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The
labour-based New Democratic Party in Manitoba won a historic third majority
government in the province's 39th general election on May 22.
The NDP, under Leader Gary Doer, elected 36 members, equalling a record
set by the Conservatives under premier Duff Roblin in the 1960s.
The NDP picked up two Winnipeg seats from the Tories:
Kirkfield Park, which was a former Conservative leader's riding, and
Southdale. Both ridings had elected Conservatives since 1990.
The Manitoba
Liberal Party held on to its two seats, failing again to win the four
seats required to obtain official party status. With 1.3 per cent
of the popular vote, the Green Party elected no MPPs. The NDP
dominated northern and Winnipeg
seats, while the 19 ridings won by the Conservatives were mostly in
southern rural areas.
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