Manitoba general election, 2016

Manitoba general election, 2016

April 19, 2016 (2016-04-19)

57 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba 29 seats needed for a majority Turnout 57.43%   First party Second party   Leader Brian Pallister Greg Selinger Party Progressive Conservative New Democratic Leader since July 30, 2012 October 17, 2009 Leader's seat Fort Whyte St. Boniface Last election 19 seats, 43.71% 37 seats, 46.16% Seats before 19 35 Seats won 40 14 Seat change 21 21 Popular vote 231,783 112,734 Percentage 53.01% 25.73% Swing 9.30% 20.43%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Rana Bokhari James Beddome Party Liberal Green Leader since October 26, 2013 November 15, 2014 Leader's seat ran in Fort Rouge (lost) ran in Fort Garry-Riverview (lost) Last election 1 seat, 7.52% 0 seats, 2.52% Seats before 1 0 Seats won 3 0 Seat change 2 Popular vote 62,985 22,462 Percentage 14.46% 5.14% Swing 6.94% 2.62%

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.

Premier before election Greg Selinger New Democratic Premier-designate Brian Pallister Progressive Conservative

The 41st general election of Manitoba was held on April 19, 2016 to elect members to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Canada.^[1] The New Democratic Party of Manitoba, led by Greg Selinger, were defeated by the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba led by Brian Pallister, ending nearly 17 years of NDP government. The Tories won 40 seats, one of the largest majority governments in Manitoba history, the other one was in 1915 when Liberals also won 40 seats.^[2]

At the time of the election, no party with the word "conservative" in the name governed any province or territory in Canada since the recent election in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Liberal Party of British Columbia and Saskatchewan Party were both centre-right parties which governed their respective provinces. The election also removed one of the two New Democratic governments in the country, the other being formed by the Alberta New Democratic Party.

Date

Under the Manitoba Elections Act, the general election is to be held on the first Tuesday of October in the fourth calendar year, following the previous election.^[3] As the last election was held in 2011, that date would be October 6, 2015. However, the act also provides that if, as of January 1 of the election year, the election period would overlap with a federal election period, the provincial election is to be postponed until the third Tuesday of the following April.^[4] Under the federal fixed-term act, on January 1, 2015, the next federal election was tentatively scheduled for October 19, 2015, overlapping election periods by approximately three weeks. Thus the next Manitoba election has been scheduled for April 19, 2016. The Lieutenant Governor retains the power to dissolve the Legislative Assembly early.^[5] The legislature was dissolved and writs or the election were dropped on March 16, 2016.^[6]

Campaign

The election was relatively unique within Canadian politics, in that opinion polling indicated that most voters were basing their decision on the local candidate in their riding or the party platform, not the performance of the leader. In most Canadian elections, such as the 2016 Saskatchewan election, the behaviour of the party leader was a stronger motivator for constituents when voting;^[7] in the context of the Manitoba election, however, polling found that none of the three main party leaders was particularly well-liked or trusted by the electorate.^[8]

The campaigns of all three parties were based on themes of change, with even Selinger suggesting the incumbent NDP government would be able to respond to constituent concerns and change problematic policies in the leaders' debate.^[7] Opinion polling during the campaign suggested a lack of enthusiasm for all party leaders, and a general desire for change.^[9]

Election summary

Summary of the April 19, 2016 Manitoba Legislature election

Summary results

Incumbents not contesting their seats

Opinion polls

Candidates by riding

• Note that names in bold type represent Cabinet members, while italics represent party leaders.

Northern Manitoba

Westman/Parkland

Central Manitoba

Eastman

Northwest Winnipeg

Northeast Winnipeg

West Winnipeg

Central Winnipeg

South Winnipeg

Notes

References

External links

• Elections Manitoba

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