Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial By-Elections (1979)

The results of provincial by-elections held in 1979 were as follows:

Constituency	Election Date	Candidate	Party	Votes
Fort Rouge	16 October 1979	June Alwyn Westbury (1921-2004)	Liberal	2,659
		Victor Steven “Vic” Savino (1947-2007)	New Democratic	2,291
		Julian Hugh McDonald	Progressive Conservative	1,830
River Heights	16 October 1979	Gary Albert Filmon	Progressive Conservative	3,473
		Jay Prober	Liberal	2,477
		Donald B. “Don” Jewison	New Democratic	697
		William “Bill” Hawryluk (c1926-1991)	Western Democracy	19
Rossmere	16 October 1979	Victor Harold “Vic” Schroeder	New Democratic	6,191
		Harold Piercy	Progressive Conservative	5,961
		E. J. “Sandy” Clancy	Liberal	523
		Linda J. Penner	Western Democracy	39
		Manual Gitterman	Marxist-Leninist	21

See also:

Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial Election (1977)

Memorable Manitobans: Members of the Thirty-First Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1977-1981)

Sources:

“Foes talk tough as PCs stand pat,” Winnipeg Free Press, 6 October 1979, page 4.

This page was prepared by Jacques Marcoux and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 18 September 2026