1977 Manitoba general election

The 1977 Manitoba general election was held on October 11, 1977, to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative Party, which took 33 seats out of 57. The governing New Democratic Party fell to 23 seats, while the Liberal Party won only one seat.

1977 Manitoba general election
October 11, 1977
57 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
29 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  PC LIB
Leader Sterling Lyon Edward Schreyer Charles Huband
Party Progressive Conservative New Democratic Liberal
Leader since December 6, 1975 June 7, 1969 February 22, 1975
Leader's seat Charleswood Rossmere Ran in Crescentwood (lost)
Last election 21 31 5
Seats won 33 23 1
Seat change 12 8 4
Popular vote 237,496 188,124 59,865
Percentage 48.75% 38.62% 12.29%
Swing 12.02pp 3.69pp 6.75pp
Map of Election Results
Premier before election

Edward Schreyer
New Democratic

 Premier after election

Sterling Lyon
Progressive Conservative

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