NDP Wins Historic 3rd: Majority in Manitoba
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By Barry Weisleder / June 2007 issue of Socialist Action newspaper
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.