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The Manitoba general election of 1986 was held on 18 March. The results were as follows:
Party
Leader
Votes
Seats
Howard Russell Pawley (1934-2015)
198,261
30
193,728
26
Sharon Carstairs
66,469
1
Confederation of Regions
Dennis Heeney
11,677
0
Independent
-
4,076
0
2,451
0
Western Canada Concept
Fred Cameron
672
0
Paula Fletcher
356
0
Libertarian
Clancy Smith
195
0
Totals
477,885
57
The voting results for individual constituencies were as follows:
Constituency
Candidate
Party
Votes
Arthur
4,569
Peter J. Neufeld
Confederation of Regions
1,198
Steve Bobiak
1,009
Moira Gwendolyn “Moi” Bonar (1936-2018)
701
Assiniboia
Rurik “Ric” Nordman (1919-1996)
3,813
Max Melnyk
2,195
Stan Blady
1,379
Brandon East
Leonard Salusbury “Len” Evans (1929-2016)
4,173
Jim Armstrong
3,184
Eileen May McFadden (1930-2011)
535
Brandon West
James Collus “Jim” McCrae
5,537
Arnold G. Grambo
4,128
Kerry Auriat
760
Burrows
Conrado De Regla “Conrad” Santos (1934-2016)
3,547
William “Bill” Chornopyski (1922-2002)
Independent
1,437
Nick Trusewych
950
Rory MacLeod
587
Paula Fletcher
131
Ted DuRussel
Independent
36
Charleswood
James Arthur “Jim” Ernst
6,524
Mike MacIsaac
2,826
Shari Nelson
2,211
Churchill
Jay Marine Cowan (1946-2022)
2,940
Walter Menard
857
Mildred Wilke
203
Concordia
4,525
Brent Aubertin
2,684
Gail Ellen Stapon (1936-2015)
909
Fred Cameron
Western Canada Concept
204
Dauphin
John Stuart Hans Plohman
4,886
Erv Tycholis
3,121
Peter Rampton
1,341
Ellice
Harvey Smith (1936-2017)
3,989
Seech Gajadharsingh
1,731
Ted Alcuitas
929
Alex Arenson
268
Elmwood
James P. “Jim” Maloway
3,241
Russell John “Russ” Doern (1935-1987)
Independent
2,006
Ray Brunka
1,435
Gilbert Benoit
389
Emerson
Albert Driedger (1936-2011)
4,758
Ron Buzahora
3,780
Joe Antoshkiw
656
Flin Flon
Jerry Thomas Storie
3,316
Mary Semaniuk
1,072
J. Brian King
384
Fort Garry
Charles T. “Charlie” Birt
5,146
Nora Losey
3,158
Ian Band
2,114
Ivan Merritt
Western Canada Concept
204
Fort Rouge
Roland Penner (1924-2018)
4,223
Robert P. Haier
2,590
Lionel Ditz
1,683
Clancy Smith
Libertarian
101
Nigel Hanrahan
46
Gimli
4,906
Edward Russell “Ed” Helwer
3,955
Morley Murray
649
Neil Knight
Western Canada Concept
141
Gladstone
Charlotte Louise Kingdon Oleson (1932-2017)
3,402
Les Sendull
Confederation of Regions
1,754
Edna Mattson
879
Fred Tait
872
Inkster
Donald Arthur “Don” Scott
5,480
Bayani Morcilla
1,726
Eric Hope
938
Lester Landry
256
Lajpat P. Sharma
Independent
101
Cathy Plowman
49
Interlake
4,634
Joe Schwartz
2,181
Bob Lundale
455
Dieter Wenzel
Confederation of Regions
289
Kildonan
Martin Mathew “Marty” Dolin (1939-2018)
6,199
Bev Rayburn
4,210
Hy Berman
1,134
459
Kirkfield Park
Geraldine Rose “Gerrie” Hammond
5,497
Cliff Hodgins
2,191
Irene Friesen
1,932
Lac du Bonnet
Clarence Baker (1928-2006)
3,903
Darren Thomas Praznik
3,601
Jerry Fontaine
959
Lakeside
Harry John Enns (1931-2010)
4,303
Frieda Krpan
2,400
Hubert L. Good
Confederation of Regions
1,052
Roger Chabot
959
La Verendrye
Helmut Pankratz
3,618
Walter McDowell
1,768
Walter Hiebert
734
Logan
Maureen Lucille Hemphill
3,765
Doris Perron
791
Kevin Lamoureux
502
C. Dennis Owens
Libertarian
94
Minnedosa
David Robert Blake
3,316
Gary Grant
2,369
Dennis Heeney
Confederation of Regions
1,508
Steve Wilson
745
Morris
Clayton Sidney Manness
4,378
Audreen House
1,140
Calvin Knaggs
847
Niakwa
Abe Kovnats (1928-1996)
6,437
Allan MacDonald
4,831
James Radford
2,300
Osborne
4,747
Jack McGuinness
2,348
Chris Sturgeon
1,259
