1990 Manitoba general election














Manitoba general election, 1990







← 1988
September 11, 1990
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57 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
29 seats were needed for a majority










































































 
First party
Second party
Third party
 

PC

Gary Doer 2014.jpg

LIB
Leader

Gary Filmon

Gary Doer

Sharon Carstairs
Party

Progressive Conservative

New Democratic

Liberal
Leader since

December 10, 1983

March 30, 1988

March 4, 1984
Leader's seat

Tuxedo

Concordia

River Heights
Last election
25
12
20
Seats won
30
20
7
Seat change

Increase5

Increase8

Decrease13
Popular vote
206,810
141,328
138,146
Percentage
41.99%
28.80%
28.15%
Swing

Increase3.62%

Increase5.18%

Decrease7.37%




MB1990.PNG
Map of Election Results








Premier before election

Gary Filmon
Progressive Conservative



Premier-designate

Gary Filmon
Progressive Conservative




The Manitoba general election of September 11, 1990 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party, which took 30 out of 57 seats. The New Democratic Party finished second with 20, while the Liberal Party fell from 21 to 7.




Contents






  • 1 Background


  • 2 Issues


  • 3 The campaign


  • 4 Results


  • 5 Constituency results


  • 6 Post-election changes


  • 7 See also





Background


The 1990 election took place against the backdrop of the failed Meech Lake constitutional accord, which sought to clarify Quebec's position within Canada. The accord, which was signed in 1988, required passage by the federal government and the ten provincial governments before June 23, 1990 to become law. Although Manitoba Premier Howard Pawley had approved the accord in 1987, his government did not bring it before the legislature before their surprise defeat in 1988.


Pawley's replacement, PC leader Gary Filmon, was less inclined to support the deal, and requested that certain aspects be re-negotiated before his government would grant approval. After some reluctance, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney allowed re-negotiations with all provincial Premiers, and convinced Filmon to introduce the accord to the Manitoba legislature shortly before the scheduled deadline. Liberal leader Sharon Carstairs and NDP leader Gary Doer were also willing to support the revised deal.


Some members of Doer's caucus still opposed the accord, however. When it was put before the legislature, NDP MLA Elijah Harper refused to grant unanimous leave for emergency debate, on the grounds that the deal did not recognize the position of aboriginals in Canada's constitutional framework. Harper, the first Treaty Indian to serve in the Manitoba legislature, was strongly supported by aboriginal leaders such as Phil Fontaine and Ovide Mercredi, and continued his protest in the legislature during the following weeks. With assistance from former parliamentary clerk Gord Mackintosh, Harper was able to delay the legislative process until the accord simply could not be passed on time. Harper became a national celebrity, and polls showed that most English-speaking Canadians supported his stand.


Ironically, Gary Filmon's Tories may have benefitted from Harper's actions. Filmon was a long-time opponent of the accord, and was a fairly tepid supporter even after the renegotiated compromise was reached. Subsequently, Filmon used the accord's failure to highlight differences between himself and Mulroney, who was becoming increasingly unpopular as Prime Minister.



Issues


Filmon's Progressive Conservatives made the fewest promises of any major party. Their platform called for an end to abuse of the elderly in retirement homes, environmental initiatives, and low-cost economic development. They proposed to cut the size of the Winnipeg City Council, and vowed not to raise taxes.


The Liberals focused on economic issues, promising a major investment in job training, research and development, and business support. They also proposed to cut the Winnipeg Council, create government grants for tourism and adult education, and restore Tory cuts to health and other programs.


The NDP platform focused on workers' concerns, the environment, preventative health programs and housing. They supported an increase in the minimum wage, affirmative actions programs, and laws which would make it expensive to shut down plants in Manitoba. They also promised not to raise taxes, and opposed the safe of Manfor Ltd., a Crown corporation owned by the Province of Manitoba.


The small Progressive Party opposed affirmative action and the proposal to recognize in the Canadian constitution the Province of Quebec as a "distinct society" within Canada.



