1999 Manitoba general election

1999 Manitoba general election

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57 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba 29 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	68.11% (1.09%)
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 9 7 2 Popular vote 219,679 201,562 66,111 Percentage 44.51% 40.84% 13.40% Swing 11.70% 2.03% 10.33%
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. ^[1]

The New Democratic Party (NDP) was returned to government after sitting in opposition since the 1988 election. ^[2] The NDP won 32 seats, against 24 for the Progressive Conservative Party. ^[1] The Manitoba Liberal Party won one seat. ^[1]

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.

Reorganization of electoral divisions

An Act was passed in 1999, providing for the following changes to representation in the Legislative Assembly: ^[3]

Abolished ridings	New ridings
New ridings
	Fort Whyte [a 1]
Reorganization of ridings
Broadway Crescentwood Osborne	Fort Rouge Lord Roberts
Dauphin Roblin-Russell	Dauphin-Roblin Russell
Renaming of ridings
Gladstone	Carman [a 2]
Niakwa	Southdale [a 3]
St. James	Minto
Sturgeon Creek	St. James

1. from parts of Fort Garry, St. Norbert and Tuxedo
2. with parts of Lakeside and Morris
3. with part of St. Vital

Results

Summary of the September 21, 1999 Manitoba Legislature election results

Party		Party leader	Candidates	Seats				Popular vote
				1995	Dissol.	1999	+ / —	#	%	Change
	New Democratic	Gary Doer	57	23	23	32	+9	219,689	44.51%	+11.70%
	Progressive Conservative	Gary Filmon	57	31	31	24	–7	201,562	40.84%	-2.03%
	Liberal	Jon Gerrard	50	3	2	1	-2	66,111	13.40%	-10.33%
	Manitoba Party	Roger Woloshyn	12	0	0	0	—	2,869	0.58%	—
	Green	Markus Buchart	6	0	0	0	—	973	0.20%	—
	Libertarian	Dennis Rice	6	0	0	0	—	658	0.13%	+0.01%
	Communist	Darrell Rankin	6	0	0	0	—	446	0.09%
	Independents and no affiliation		4	0	0	0	—	1,226	0.25%	—
	Vacant				1
Total Valid Votes			198	57	57	57	—	493,534	68.11%
Registered Voters								729,188

Vote and seat summaries

Ternary plots – shift of electoral support (1995–1999)