Alex J. MacKenzie
217
Pembina
5,270
Abe Giesbrecht
Confederation of Regions
944
Edourd Hiebert
913
Lynn Rempel
849
John M. Brooks
108
Portage la Prairie
Edward James “Ed” Connery (1933-2019)
3,693
Bill Zettler
1,457
Georgina Cuthbert
Confederation of Regions
1,074
Hugh O'Neil Kennedy
968
Radisson
Gerard Lecuyer
4,810
Brian Benoit
2,666
Reginald Allan Patterson (1919-2009)
1,239
Herold Leonhard Driedger (1942-2024)
240
Rhineland
Peter Arnold Brown
3,037
Albert St. Hilaire
1,549
John Douglas Kuhl
1,329
Riel
Gerald “Gerry” Ducharme
4,479
Doreen Lois Dodick
3,710
Chris Sigurdson
1,133
Al Fostey
Confederation of Regions
187
River East
6,598
Philip Lee “Phil” Eyler
5,848
Robert Shelton
696
Al MacDonald
Confederation of Regions
280
Katharina Cameron
Western Canada Concept
76
River Heights
Sharon Carstairs
4,620
Warren J. Steen (1940-2009)
3,135
Murray Rhodes Smith (1930-2002)
2,516
Roblin-Russell
Leonard “Len” Derkach
3,241
Fred Embryk
3,203
Garry Gaber
2,065
Rossmere
Victor Harold “Vic” Schroeder
4,613
Harold Neufeld
4,086
Cecilia Connelly
1,108
Rupertsland
Elijah Harper (1949-2013)
2,302
Leonard McKay
931
Ed Price
577
St. Boniface
Laurent Louis “Larry” Desjardins (1923-2012)
4,978
Georges Bohemier
1,951
Wes Rowson
1,114
James Jackson
149
St. James
4,120
Eldon Ross
3,965
Tom Thompson
922
Fred Debrecen
Confederation of Regions
175
Charles Lamont
89
Merle R. Hartlin
Western Canada Concept
47
St. Johns
Klazina Judith “Judy” Wasylycia-Leis
3,753
John Baluta
1,949
Joyce Popkes
632
Cyril Fogel
142
William Hawryluk
Independent
115
Frank Goldspink
65
St. Norbert
Gerald Wayne Joseph “Gerry” Mercier
5,788
Ruth Pear
2,839
Mark O’Neill
2,784
St. Vital
Derek James “Jim” Walding (1937-2007)
4,430
Paul Herriot
3,872
Walter Pederson
1,472
Ste. Rose
James Glen Cummings
3,735
Garry Anderson
3,020
Rafi Mohammed
952
Dave Mutch
Confederation of Regions
454
Selkirk
Howard Russell Pawley (1934-2015)
5,135
Eugene Kinaschuk
3,119
Gwen Charles
1,023
Raye Porhownik
72
Seven Oaks
Eugene Michael Kostyra (1947-2020)
5,158
George Finkle
1,841
Wayne Glowacki
907
Harold Dyck
65
Springfield
Gilles Roch
5,094
Andrew John “Andy” Anstett
5,039
Laurie E. Evans
1,376
Sturgeon Creek
John Franklin “Frank” Johnston (1929-2017)
4,994
Leslie Campbell
2,402
C. Robert Inman
1,530
S. Dalgliesh
Independent
126
Swan River
Leonard Harapiak
3,773
Douglas MacLeod “Doug” Gourlay
3,708
Donald Washenfelder
399
The Pas
Harry Myrislaw Harapiak (1938-2000)
4,051
Ernest Polsom
1,088
Scott Gray
789
Thompson
Steven John “Steve” Ashton
3,852
Ken Biglow
1,498
George Printeau
433
Transcona
Wilson Dwight Peter Parasiuk
4,631
Earl R. Swayzie
1,966
Bob Lee
1,200
Turtle Mountain
Denis Rocan
3,390
Gordon Kennedy
1,353
Ross McMillan
1,242
Bob Yake
Confederation of Regions
1,150
Tuxedo
5,268
James Gordon “Jim” Carr (1951-2022)
3,544
Bill Armstrong
1,816
David Pearlman
104
Virden
Glen Marshall Findlay
4,251
Phil Schwarz
1,750
Alex G. Gabrielle
Confederation of Regions
1,497
Lyman Smith
524
Wolseley
Myrna A. Phillips
4,099
John Campbell
2,218
Tom Harrison
1,132
347
Donald B. Oliver
Confederation of Regions
115
Barry Marchand
Independent
60
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Members of the Thirty-Third Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1986-1988)
“Voters cast Manitoba’s future,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 March 1986, page 18.
Obituary [Moira Gwendolyn Bonar], Winnipeg Free Press, 13 October 2018.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 18 January 2024