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 tried to convince 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 Sources: PartyParty Leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular Vote1969Elected% Change#%Change New Democratic Edward Schreyer5728 31+10.7%197,58542.31%+4.04 Progressive Conservative Sidney Spivak5222 21 -4.5%171,55336.73%+1.17 Liberal Israel Asper5055-88,90719.04%-4.95 Jacob Froese31--100%1,7090.37%-0.99 William Cecil Ross3---2520.05%-0.17  3---690.01%+0.01Independent181 --100%6,9691.49%+0.89 Total18657 57 467,044100% 

Note:

* Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.

Riding results

Sources:

Party key: PC: Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba L: Manitoba Liberal Party NDP: New Democratic Party of Manitoba SC: Manitoba Social Credit Party Comm: Communist Party of Canada - Manitoba (M-L): Communist Party of Canada – Marxist-Leninist Ind: Independent

Arthur: (incumbent) Douglas Watt (PC) 3487 Lorne Watt (NDP) 1981 M.F. Mac Corbett (L) 1181

Assiniboia: (incumbent) Stephen Patrick (L) 5105 Norma Price (PC) 4309 Larry Iwan (NDP) 3029

Birtle-Russell: (incumbent) Harry Graham (PC) 3203 Michael Sotas (NDP) 2967 John Braendle (L) 685

Brandon East: (incumbent) Leonard Evans (NDP) 4123 Ken Burgess (PC) 2912 Terry Penton (L) 855 John Gross (SC) 78

Brandon West: (incumbent) Edward McGill (PC) 5070 Henry Carroll (NDP) 4028 Guy Savoie (L) 806

Burrows: (incumbent) Ben Hanuschak (NDP) 5277 Doug Krochak (PC) 1044 Bob Major (L) 741 Mary Kardash (Comm) 108 Glen Brown (M-L) 33

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: Harvey Patterson (NDP) 3730 Lawrie Pollard (PC) 3729 June Menzies (L) 1734

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: Steve Derewianchuk (NDP) 2374 Garnet Kyle (PC) 1937 Mark Smerchanski (L) 1768 Walter Hoover (Ind) 83

Flin Flon: (incumbent) Thomas Barrow (NDP) 3112 George Njegovan (PC) 1803 Roy Veness (L) 893

Fort Garry: (incumbent) L.R. Bud Sherman (PC) 4783 Henry Janzen (L) 4331 C.G. Gifford (NDP) 4006

Fort Rouge: Lloyd Axworthy (L) 4181 Samia Friesen (NDP) 3614 (incumbent) Inez Trueman (PC) 3531 Lane McDonald (Ind) 131

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: (incumbent) Samuel Uskiw (NDP) 5461 Jo Anne Hillier (L) 2244

Lakeside: (incumbent) Harry Enns (PC) 2969 George Schreyer (NDP) 1793 Alan Beachell (L) 1778

La Verendrye: Robert Banman (PC) 2912 (incumbent) Leonard Barkman (L) 2387 Roger Smith (NDP) 1514

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: (incumbent) Ian Turnbull (NDP) 3945 June Westbury (L) 2347 Ted Speers (PC) 2344

Pembina: (incumbent) George Henderson (PC) 4408 Robert McKenzie (L) 1553 Paul Klassen (NDP) 1013

Portage la Prairie: (incumbent) Gordon Johnston (L) 2628 George Fairfield (PC) 2592 Albert Barrett (NDP) 1933

Radisson: (incumbent) Harry Shafransky (NDP) 4267 Abe Kovnats (PC) 3635 D'Arcy Pagan (L) 1740

Rhineland: Arnold Brown (PC) 2903 (incumbent) Jacob Froese (SC) 1587 Jake Heinrichs (NDP) 1002 Harry Friesen (L) 578 John Epp (Ind) 52

Riel: (incumbent) Donald Craik (PC) 7944 Wilson Parasiuk (NDP) 6181 Art Gill (L) 1782

River Heights: (incumbent) Sidney Spivak (PC) 5167 Charles Huband (L) 2906 Muriel Smith (NDP) 1413

Roblin: (incumbent) Wally McKenzie (PC) 3388 John Oldham (NDP) 2779

Rock Lake: (incumbent) Henry Einarson (PC) 3470 Paul Cenerini (NDP) 1825 Arnold Collins (L) 1361

Rossmere: (incumbent) Edward Schreyer (NDP) 6827 Alfred Penner (PC) 6239

Rupertsland: Harvey Bostrom (NDP) 2093 John Ateah (L) 1329 Raymond Guiboche (PC) 504 Dave Courchene Jr. (Ind) 415 Lorne Lester (Ind) 166

St. Boniface: J. Paul Marion (L) 4301 (incumbent) Laurent Desjardins (NDP) 4300

St. George: (incumbent) Bill Uruski (NDP) 3552 Elman Guttormson (L) 2465

St. James: George Minaker (PC) 4483 (incumbent) Alvin Mackling (NDP) 4109 Michael Scholl (L) 1340 Gerald Zucawich (Ind) 30

St. Johns: (incumbent) Saul Cherniack (NDP) 4519 Murray Krovats (PC) 1686 Ben Karasinski (L) 1061 William Cecil Ross (Comm) 66 Joe Smith (Ind) 45 Diane Waldman (M-L) 24

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: (incumbent) Howard Pawley (NDP) 4745 John Linney (PC) 3429

Seven Oaks: (incumbent) Saul Miller (NDP) 6579 Carl Zawatsky (PC) 4921 Henry Froese (L) 1386

Souris-Killarney: (incumbent) Earl McKellar (PC) 4669 John Bucklaschuk (NDP) 1557 Gordon Martin (L) 890

Springfield: (incumbent) Rene Toupin (NDP) 3611 John Vaags (PC) 3245 Len Mendes (L) 694 Harry Meronek (Ind) 333

Sturgeon Creek: (incumbent) Frank Johnston (PC) 6467 Laverne Lewycky (NDP) 2924 Marjorie Gillies (L) 1647 Dale Hibbard (Ind) 54

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: (incumbent) Russell Paulley (NDP) 6275 Phil Rizzuto (PC) 4151

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: (incumbent) Bud Boyce (NDP) 3010 Bob Wilson (PC) 1520 Ken Arenson (L) 1092 Ed Storozuk (SC) 44

Wolseley: (incumbent) Israel Asper (L) 3135 Murdoch MacKay (NDP) 3131 Robert Steen (PC) 1807

Post-election changes

St. Boniface (election declared void), December 20, 1974: Laurent Desjardins (NDP) 3711 J. Paul Marion (L) 3092 Paul Fredette (PC) 378

Wolseley (res. Israel Asper, March 1, 1975), June 25, 1975: Robert Wilson (PC) 2072 D'Arcy McCaffery (L) 1870 Murdoch MacKay (NDP) 1815 J.M.A. Smith (Ind) 55

Crescentwood (election declared void, February 20, 1975), June 25, 1975: Warren Steen (PC) 2780 Charles Huband (L) 2611 Harvey Patterson (NDP) 1987

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 List of Manitoba political parties

References