• 
  1995
• 
  1999

Electoral districts identified by colours of winning parties

Popular vote New Democratic   44.51% PC   40.84% Liberal   13.40% Others   1.25%

Seats summary New Democratic   56.14% PC   42.11% Liberal   1.75%

Synopsis of results

1995 Manitoba general election – synopsis of riding results ^{[4] [5]}

Electoral division	Winning party										Votes [a 1]
	1995		1st place		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %	2nd place		NDP	PC	Lib	Ind	Oth	Total
Arthur-Virden		PC		PC	4,215	49.25%	1,152	13.46%		NDP	3,063	4,215	1,281	–	–	8,559
Assiniboia		PC		NDP	4,347	44.24%	3	0.03%		PC	4,347	4,344	1,136	–	–	9,827
Brandon East		NDP		NDP	4,840	61.28%	2,760	34.95%		PC	4,840	2,080	453	525	–	7,898
Brandon West		PC		NDP	4,898	49.26%	352	3.54%		PC	4,898	4,546	407	–	92	9,943
Burrows		NDP		NDP	5,151	66.34%	3,302	42.52%		Lib	5,151	724	1,849	–	41	7,765
Carman		PC		PC	3,698	49.25%	1,407	18.74%		Lib	1,519	3,698	2,291	–	–	7,508
Charleswood		PC		PC	5,437	54.72%	3,114	31.34%		Lib	2,176	5,437	2,323	–	–	9,936
Concordia		NDP		NDP	5,691	70.09%	3,793	46.71%		PC	5,691	1,898	444	–	87	8,120
Dauphin-Roblin	New			NDP	5,596	55.67%	1,595	15.87%		PC	5,596	4,001	–	–	455	10,052
Elmwood		NDP		NDP	5,176	62.86%	2,517	30.57%		PC	5,176	2,659	–	–	399	8,234
Emerson		PC		PC	3,994	54.12%	1,940	26.29%		Lib	1,332	3,994	2,054	–	–	7,380
Flin Flon		NDP		NDP	3,026	64.91%	1,658	35.56%		PC	3,026	1,368	–	268	–	4,662
Fort Garry		PC		PC	4,436	43.92%	30	0.30%		NDP	4,406	4,436	1,143	–	116	10,101
Fort Rouge	New			NDP	4,759	48.68%	1,788	18.29%		PC	4,759	2,971	1,870	–	176	9,776
Fort Whyte	New			PC	6,480	61.73%	3,665	34.91%		NDP	2,815	6,480	1,202	–	–	10,497
Gimli		PC		PC	5,488	47.34%	402	3.47%		NDP	5,086	5,488	1,019	–	–	11,593
Inkster		Lib		NDP	3,501	44.45%	143	1.82%		Lib	3,501	1,017	3,358	–	–	7,876
Interlake		NDP		NDP	3,809	48.59%	549	7.00%		PC	3,809	3,260	770	–	–	7,839
Kildonan		NDP		NDP	6,101	62.66%	3,559	36.56%		PC	6,101	2,542	1,093	–	–	9,736
Kirkfield Park		PC		PC	6,108	53.23%	3,048	26.56%		NDP	3,060	6,108	2,306	–	–	11,474
La Vérendrye		PC		NDP	3,533	41.20%	166	1.94%		PC	3,533	3,367	1,465	–	211	8,576
Lac du Bonnet		PC		PC	4,835	50.78%	149	1.56%		NDP	4,686	4,835	–	–	–	9,521
Lakeside		PC		PC	4,426	48.75%	1,641	18.07%		NDP	2,785	4,426	1,646	–	222	9,079
Lord Roberts	New			NDP	5,240	53.31%	2,562	26.06%		PC	5,240	2,678	1,776	–	136	9,830
Minnedosa		PC		PC	3,744	49.71%	903	11.99%		NDP	2,841	3,744	578	–	369	7,532
