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
Note:
* Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.
Riding results
Party key:
Arthur:
- (incumbent)Douglas Watt (PC) 3487
- Lorne Watt (NDP) 1981
- M.F. Mac Corbett (L) 1181
Assiniboia:
Birtle-Russell:
- (incumbent)Harry Graham (PC) 3203
- Michael Sotas (NDP) 2967
- John Braendle (L) 685
Brandon East:
Brandon West:
Burrows:
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:
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:
Flin Flon:
- (incumbent)Thomas Barrow (NDP) 3112
- George Njegovan (PC) 1803
- Roy Veness (L) 893
Fort Garry:
Fort Rouge:
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:
Lakeside:
- (incumbent)Harry Enns (PC) 2969
- George Schreyer (NDP) 1793
- Alan Beachell (L) 1778
La Verendrye:
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:
Pembina:
- (incumbent)George Henderson (PC) 4408
- Robert McKenzie (L) 1553
- Paul Klassen (NDP) 1013
Portage la Prairie:
Radisson:
Rhineland:
Riel:
River Heights:
Roblin:
Rock Lake:
- (incumbent)Henry Einarson (PC) 3470
- Paul Cenerini (NDP) 1825
- Arnold Collins (L) 1361
Rossmere:
Rupertsland:
- Harvey Bostrom (NDP) 2093
- John Ateah (L) 1329
- Raymond Guiboche (PC) 504
- Dave Courchene Jr. (Ind) 415
- Lorne Lester (Ind) 166
St. Boniface:
St. George:
St. James:
St. Johns:
St. Matthews:
- (incumbent)Wally Johannson (NDP) 3875
- Einar Arnason (PC) 2492
- Norm Kirton (L) 1365
Ste. Rose:
- (incumbent)A.R. Pete Adam (NDP) 2627
- Dwight Hopfner (L) 1748
- Alf O'Loughlin (PC) 1516
Selkirk:
Seven Oaks:
- (incumbent)Saul Miller (NDP) 6579
- Carl Zawatsky (PC) 4921
- Henry Froese (L) 1386
Souris-Killarney:
Springfield:
- (incumbent)Rene Toupin (NDP) 3611
- John Vaags (PC) 3245
- Len Mendes (L) 694
- Harry Meronek (Ind) 333
Sturgeon Creek:
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
Transcona:
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:
Wolseley:
Post-election changes
St. Boniface (election declared void), December 20, 1974:
Wolseley (res. Israel Asper, March 1, 1975), June 25, 1975:
Crescentwood (election declared void, February 20, 1975), June 25, 1975:
Souris-Killarney (dec. Earl McKellar, April 18, 1976), November 7, 1976:
- Sterling Lyon (PC) 4478
- Jean Strath (L) 1272
- Howard Nixon (NDP) 1073
See also