1995 Manitoba general election

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 firmLast day of survey Source PC NDP MLP Other SampleElection 1995April 25, 199542.8732.8123.720.6Angus ReidApril 16, 1995403327Angus ReidMarch 17, 1995372135February 1995322535January 1995393131COMPASDecember 1994381937COMPASJune 19942823444Election 1990September 11, 199041.9928.8028.151.06

Results PartyParty Leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular VoteBefore1Elected% Change#%% Change Progressive Conservative Gary Filmon 57 29 31 +6.9% 216,246 42.87 +0.88 New Democratic Gary Doer5720 23+15.0%165,48932.81+4.01 Liberal Paul Edwards 57 63 -50.0%119 67723.72-4.42 Dennis Rice6--- 634 0.13 0.00 Independents 11---2,396 0.47 0.00 First Peoples Party Jerry Fontaine -    Independent Native Voice Nelson Contois -    Vacant 2n.a. Total 18857 57- 504 442100% 

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

Synopsis of results + 1995 Manitoba general election – synopsis of riding results Electoraldivision Winning partyVotes1990 1stplace Votes Share Margin# Margin% 2ndplace PC NDP Lib Total  Arthur-Virden PC PC 5,015 64.36% 3,496 44.87% NDP 5,015 1,519 1,258 – – 7,792Assiniboia PC PC 4,315 52.96% 2,130 26.14% Lib 4,315 1,648 2,185 – – 8,148Brandon East NDP NDP 4,395 53.78% 1,787 21.87% PC 2,608 4,395 1,169 – – 8,172Brandon West PC PC 4,471 49.40% 1,681 18.57% NDP 4,471 2,790 1,789 – – 9,050Broadway NDP NDP 3,126 47.87% 1,513 23.17% Lib 1,529 3,126 1,613 262 – 6,530Burrows NDP NDP 4,748 67.46% 3,482 49.47% PC 1,266 4,748 1,024 – – 7,038Charleswood PC PC 5,737 58.00% 2,779 28.09% Lib 5,737 1,197 2,958 – – 9,892Concordia NDP NDP 4,827 63.58% 2,982 39.28% PC 1,845 4,827 816 – 104 7,592Crescentwood Liberal NDP 3,733 36.04% 278 2.68% PC 3,455 3,733 3,170 – – 10,358Dauphin NDP NDP 4,673 48.37% 793 8.21% PC 3,880 4,673 996 111 – 9,660Elmwood NDP NDP 4,264 53.02% 1,712 21.29% PC 2,552 4,264 1,227 – – 8,043Emerson PC PC 4,965 62.90% 2,982 37.78% Lib 4,965 945 1,983 – – 7,893Flin Flon NDP NDP 2,732 52.05% 715 13.62% PC 2,017 2,732 500 – – 5,249Fort Garry PC PC 5,959 48.29% 1,525 12.36% Lib 5,959 1,857 4,434 – 91 12,341Gimli PC PC 5,591 50.65% 1,845 16.71% NDP 5,591 3,746 1,702 – – 11,039Gladstone PC PC 4,629 62.30% 3,175 42.73% Lib 4,629 1,347 1,454 – – 7,430Inkster Liberal Liberal 4,394 50.80% 1,745 20.17% NDP 1,384 2,649 4,394 223 – 8,650Interlake NDP NDP 3,791 51.17% 1,229 16.59% PC 2,562 3,791 766 289 – 7,408Kildonan NDP NDP 5,812 52.00% 2,488 22.26% PC 3,324 5,812 2,041 – – 11,177Kirkfield Park PC PC 5,949 60.15% 3,333 33.70% Lib 5,949 1,325 2,616 – – 9,890La Vérendrye PC PC 4,581 48.02% 2,074 21.74% Lib 4,581 2,452 2,507 – – 9,540Lac du Bonnet PC PC 5,986 57.07% 2,523 24.06% NDP 5,986 3,463 1,039 – – 10,488Lakeside PC PC 4,376 57.12% 2,574 33.60% NDP 4,376 1,802 1,373 – 110 7,661Minnedosa PC PC 4,498 54.58% 2,457 29.81% NDP 4,498 2,041 1,702 – – 8,241Morris PC PC 5,662 60.99% 3,333 35.90% Lib 5,662 1,158 2,329 – 135 9,284Niakwa PC PC 5,908 50.86% 2,160 18.59% Lib 5,908 1,961 3,748 – – 11,617Osborne Liberal NDP 3,969 40.86% 991 10.20% Lib 2,766 3,969 2,978 – – 9,713Pembina PC PC 5,092 62.28% 2,460 30.09% Lib 5,092 452 2,632 – – 8,176Point Douglas NDP NDP 3,095 63.03% 1,963 39.98% Lib 578 3,095 1,132 105 – 4,910Portage la Prairie PC PC 3,977 51.36% 1,860 24.02% Lib 3,977 1,519 2,117 130 – 7,743Radisson NDP NDP 4,891 52.04% 2,490 26.49% Lib 2,107 4,891 2,401 – – 9,399Riel PC PC 3,561 38.15% 441 4.72% Lib 3,561 2,653 3,120 – – 9,334River East PC PC 4,938 47.20% 1,762 16.84% NDP 4,938 3,176 2,347 – – 10,461River Heights Liberal PC 5,429 47.98% 994 8.79% Lib 5,429 1,352 4,435 – 98 11,314Roblin-Russell PC PC 4,672 54.33% 1,984 23.07% NDP 4,672 2,688 1,239 – – 8,599Rossmere PC PC 4,318 45.97% 117 1.25% NDP 4,318 4,201 875 – – 9,394Rupertsland NDP NDP 2,249 50.80% 