Minto		NDP		NDP	4,534	63.92%	2,499	35.23%		PC	4,534	2,035	452	–	72	7,093
Morris		PC		PC	4,673	53.38%	2,494	28.49%		Lib	1,796	4,673	2,179	–	107	8,755
Pembina		PC		PC	4,808	69.01%	3,688	52.94%		NDP	1,120	4,808	1,039	–	–	6,967
Point Douglas		NDP		NDP	3,338	53.34%	2,002	31.99%		Lib	3,338	1,224	1,336	360	–	6,258
Portage la Prairie		PC		PC	3,476	46.52%	707	9.46%		NDP	2,769	3,476	1,116	–	111	7,472
Radisson		NDP		NDP	5,198	55.02%	2,084	22.06%		PC	5,198	3,114	1,136	–	–	9,448
Riel		PC		NDP	4,833	46.91%	274	2.66%		PC	4,833	4,559	820	–	91	10,303
River East		PC		PC	5,366	50.25%	742	6.95%		NDP	4,624	5,366	688	–	–	10,678
River Heights		PC		Lib	5,173	45.00%	465	4.04%		PC	1,492	4,708	5,173	–	123	11,496
Rossmere		PC		NDP	5,097	49.21%	294	2.84%		PC	5,097	4,803	396	–	62	10,358
Rupertsland		NDP		NDP	2,007	59.15%	1,299	38.28%		Lib	2,007	678	708	–	–	3,393
Russell	New			PC	4,397	53.63%	595	7.26%		NDP	3,802	4,397	–	–	–	8,199
Seine River		PC		PC	4,684	47.94%	1,220	12.49%		NDP	3,464	4,684	1,493	–	129	9,770
Selkirk		NDP		NDP	5,376	54.35%	2,023	20.45%		PC	5,376	3,353	1,162	–	–	9,891
Southdale		PC		PC	5,455	51.33%	2,546	23.96%		NDP	2,909	5,455	2,064	–	200	10,628
Springfield		PC		PC	4,969	49.69%	911	9.11%		NDP	4,058	4,969	771	–	203	10,001
St. Boniface		Lib		NDP	5,439	56.57%	2,445	25.43%		Lib	5,439	1,181	2,994	–	–	9,614
St. James		PC		NDP	4,483	45.04%	638	6.41%		PC	4,483	3,845	1,625	–	–	9,953
St. Johns		NDP		NDP	5,766	72.00%	4,131	51.59%		PC	5,766	1,635	607	–	–	8,008
St. Norbert		PC		PC	4,152	46.41%	670	7.49%		NDP	3,482	4,152	1,313	–	–	8,947
St. Vital		PC		NDP	5,218	51.14%	1,519	14.89%		PC	5,218	3,699	1,099	–	188	10,204
Ste. Rose		PC		PC	3,871	49.92%	578	7.45%		NDP	3,293	3,871	591	–	–	7,755
Steinbach		PC		PC	5,708	78.13%	4,798	65.67%		NDP	910	5,708	688	–	–	7,306
Swan River		NDP		NDP	4,931	54.97%	1,449	16.15%		PC	4,931	3,482	–	–	558	8,971
The Maples		Lib		NDP	4,329	54.49%	2,019	25.41%		PC	4,329	2,310	1,233	73	–	7,945
The Pas		NDP		NDP	2,952	46.85%	215	3.41%		PC	2,952	2,737	612	–	–	6,301
Thompson		NDP		NDP	3,793	70.99%	2,487	46.55%		PC	3,793	1,306	244	–	–	5,343
Transcona		NDP		NDP	5,620	63.88%	3,211	36.50%		PC	5,620	2,409	713	–	56	8,798
Turtle Mountain		PC		PC	4,037	56.18%	2,135	29.71%		NDP	1,902	4,037	1,247	–	–	7,186
Tuxedo		PC		PC	5,952	60.72%	3,619	36.92%		NDP	2,333	5,952	1,391	–	126	9,802
Wellington		NDP		NDP	4,102	69.28%	3,167	53.49%		PC	4,102	935	757	–	127	5,921
Wolseley		NDP		NDP	5,282	70.84%	3,597	48.24%		PC	5,282	1,685	–	–	489	7,456

