1986 Manitoba general election

1986 Manitoba general election

← 1981 March 18, 1986 1988 →
57 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba 29 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Howard Pawley Gary Filmon Sharon Carstairs Party New Democratic Progressive Conservative Liberal Leader since November 4, 1979 December 10, 1983 March 4, 1984 Leader's seat Selkirk Tuxedo River Heights Last election 34 23 0 Seats won 30 26 1 Seat change 4 3 1 Popular vote 198,261 193,728 66,469 Percentage 41.50% 40.56% 13.92% Swing 5.88pp 3.26pp 7.22pp
Map of Election Results
Premier before election Howard Pawley New Democratic Premier after election Howard Pawley New Democratic

The 1986 Manitoba general election was held on March 18, 1986 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party, which took 30 seats out of 57. The Progressive Conservative Party won 26 seats and formed the official opposition. The Manitoba Liberal Party, which had not been represented in the previous legislature, won one seat.