1,231 27.81% Lib 619 2,249 1,018 541 – 4,427Seine River PC PC 6,462 49.70% 2,086 16.04% Lib 6,462 2,163 4,376 – – 13,001Selkirk NDP NDP 4,758 43.77% 919 8.45% PC 3,839 4,758 2,273 – – 10,870Springfield PC PC 6,355 52.15% 2,080 17.07% NDP 6,355 4,275 1,461 – 96 12,187St. Boniface Liberal Liberal 4,021 45.48% 1,192 13.48% NDP 1,686 2,829 4,021 306 – 8,842St. James Liberal NDP 3,019 35.63% 166 1.96% Lib 2,601 3,019 2,853 – – 8,473St. Johns NDP NDP 4,513 58.53% 2,903 37.65% Lib 1,587 4,513 1,610 – – 7,710St. Norbert PC PC 4,699 43.90% 527 4.92% Lib 4,699 1,833 4,172 – – 10,704St. Vital PC PC 4,021 41.47% 664 6.85% NDP 4,021 3,357 2,319 – – 9,697Ste. Rose PC PC 3,762 51.99% 1,421 19.64% NDP 3,762 2,341 1,133 – – 7,236Steinbach PC PC 5,975 74.99% 4,769 59.85% Lib 5,975 787 1,206 – – 7,968Sturgeon Creek PC PC 4,747 49.11% 1,696 17.55% Lib 4,747 1,688 3,051 180 – 9,666Swan River NDP NDP 4,021 46.31% 36 0.41% PC 3,985 4,021 559 118 – 8,683The Maples Liberal Liberal 4,254 48.08% 1,620 18.31% NDP 1,960 2,634 4,254 – – 8,848The Pas NDP NDP 3,616 51.70% 1,115 15.94% PC 2,501 3,616 877 – – 6,994Thompson NDP NDP 3,619 61.71% 2,299 39.20% PC 1,320 3,619 926 – – 5,865Transcona NDP NDP 5,163 58.13% 2,791 31.42% PC 2,372 5,163 1,216 131 – 8,882Turtle Mountain PC PC 4,781 60.90% 3,046 38.80% Lib 4,781 1,334 1,735 – – 7,850Tuxedo PC PC 8,691 66.23% 5,716 43.56% Lib 8,691 1,457 2,975 – – 13,123Wellington NDP NDP 3,788 54.04% 1,792 25.56% Lib 1,226 3,788 1,996 – – 7,010Wolseley 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)Riding and winning partyTurnoutVote shareShare won by winning candidate, with difference noted from share achieved by the same party in 1986.SwingPositive indicates improvement to standing of party winning in 1986; negative points to 1986's second-place party being swung to. % Change (pp) % Change (pp) To Change (pp)  Arthur-Virden PC Hold 64.94 64.36 PC Assiniboia PC Hold 70.77 52.96 PC Brandon East NDP Hold 62.88 53.78 NDP Brandon West PC Hold 67.75 49.40 NDP Broadway NDP Hold 60.70 47.87 NDP Burrows NDP Hold 63.90 67.46 NDP Charleswood PC Hold 74.68 58.00 PC Concordia NDP Hold 66.82 63.58 NDP Crescentwood NDP Gain 73.34 36.04 PC Dauphin NDP Hold 77.82 48.37 PC Elmwood NDP Hold 68.85 53.02 NDP Emerson PC Hold 66.21 62.90 Lib Flin Flon NDP Hold 57.08 52.05 PC Fort Garry PC Hold 71.16 48.29 PC Gimli PC Hold 75.07 50.65 NDP Gladstone PC Hold 61.47 62.30 PC Inkster Lib Hold 67.03 50.80 Lib Interlake NDP Hold 64.09 51.17 NDP Kildonan NDP Hold 74.29 52.00 NDP Kirkfield Park PC Hold 75.16 60.15 PC La Vérendrye PC Hold 69.71 48.02 PC Lac du Bonnet PC Hold 75.99 57.07 PC Lakeside PC Hold 64.75 57.12 PC Minnedosa PC Hold 64.62 54.58 PC Morris PC Hold 71.05 60.99 Lib Niakwa PC Hold 77.32 50.86 PC Osborne NDP Gain 70.17 40.86 NDP Pembina PC Hold 61.78 62.28 Lib Point Douglas NDP Hold 58.23 63.03 NDP Portage la Prairie PC Hold 65.84 51.36 Lib Radisson NDP Hold 66.61 52.04 NDP Riel PC Hold 75.65 38.15 Lib River East PC Hold 77.28 47.20 NDP River Heights PC Gain 81.66 47.98 PC Roblin-Russell PC Hold 69.67 54.33 NDP Rossmere PC Hold 77.08 45.97 NDP Rupertsland NDP Hold 44.83 50.80 PC Seine River PC Hold 74.53 49.70 PC Selkirk NDP Hold 77.25 43.77 NDP Springfield PC Hold 77.41 52.15 PC St. Boniface Lib Hold 71.30 45.48 NDP St. James NDP Gain 71.64 35.63 PC St. Johns NDP Hold 67.48 58.53 NDP St. Norbert PC Hold 71.87 43.90 PC St. Vital PC Hold 74.70 41.47 PC Ste. Rose PC Hold 62.96 51.99 PC Steinbach PC Hold 58.53 74.99 PC Sturgeon Creek PC Hold 70.71 49.11 PC Swan River NDP Hold 74.93 46.31 PC The Maples Lib Hold 66.38 48.08 Lib The Pas NDP Hold 58.24 51.70 NDP Thompson NDP Hold 54.87 61.71 NDP Transcona NDP Hold 68.47 58.13 NDP Turtle Mountain PC Hold 66.79 60.90 PC Tuxedo PC Hold 73.10 66.23 PC Wellington NDP Hold 66.97 54.04 NDP Wolseley NDP Hold 67.72 56.38 NDP