1. All parties with more than 1% of the vote are shown individually. Independent candidates and other minor parties are aggregated separately.

  = 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

  = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada

  = multiple candidates

Turnout, winning shares and swings

Summary of riding results by turnout, vote share for winning candidate, and swing (vs 1995) ^{[4] [5]}

Riding and winning party				Turnout				Vote share [a 1]				Swing [a 2]
				%	Change (pp)			%	Change (pp)			To	Change (pp)
Arthur-Virden		PC	Hold	64.57	-0.37			49.25	-15.11			NDP	-15.70
Assiniboia		NDP	Gain	72.37	1.60			44.24	24.01			PC	3.25
Brandon East		NDP	Hold	64.35	1.47			61.28	7.50			NDP	6.54
Brandon West		NDP	Gain	73.13	5.39			49.26	18.43			NDP	-11.06
Burrows		NDP	Hold	65.64	1.73			66.34	-1.13			NDP	3.77
Carman		PC	Hold	60.47	-1.00			49.25	-13.05			Liberal	-12.00
Charleswood		PC	Hold	73.87	-0.81			54.72	-3.28			PC	1.62
Concordia		NDP	Hold	64.30	-2.52			70.09	6.51			NDP	3.72
Dauphin-Roblin		NDP		72.61				55.67
Elmwood		NDP	Hold	64.24	-4.61			62.86	9.85			NDP	4.64
Emerson		PC	Hold	62.24	-3.97			54.12	-8.78			Liberal	-5.75
Flin Flon		NDP	Hold	51.61	-5.48			64.91	12.86			NDP	10.97
Fort Garry		PC	Hold	75.09	3.93			43.92	-4.37			PC	10.12
Fort Rouge		NDP		69.88				48.68
Fort Whyte		PC		76.43				61.73
Gimli		PC	Hold	77.94	2.87			47.34	-3.31			NDP	-6.62
Inkster		NDP	Gain	72.28	5.26			44.45	13.83			NDP	-10.99
Interlake		NDP	Hold	62.99	-1.10			48.59	-2.58			PC	-4.79
Kildonan		NDP	Hold	70.85	-3.44			62.66	10.66			NDP	7.15
Kirkfield Park		PC	Hold	76.68	1.52			53.23	-6.92			Liberal	-0.28
La Verendrye		NDP	Gain	68.42	-1.29			41.20	15.49			PC	0.22
Lac du Bonnet		PC	Hold	66.36	-9.63			50.78	-6.29			NDP	-11.25
Lakeside		PC	Hold	67.98	3.24			48.75	-8.37			NDP	-7.76
Lord Roberts		NDP		69.02				53.31
Minnedosa		PC	Hold	62.88	-1.74			49.71	-4.87			NDP	-8.91
Minto		NDP	Hold	64.09	-7.54			63.92	28.29			NDP	27.80
Morris		PC	Hold	67.12	-3.93			53.38	-7.61			Liberal	-3.71
Pembina		PC	Hold	52.56	-9.23			69.01	6.73			PC	12.00
Point Douglas		NDP	Hold	59.08	0.85			53.34	-9.69			Liberal	-3.99
Portage la Prairie		PC	Hold	59.76	-6.08			46.52	-4.84			PC	3.78
Radisson		NDP	Hold	71.09	4.47			55.02	2.98			NDP	8.25
Riel		NDP	Gain	76.34	0.69			46.91	18.49			PC	15.78
River East		PC	Hold	77.30	0.02			50.25	3.05			NDP	-4.95
River Heights		Liberal	Gain	83.67	2.01			45.00	5.80			Liberal	-6.42
Rossmere		NDP	Gain	79.47	2.39			49.21	4.49			NDP	-2.04
Rupertsland		NDP	Hold	38.73	-6.10			59.15	8.35			NDP	5.24
Russell		PC		65.20				53.63
Seine River		PC	Hold	74.12	-0.41			47.94	-1.76			PC	8.31
Selkirk		NDP	Hold	73.38	-3.87			54.35	10.58			NDP	6.00
Southdale		PC	Hold	74.52	-2.80			51.33	0.47			PC	6.66
Springfield		PC	Hold	77.12	-0.29			49.69	-2.46			NDP	-3.98
St. Boniface		NDP	Gain	74.54	3.24			56.57	24.58			NDP	-19.46
St. James		NDP	Gain	72.03	1.33			45.04	27.58			PC	2.38
St. Johns		NDP	Hold	65.10	-2.38			72.00	13.47			NDP	13.39
St. Norbert		PC	Hold	72.68	0.81			46.41	2.51			PC	13.40
St. Vital		NDP	Gain	74.03	-0.67			51.14	16.52			NDP	-10.87
Ste. Rose		PC	Hold	61.95	-1.02			49.92	-2.07			NDP	-6.09
Steinbach		PC	Hold	57.51	-1.02			78.13	3.14			PC	4.43
Swan River		NDP	Hold	70.97	-3.96			54.97	8.66			NDP	7.87
The Maples		NDP	Gain	69.57	3.19			54.49	24.72			NDP	-28.64
The Pas		NDP	Hold	51.72	-6.51			46.85	-4.85			PC	-6.27
Thompson		NDP	Hold	54.40	-0.47			70.99	9.29			NDP	3.67
Transcona		NDP	Hold	67.98	-0.49			63.88	5.75			NDP	2.54
Turtle Mountain		PC	Hold	58.81	-7.97			56.18	-4.73			PC	0.01
Tuxedo		PC	Hold	71.83	-1.27			60.72	-5.50			PC	1.49
Wellington		NDP	Hold	58.86	-8.11			69.28	15.24			NDP	15.47
Wolseley		NDP	Hold	66.66	-1.07			70.84	14.46			N/A [a 3]

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.
3. Liberals came in second in 1995, but did not field a candidate in 1999.

