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The 44th Manitoba general election will be held on or before October 5, 2027 to elect 57 members to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
Background
Under Manitoba's Elections Act, a general election must be held no later than the first Tuesday of October in the fourth calendar year following the previous election.[1] As the previous election was held in 2023, the latest possible date for the election is October 5, 2027.[2] The election will be held under first-past-the-post voting.
Current standings
Affiliation | Assembly members | ||
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2023 election results | Current | ||
New Democratic | 34 | 34 | |
Progressive Conservative | 22 | 22 | |
Liberal | 1 | 1 | |
Vacant | 0 | ||
Total members | 57 | 57 | |
Total seats | 57 | 57 |
Timeline
2023
- October 3: The 2023 Manitoba general election is held, resulting in a majority for the New Democratic Party. The Progressive Conservative Party becomes the Official Opposition, and the Liberal Party is reduced to one seat. PC leader Heather Stefanson announces her intent to resign once her successor is chosen, while she will remain as MLA for Tuxedo. Dougald Lamont resigns as Liberal leader on election night after he loses his seat of Saint Boniface.[3]
- October 17: Cindy Lamoureux, MLA for Tyndall Park, is selected as interim leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party.[4]
- October 18: The NDP Cabinet is sworn in.[5]
Opinion Polling
Voting intentions in Manitoba since the 2023 election | |||||||||||||
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Polling firm | Dates conducted | Source | NDP | PC | Liberal | Green | Others | Margin of error | Sample size | Polling method | Lead | ||
Probe Research | December 1, 2023 | [p 1] | 51% | 38% | 7% | 2% | 2% | 3.1% | 1,000 | mixed | 13% | ||
2023 general election | October 3, 2023 | [p 2] | 45.63% | 41.86% | 10.63% | 0.74% | 1.14% | — | — | — | 3.77% | ||
Polling firm | Dates conducted | Source | Others | Margin of error | Sample size | Polling method | Lead | ||||||
NDP | PC | Liberal | Green |
References
- ↑ Elections Act, CCSM , c. E30, s. 49.1(2)
- ