	2.62			45.97	3.64			NDP	-5.73
Rupertsland		NDP	Hold	44.83	-1.77			50.80	-26.57			PC	-12.09
Seine River		PC	Hold	74.53	1.64			49.70	8.98			PC	7.81
Selkirk		NDP	Hold	77.25	2.81			43.77	7.19			NDP	2.91
Springfield		PC	Hold	77.41	4.01			52.15	3.03			PC	0.08
St. Boniface		Lib	Hold	71.30	1.22			45.48	-9.93			NDP	-9.46
St. James		NDP	Gain	71.64	-1.73			35.63	5.52			PC	-0.23
St. Johns		NDP	Hold	67.48	-1.70			58.53	5.67			NDP	6.92
St. Norbert		PC	Hold	71.87	-1.66			43.90	-1.58			PC	1.87
St. Vital		PC	Hold	74.70	1.70			41.47	5.17			PC	8.14
Ste. Rose		PC	Hold	62.96	1.36			51.99	0.41			PC	5.69
Steinbach		PC	Hold	58.53	0.83			74.99	-0.65			PC	0.10
Sturgeon Creek		PC	Hold	70.71	-3.52			49.11	2.60			PC	4.95
Swan River		NDP	Hold	74.93	1.64			46.31	0.62			PC	-1.17
The Maples		Lib	Hold	66.38	-0.62			48.08	8.25			Lib	9.38
The Pas		NDP	Hold	58.24	-7.53			51.70	7.34			NDP	7.04
Thompson		NDP	Hold	54.87	-8.18			61.71	1.78			NDP	4.57
Transcona		NDP	Hold	68.47	-1.76			58.13	8.64			NDP	11.96
Turtle Mountain		PC	Hold	66.79	0.09			60.90	2.22			PC	3.11
Tuxedo		PC	Hold	73.10	-2.39			66.23	1.09			PC	2.80
Wellington		NDP	Hold	66.97	-1.27			54.04	8.03			NDP	5.12
Wolseley		NDP	Hold	67.72	-2.50			56.38	12.48			NDP	12.20

1. Share won by winning candidate, with difference noted from share achieved by the same party in 1986.
2. Positive indicates improvement to standing of party winning in 1986; negative points to 1986's second-place party being swung to.