Changes in party shares

Share change analysis by party and riding (1995 vs 1990) ^{[4] [5]}

Riding	Liberal				NDP				PC
	%	Change (pp)			%	Change (pp)			%	Change (pp)
Arthur-Virden	14.97	-1.18			35.79	16.29			49.25	-15.11
Assiniboia	11.56	-15.26			44.24	24.01			44.20	-8.75
Brandon East	5.74	-8.57			61.28	7.50			26.34	-5.58
Brandon West	4.09	-15.67			49.26	18.43			45.72	-3.68
Burrows	23.81	9.26			66.34	-1.13			9.32	-8.66
Carman	30.51	10.94			20.23	2.10			49.25	-13.05
Charleswood	23.38	-6.52			21.90	9.80			54.72	-3.28
Concordia	5.47	-5.28			70.09	6.51			23.37	-0.93
Dauphin-Roblin	–	New			55.67	New			39.80	New
Elmwood	–	-15.26			62.86	9.85			32.29	0.56
Emerson	27.83	2.71			18.05	6.08			54.12	-8.78
Flin Flon	–	-9.53			64.91	12.86			29.34	-9.08
Fort Garry	11.32	-24.61			43.62	28.57			43.92	-4.37
Fort Rouge	19.13	New			48.68	New			30.39	New
Fort Whyte	11.45	New			26.82	New			61.73	New
Gimli	8.79	-6.63			43.87	9.94			47.34	-3.31
Inkster	42.64	-8.16			44.45	13.83			12.91	-3.09
Interlake	9.82	-0.52			48.59	-2.58			41.59	7.00
Kildonan	11.23	-7.03			62.66	10.66			26.11	-3.63
Kirkfield Park	20.10	-6.35			26.67	13.27			53.23	-6.92
La Verendrye	17.08	-9.20			41.20	15.49			39.26	-8.76
Lac du Bonnet	–	-9.91			49.22	16.20			50.78	-6.29
Lakeside	18.13	0.21			30.68	7.15			48.75	-8.37
Lord Roberts	18.07	New			53.31	New			27.24	New
Minnedosa	7.67	-12.98			37.72	12.95			49.71	-4.87
Minto	6.37	-27.30			63.92	28.29			28.69	-2.01
Morris	24.89	-0.20-1		20.51	8.04			53.38	-7.61
Pembina	14.91	-17.28			16.08	10.55			69.01	6.73
Point Douglas	21.35	-1.71			53.34	-9.69			19.56	7.79
Portage la Prairie	14.94	-12.41			37.06	17.44			46.52	-4.84
Radisson	12.02	-13.52			55.02	2.98			32.96	10.54
Riel	7.96	-25.47			46.91	18.49			44.25	6.10
River East	6.44	-15.99			43.30	12.94			50.25	3.05
River Heights	45.00	5.80			12.98	1.03			40.95	-7.03
Rossmere	3.82	-5.49			49.21	4.49			46.37	0.40
Rupertsland	20.87	-2.13			59.15	8.35			19.98	6.00
Russell	–	New			46.37	New			53.63	New
Seine River	15.28	-18.38			35.46	18.82			47.94	-1.76
Selkirk	11.75	-9.16			54.35	10.58			33.90	-1.42
Southdale	19.42	-12.84			27.37	10.49			51.33	0.47
Springfield	7.71	-4.28			40.58	5.50			49.69	-2.46
St. Boniface	31.14	-14.33			56.57	24.58			12.28	-6.78
St. James	16.33	-15.24			45.04	27.58			38.63	-10.48
St. Johns	7.58	-13.30			72.00	13.47			20.42	-0.17
St. Norbert	14.68	-24.30			38.92	21.79			46.41	2.51
St. Vital	10.77	-13.14			51.14	16.52			36.25	-5.22
Ste. Rose	7.62	-8.04			42.46	10.11			49.92	-2.07
Steinbach	9.42	-5.72			12.46	2.58			78.13	3.14
Swan River	–	-6.44			54.97	8.66			38.81	-7.08
The Maples	15.52	-32.56			54.49	24.72			29.07	6.92
The Pas	9.71	-2.83			46.85	-4.85			43.44	7.68
Thompson	4.57	-11.22			70.99	9.29			24.44	1.94
Transcona	8.10	-5.59			63.88	5.75			27.38	0.68
Turtle Mountain	17.35	-4.75			26.47	9.47			56.18	-4.73
Tuxedo	14.19	-8.48			23.80	12.70			60.72	-5.50
Wellington	12.79	-15.69			69.28	15.24			15.79	-1.70
Wolseley	–	-21.96			70.84	14.46			22.60	0.94