Changes in party shares + Share change analysis by party and riding (1995 vs 1990)Riding Liberal NDP PC % Change (pp) % Change (pp) % Change (pp)  Arthur-Virden 16.14 19.49 64.36 Assiniboia 26.82 20.23 52.96 Brandon East 14.30 53.78 31.91 Brandon West 19.77 30.83 49.40 Broadway 24.70 47.87 23.42 Burrows 14.55 67.46 17.99 Charleswood 29.90 12.10 58.00 Concordia 10.75 63.58 24.30 Crescentwood 30.60 36.04 33.36 Dauphin 10.31 48.37 40.17 Elmwood 15.26 53.02 31.73 Emerson 25.12 11.97 62.90 Flin Flon 9.53 52.05 38.43 Fort Garry 35.93 15.05 48.29 Gimli 15.42 33.93 50.65 Gladstone 19.57 18.13 62.30 Inkster 50.80 30.62 16.00 Interlake 10.34 51.17 34.58 Kildonan 18.26 52.00 29.74 Kirkfield Park 26.45 13.40 60.15 La Vérendrye 26.28 25.70 48.02 Lac du Bonnet 9.91 33.02 57.07 Lakeside 17.92 23.52 57.12 Minnedosa 20.65 24.77 54.58 Morris 25.09 12.47 60.99 Niakwa 32.26 16.88 50.86 Osborne 30.66 40.86 28.48 Pembina 32.19 5.53 62.28 Point Douglas 23.05 63.03 11.77 Portage la Prairie 27.34 19.62 51.36 Radisson 25.55 52.04 22.42 Riel 33.43 28.42 38.15 River East 22.44 30.36 47.20 River Heights 39.20 11.95 47.98 Roblin-Russell 14.41 31.26 54.33 Rossmere 9.31 44.72 45.97 Rupertsland 23.00 50.80 13.98 Seine River 33.66 16.64 49.70 Selkirk 20.91 43.77 35.32 Springfield 11.99 35.08 52.15 St. Boniface 45.48 32.00 19.07 St. James 33.67 35.63 30.70 St. Johns 20.88 58.53 20.58 St. Norbert 38.98 17.12 43.90 St. Vital 23.91 34.62 41.47 Ste. Rose 15.66 32.35 51.99 Steinbach 15.14 9.88 74.99 Sturgeon Creek 31.56 17.46 49.11 Swan River 6.44 46.31 45.89 The Maples 48.08 29.77 22.15 The Pas 12.54 51.70 35.76 Thompson 15.79 61.71 22.51 Transcona 13.69 58.13 26.71 Turtle Mountain 22.10 16.99 60.90 Tuxedo 22.67 11.10 66.23 Wellington 28.47 54.04 17.49 Wolseley 21.96 56.38 21.66

Post-election changes

| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Portage la PrairieSeptember 30, 1997 || |David Faurschou2,422 | |Connie Gretsinger1,340 | |Dave Quinn1,657 | |Warren Goodwin (Ind)1,025Ralph Jackson (Ind)49 || |Brian Pallister |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|CharleswoodApril 28, 1998 || |Myrna Driedger2,767 | |Barrie Farrow961 | |Alan McKenzie1,524

|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

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