Changes in party shares

Share change analysis by party and riding (1995 vs 1990) ^{[6] [7]}

Riding	Liberal				NDP				PC
	%	Change (pp)			%	Change (pp)			%	Change (pp)
Arthur-Virden	16.14	-9.74			19.49	4.63			64.36	5.11
Assiniboia	26.82	-6.75			20.23	3.65			52.96	3.11
Brandon East	14.30	3.97			53.78	0.27			31.91	-4.24
Brandon West	19.77	3.04			30.83	3.02			49.40	-6.07
Broadway	24.70	-12.35			47.87	9.16			23.42	-0.82
Burrows	14.55	-12.01			67.46	13.12			17.99	-1.11
Charleswood	29.90	-1.03			12.10	0.59			58.00	0.44
Concordia	10.75	-2.68			63.58	5.41			24.30	-0.26
Crescentwood	30.60	-15.05			36.04	14.31			33.36	0.74
Dauphin	10.31	-6.04			48.37	-0.46			40.17	5.35
Elmwood	15.26	-3.22			53.02	6.04			31.73	-2.82
Emerson	25.12	1.38			11.97	-2.43			62.90	1.06
Flin Flon	9.53	-2.67			52.05	-17.03			38.43	19.70
Fort Garry	35.93	-0.88			15.05	1.22			48.29	1.22
Gimli	15.42	-4.84			33.93	6.62			50.65	-1.78
Gladstone	19.57	-4.98			18.13	7.45			62.30	3.09
Inkster	50.80	4.93			30.62	-2.96			16.00	-2.03
Interlake	10.34	-14.21			51.17	10.64			34.58	-0.33
Kildonan	18.26	-7.07			52.00	16.31			29.74	-4.03
Kirkfield Park	26.45	-6.84			13.40	3.35			60.15	3.73
La Vérendrye	26.28	-6.13			25.70	2.60			48.02	3.53
Lac du Bonnet	9.91	-3.71			33.02	0.33			57.07	3.38
Lakeside	17.92	-7.95			23.52	6.85			57.12	7.43
Minnedosa	20.65	-6.54			24.77	4.96			54.58	1.58
Morris	25.09	0.88			12.47	3.90			60.99	-2.65
Niakwa	32.26	-8.14			16.88	3.79			50.86	4.36
Osborne	30.66	-9.55			40.86	11.67			28.48	-0.70
Pembina	32.19	20.26			5.53	-3.81			62.28	-16.45
Point Douglas	23.05	-7.47			63.03	8.32			11.77	0.45
Portage la Prairie	27.34	-1.99			19.62	5.86			51.36	-2.49
Radisson	25.55	3.35			52.04	5.28			22.42	-8.63
Riel	33.43	0.28			28.42	4.88			38.15	-5.17
River East	22.44	1.61			30.36	3.92			47.20	-5.53
River Heights	39.20	-8.77			11.95	1.51			47.98	7.61
Roblin-Russell	14.41	-6.57			31.26	4.54			54.33	2.02
Rossmere	9.31	-16.95			44.72	15.09			45.97	3.64
Rupertsland	23.00	16.74			50.80	-26.57			13.98	-2.40
Seine River	33.66	-6.64			16.64	0.29			49.70	8.98
Selkirk	20.91	-8.56			43.77	7.19			35.32	1.36
Springfield	11.99	-6.70			35.08	2.88			52.15	3.03
St. Boniface	45.48	-9.93			32.00	8.99			19.07	-2.53
St. James	33.67	-1.42			35.63	5.52			30.70	-0.96
St. Johns	20.88	-8.17			58.53	5.67			20.58	2.50
St. Norbert	38.98	-5.33			17.12	6.91			43.90	-1.58
St. Vital	23.91	-11.11			34.62	9.05			41.47	5.17
Ste. Rose	15.66	-10.97			32.35	10.56			51.99	0.41
Steinbach	15.14	-0.85			9.88	3.28			74.99	-0.65
Sturgeon Creek	31.56	-7.30			17.46	2.83			49.11	2.60
Swan River	6.44	-4.93			46.31	0.62			45.89	2.95
The Maples	48.08	8.25			29.77	2.27			22.15	-10.51
The Pas	12.54	-0.61			51.70	7.34			35.76	-6.73
Thompson	15.79	5.58			61.71	1.78			22.51	-7.36
Transcona	13.69	-15.28			58.13	8.64			26.71	7.06
Turtle Mountain	22.10	-3.99			16.99	3.93			60.90	2.22
Tuxedo	22.67	-4.52			11.10	3.43			66.23	1.09
Wellington	28.47	-2.21			54.04	8.03			17.49	-2.77
Wolseley	21.96	-11.92			56.38	12.48			21.66	1.45

Post-election changes

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	PC		NDP		Liberal		Other
Portage la Prairie September 30, 1997		David Faurschou 2,422		Connie Gretsinger 1,340		Dave Quinn 1,657		Warren Goodwin (Ind) 1,025 Ralph Jackson (Ind) 49		Brian Pallister
Charleswood April 28, 1998		Myrna Driedger 2,767		Barrie Farrow 961		Alan McKenzie 1,524				Jim Ernst

Gary Kowalski left the Liberal caucus on June 5, 1997, and Kevin Lamoureux followed suit on October 1, 1997. Both rejoined the party caucus in 1998.

Neil Gaudry died on February 18, 1999.

See also

• List of Manitoba political parties
• Independent candidates, 1995 Manitoba provincial election

References

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