Post-election changes

Eric Stefanson (PC) resigned as the member for Kirkfield Park on September 7, 2000. A by-election was called for November 21 of the same year.

v t e Manitoba provincial by-election, November 21, 2000: Kirkfield Park Resignation of Eric Stefanson
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Stuart Murray	4,369	53.94	+0.70	$9,841
	Liberal	Vic Wieler	2,158	26.64	+6.54	$4,355
	New Democratic	Dawn Thompson	1,512	18.67	-8.00	$4,291
	Libertarian	Dennis Rice	61	0.75		$0.00
Total valid votes			8,100	99.69
Total rejected ballots			25	0.31	-0.27
Turnout			8,125	54.87	-21.81
Eligible voters			14,809
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-2.92

Tuxedo (res. Gary Filmon, September 18, 2000), November 21, 2000:

Manitoba provincial by-election, November 21, 2000 Resignation of Gary Filmon
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Heather Stefanson	3,692	59.61	-1.12
	Liberal	Rochelle Zimberg	1,586	25.61	+11.41
	New Democratic	Iona Starr	916	14.79	-9.01
Total valid votes			6,194	99.76
Total rejected ballots			15	0.24	-0.51
Turnout			6,209	46.03	-25.80
Eligible voters			13,488
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-6.27
Source: Elections Manitoba [6]

Lac Du Bonnett (res. Darren Praznik, February 8, 2002), March 12, 2002:

Manitoba provincial by-election, March 12, 2002: Lac du Bonnet Resignation of Darren Praznik
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Gerald Hawranik	3,398	41.04	-9.74
	New Democratic	Michael "Mike" Hameluck	3,234	39.06	-10.15
	Liberal	George William Harbottle	1,647	19.89	–
Total valid votes			8,279	–	–
Rejected			N/A	–
Eligible voters / Turnout			N/A	–	–
Source(s) Source:

Riel (res. Linda Asper, April 24, 2003)

Steinbach (res. Jim Penner, April 24, 2003)

See also

• Independent candidates, 1999 Manitoba provincial election

References

1. "Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial Election (1999)". Manitoba Historical Society Archives. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
2. Killick, Adam (September 22, 1999). "Decade of work pays dividends for NDP's Doer". National Post . Retrieved November 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. The Electoral Divisions Amendment Act , S.M. 1999, c. 1
4. "Thirty-Sixth General Election held April 25, 1995 - Summary of Results" (PDF). Elections Manitoba . Retrieved September 24, 2025.
5. "Results of 37th General Election, September 21, 1999". Elections Manitoba . Retrieved September 25, 2025.
6. "Statement of Votes for the Kirkfield Park & Tuxedo By-Elections" (PDF). Retrieved June 12, 2024.