2003 Manitoba general election

The 2003 Manitoba general election was held on June 3, 2003 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party, which won 35 seats out of 57 (net gain of 3), securing another term for premier Gary Doer.

2003 Manitoba general election
June 3, 2003
57 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
29 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Gary Doer Stuart Murray Jon Gerrard
Party New Democratic Progressive Conservative Liberal
Leader since March 30, 1988 November 4, 2000 October 17, 1998
Leader's seat Concordia Kirkfield Park River Heights
Last election 32 24 1
Seats won 35 20 2
Seat change 3 4 1
Popular vote 195,425 142,967 52,123
Percentage 49.47% 36.19% 13.19%
Swing 4.96pp 4.65pp 0.21pp
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. Click the map for more details.
Premier before election

Gary Doer
New Democratic

 Premier after election

Gary Doer
New Democratic

The Progressive Conservative Party finished second with twenty seats, a net loss of 4 from 1999. The Liberal Party won two seats, a net gain of one from the previous election.

An article in The Globe and Mail attributed the NDP's strong performance to premier Doer's tenure, where he was seen as having "delivered a reasonable economic performance and a steady stream of budget surpluses."

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