The campaign


A poll published in the Winnipeg Free Press indicated that the NDP were the most trusted party on economic issues, followed by the Tories. The NDP were still damaged from their poor showing in the 1988 election, however, and began the campaign in third place. The struggle for government initially appeared to be between the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives.


The Liberals ran a weak campaign, however, and were overtaken by the NDP after a strong performance from Gary Doer in the leaders' debate. Doer further increased the NDP's standing in the last weeks of the campaign by highlighting the connections between Filmon and the Mulroney government on a number of issues. The NDP's return to official opposition status was regarded as a major development after their near-collapse in 1988.



Results


The Tories continued their dominance in Manitoba's rural south, winning every seat in the region. They also won 13 of 31 seats in Winnipeg and a few ridings to the city's immediate north, enough to provide the party with a majority government.


The NDP won 11 seats in Winnipeg, and swept the province's north. They also won four seats in the mid-northern region, and retained Brandon East, their lone southern riding outside of Winnipeg.


All seven seats won by the Liberals were in Winnipeg, mostly in the centre and northwest of the city.







































































































































Party
Party Leader
# of
candidates
Seats
Popular Vote
Before1

Elected
% Change
#
%
Change
 

Progressive Conservative

Gary Filmon
57
24

30
+25.0%
206,810
41.99%
+3.62
 

New Democratic

Gary Doer
57
12

20
+66.7%
141,328
28.80%
+5.18
 

Liberal

Sharon Carstairs
57
21

7
-66.7%
138,146
28.15%
-7.37


Confederation of Regions

Irene Armishaw (president)
5
-
-
-
1,564
0.32%
-1.00
 

Western Independence
Fred Cameron
6
-
-
-
1,355
0.28%
-0.17


Progressive

Sidney Green
5
-
-
-
1,163
0.24%
+0.06


Libertarian
Clancy Smith
5
-
-
-
637
0.13%
+0.04


Communist

Frank Goldspink (organizer)
1
-
-
-
25
0.00%
-0.05
 
Independent
5
-
-
-
450
0.09%
-0.30

Total
198

57

57

-
490,690

100%
 

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.



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Electoral District
Candidates
 
