2011 Manitoba general election

2011 Manitoba general election

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57 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
29 seats are needed for a majority
Opinion polls
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Greg Selinger Hugh McFadyen Jon Gerrard
Party New Democratic Progressive Conservative Liberal
Leader's seat St. Boniface Fort Whyte River Heights
Last election 36 seats, 48.00% 19 seats, 37.89% 2 seats, 12.39%
Seats won 37 19 1
Seat change Increase1 Steady0 Decrease1
Popular vote 199,066 188,528 32,420
Percentage 46.16% 43.71% 7.52%
Swing Decrease1.84% Increase5.97% Decrease4.60%

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.

Premier before election

Greg Selinger
New Democratic

Premier after election

Greg Selinger
New Democratic

The 40th general election of Manitoba was on October 4, 2011. It was to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. The New Democratic Party (NDP) won 37 out of 57 seats, the Progressive Conservative Party (PCP) won 19 seats. The Liberal Party won one seat. The Green Party and the Communist Party both ran candidates but none were elected.

Since they had a majority of seats in the Legislative Assembly, the NDP formed the government, with Greg Selinger as Premier. The PCP formed the official opposition.