List of Manitoba CCF/NDP members

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This articles lists Wikipedia articles about members of the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), a social democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada, and its successor, the Manitoba New Democratic Party (NDP).

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List by date of election

Elected before 1936

1936 general election

The CCF won a total of seven seats in the 1936 general election. Four CCF MLAs had previously sat as Independent Labour MLAs, three CCFers were elected for the first time:

1941 general election

The CCF won three seats in the 1941 election.

1943 by-elections

The CCF won two additional seats in by-elections in 1943:

1945 general election

The CCF won nine seats in the 1945 election.

1949 general election

The CCF won seven seats in the 1949 election.

1953 general election

The CCF won five seats in the 1953 election.

1958 general election

The CCF won eleven seats in the 1958 election.

1959 general election

The CCF won ten seats in the 1959 election.

1962 general election

The NDP won seven of the 57 seats available in the 1958 election.

1966 general election

The NDP won eleven of the 57 seats available in the 1966 election.

1969 by-election

The NDP won one additional seat in a by-election in 1969:

1969 general election

The NDP won 28 of the 57 seats available in the 1969 election, forming a minority government under Edward Schreyer.

1971 by-elections

The NDP won two additional seats in by-elections in 1971, and a third when a former Liberal crossed the floor, allowing its minority government to become a majority:

Jean René Allard, a former Liberal candidate who joined the NDP in 1969, left the NDP to sit as an Independent on April 7, 1972, and subsequently ran in the 1974 federal election as a Liberal. Joseph Borowski left the NDP caucus on June 25, 1972, reducing the NDP to a minority government. He ran as an Independent in 1972 and was defeated by the NDP.

1973 general election

The NDP won 31 of the 57 seats available in the 1973 election and formed a majority government.

1977 general election

The NDP won 23 of the 57 seats available in the 1977 election, resulting in the NDP losing government. Three new NDP MLAs were elected:

1979 by-election

The NDP won one additional seat in a by-elections in 1979:

1981 general election

The NDP won 34 of the 57 seats available in the 1981 election, forming a government under Howard Pawley.

1985 by-election

The NDP won one additional seat in a by-elections in 1985:

1986 general election

The NDP government of Howard Pawley was re-elected, winning 30 of the 57 seats available in the 1986 election, a loss of four seats. Despite having a majority, the government was defeated in the legislature in 1988 due to the retirement of Laurent Desjardins and backbench NDP MLA Jim Walding voting against the budget, causing the government to fall in 1988.

1988 general election

The NDP government was defeated and fell to third place in the legislature with only twelve of the 57 seats available in the 1988 election, a loss of 18 seats.

1990 general election

The NDP won twenty of the 57 seats available in the 1990 election.

1993 by-elections

The NDP won one additional seat and retained two seats in by-elections in 1993:

1995 general election

The NDP won 23 of the 57 seats available in the 1995 election.

1999 general election

The NDP won 32 of the 57 seats available in the 1999 election, forming a government under Gary Doer.

2003 general election

The NDP government was re-elected, winning 35 of the 57 seats available in the 2003 election, a gain of three seats.

2004 by-election

The NDP retained one seat in a by-election in 2004:

2007 election

The NDP won 36 of 57 seats in the 2007 Manitoba general election, a gain of one seat.

2009 by-elections

The NDP retained two seats

2010 by-election

The NDP retained one seat:

2011 election

The NDP government of Greg Selinger, who had succeeded Gary Doer in 2009, won 37 out of 57 seats, gaining 1 seat. Eight new NDP MLAs were elected:

2015 by-election

The NDP retained one seat.

2016 election

The NDP government of Greg Selinger was defeated. The NDP won 14 seats out of 57, a loss of 21 seats. Three new NDP MLAs were elected:

2017 by-election

The NDP retained one seat.

2019 election

The NDP under Wab Kinew won 18 seats out of 57, a gain of six seats. 11 new NDP MLAs were elected:

2022 by-election

The NDP retained one seat.

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