Incumbent
  PC   NDP   Liberal Other

Arthur-Virden


Jim Downey
4,773

Goldwyn Jones
1,197


Glen McKinnon
2,085



Jim Downey

Assiniboia


Linda McIntosh
4,054

Joan Johannson
1,348


Ed Mandrake
2,730



Ed Mandrake

Brandon East

Ron Arnst
3,216


Len Evans
4,760

Brenda Avlontis
919



Len Evans

Brandon West


James McCrae
4,736


Shari Decter Hirst
2,374

Abby Hampton
1,428



James McCrae

Broadway

Craig Johnson
1,570


Conrad Santos
2,508


Avis Gray
2,400



Avis Gray

Burrows

Chris Aune
1,478


Doug Martindale
4,206


William Chornopyski
2,056



William Chornopyski

Charleswood


Jim Ernst
5,419

Toni Vosters
1,084

Ken Brown
2,912



Jim Ernst

Concordia

Vic Rubiletz
1,937


Gary Doer
4,588


Gunter Grosskamper
1,059

Fred Cameron (WIP)
168
Guy Beaudry (Lbt)
135

Gary Doer

Crescentwood

Tom DeNardi
3,278

Neil Cohen
2,184


Jim Carr
4,588



Jim Carr

Dauphin

Martin Bidzinski
3,424


John Plohman
4,802

Peter Rampton
1,608



John Plohman

Elmwood


Vic Toews
3,035


Jim Maloway
4,127


Ed Price
1,623



Jim Maloway

Emerson


Jack Penner
4,529

Georgine Spooner
1,055

Réal Tétrault
1,739



Jack Penner

Flin Flon

Ron Black
1,126


Jerry Storie
4,153

Pascal Bighetty
733



Jerry Storie

Fort Garry


Rosemary Vodrey
5,105

Shirley Lord
1,500


Laurie Evans
3,992

Jan Mandseth (WIP)
249

Laurie Evans

Gimli


Ed Helwer
5,118

Tom Hughes
2,666

Darlene Skarito
1,978



Ed Helwer

Gladstone


Denis Rocan
4,371

Michael Newnan
788


Cordell Barker
1,812

Warren Murray (CoR)
410


Charlotte Oleson

Inkster

Raj Mehta
1,416

Ajit Deol
2,637


Kevin Lamoureux
3,602

Gordon Haddad (WIP)
198

Kevin Lamoureux

Interlake

Ed Trachuk
2,533


Clif Evans
2,941

Duncan Geisler
1,781




Bill Uruski

Kildonan

David Langtry
3,694


Dave Chomiak
3,904

Claudia Sarbit
2,771


Sidney Green (P)
570


Gulzar Singh Cheema

Kirkfield Park


Eric Stefanson
5,813

Shirley Manson
1,035

Jasper McKee
3,430


Frank Goldspink (Comm)
25


Gerrie Hammond

Lac du Bonnet


Darren Praznik
5,162

Leonard Kolton
3,142

Frank Thibedeau
1,309



Darren Praznik

Lakeside


Harry Enns
3,719

Eduard Hiebert
1,248

Delmer Nott
1,936

Irene Armishaw (CoR)
486
Dennis Rice (Lbt)
95

Harry Enns

La Verendrye




Ben Sveinson
3,731

Ronald Fiola
1,938

Clair Noel
2,718




Helmut Pankratz

Minnedosa


Harold Gilleshammer
4,294

Sean Espey
1,605

Terry Drebit
2,203



Harold Gilleshammer

Morris


Clayton Manness
5,353

Gary Nelson
721

Bill Roth
2,036

Mark Edmondson (CoR)
302

Clayton Manness

Niakwa


Jack Reimer
4,950

Michael Simpson
1,394


Linda Asper
4,301




Herold Driedger

Osborne

Sondra Braid
2,859

Donald Bailey
2,861


Reg Alcock
3,941

Jim Weidman (Lbt)
139

Reg Alcock

Pembina


Donald Orchard
5,497

Bert Siemens
652

Marilyn Skubovius
833



Donald Orchard

Point Douglas

Calvin Pompana
575


George Hickes
2,778


Errol Lewis
1,550

William Hawryluk (Ind)
108
Roy Price (Ind)
66


new district

Portage la Prairie


Edward Connery
4,276

Arden Campbell
1,092

Darlene Hamm
2,329

Roy Lyall (CoR)
243

Edward Connery

Radisson

Mike Thompson
2,692


Marianne Cerilli
4,055


Allan Patterson
1,925



Allan Patterson

Riel


Gerry Ducharme
3,756

Bob Agnes
2,041

Ed Benjamin
2,874



Gerry Ducharme

River East


Bonnie Mitchelson
4,963

Rob DeGroot
2,489

Edna Mattson
1,960



Bonnie Mitchelson

River Heights

Shaun McCaffrey
4,601

Peter Sim
1,190


Sharon Carstairs
5,467

Clancy Smith (Lbt)
138

Sharon Carstairs

Roblin-Russell


Len Derkach
4,382

William Nicholson
2,238

Neil Stewart
1,757



Len Derkach

Rossmere


Harold Neufeld
3,893

Maxine Hamilton
2,725


Terry Duguid
2,416

Kathrina Cameron (WIP)
163

Harold Neufeld

Rupertsland

Hugh Wynne
804


Elijah Harper
3,798

George Kernaghan
307



Elijah Harper

St. Boniface

Henri Marcoux
1,921

Robert Gooding
2,046


Neil Gaudry
4,928



Neil Gaudry

St. James

Joanne Thibault
2,719

Len Sawatsky
2,586


Paul Edwards
3,014

Charles Lamont (P)
148
Fred Debrecen (CoR)
122

Paul Edwards

St. Johns

Lynn Filbert
1,502


Judy Wasylycia-Leis
4,392


Mark Minenko
2,414



Judy Wasylycia-Leis

St. Norbert


Marcel Laurendeau
4,502

Andrew Sawatsky
1,011


John Angus
4,385



John Angus

St. Vital


Shirley Render
3,361

Kathleen McCallum
2,368


Bob Rose
3,243

Doug Browning (WIP)
288

Bob Rose

Ste. Rose


Glen Cummings
3,646

Sam Voisey
1,540

Ivan Traill
1,882



Glen Cummings

Seine River


Louise Dacquay
4,465

Keith Kendall
1,792


Herold Driedger
4,418

Lyle Cruickshank (WIP)
289


new district

Selkirk

Russ Farrell
3,467


Greg Dewar
3,735


Gwen Charles
3,009



Gwen Charles

Springfield


Glen Findlay
5,146

Deborah Barron-McNabb
3,374

Bob Strong
1,958



Glen Findlay

Steinbach


Albert Driedger
5,540

Marcel Lagassé
483

Cornelius Goertzen
1,171

Ken McAllister (Lbt)
130

Albert Driedger

Sturgeon Creek


Gerry McAlpine
4,676


Andrew Swan
1,471


Iva Yeo
3,907



Iva Yeo

Swan River


Park Burrell
3,639


Rosann Wowchuk
3,872

June Connolly-Peyton
963



Park Burrell

The Maples

Norman Isler
2,684

Tony Valeri
2,260


Gulzar Singh Cheema
3,273




new district

The Pas

Alfred McDonald
3,247


Oscar Lathlin
3,390

David Merasty
1,005




Harry Harapiak

Thompson

Loretta Clarke
2,043


Steve Ashton
4,099

Don McIvor
698



Steve Ashton

Transcona

Ray Hargreaves
1,732


Daryl Reid
4,363


Richard Kozak
2,554

Thomas Bunn (P)
168

Richard Kozak

Turtle Mountain


Bob Rose
4,702

Robert Smith
1,047

Doug Collins
2,091

Rod Stephenson (I)
173


Denis Rocan

Tuxedo


Gary Filmon
7,861

Rosemary Ahoff
926

Campbell Wright
3,281



Gary Filmon

Wellington

Clyde Perry
1,534


Becky Barrett
3,484


Ernie Gilroy
2,324

Neil Schipper (P)
128
Walter Diawol (I)
68
Stephen Keki (I)
35


new district

Wolseley

Fay Campbell
1,503


Jean Friesen
3,265


Harold Taylor
2520

Gordon Pratt (P)
149

Harold Taylor


Post-election changes














































































































Electoral District
Candidates
 
Incumbent
  PC   NDP   Liberal Other

Crescentwood
September 15, 1992

Jenny Hillard
1,995


Tim Sale
2,256


Avis Gray
2,697


Sidney Green (P)
900
Ken Carver (R)
97
Dennis Rice (Lbt)
19


Jim Carr

Portage la Prairie
September 15, 1992


Brian Pallister
3,226

Ralph Jackson
648


Helen Christoffersen
1,995

Fred Debrecen (R)
388


Edward Connery

Rupertsland
September 21, 1993

Eric Kennedy
614


Eric Robinson
1,697


George Munroe
1,023




Elijah Harper

Rossmere
September 21, 1993

Ed Martens
2,159


Harry Schellenberg
2,990

Sherry Wiebe
1,590

Cynthia Cooke (Ind)
186


Harold Neufeld

The Maples
September 21, 1993

David Langtry
1,362

Norma Walker
2,138


Gary Kowalski
3,619




Gulzar Singh Cheema

Osborne
September 21, 1993

Roger Young
1,496

Irene Haigh
2,420


Norma McCormick
2,966




Reg Alcock

St. Johns
September 21, 1993

June Robertson
465


Gord Mackintosh
3,232

Naty Yankech
878

Neil Schipper (P)
241


Judy Wasylycia-Leis

Two further vacancies, in Flin Flon (resignation of Jerry Storie, July 20, 1994) and River Heights (Sharon Carstairs appointed to the Senate of Canada, September 15, 1994), were not filled in by-elections before the 1995 election.



See also


  • List of Manitoba political parties








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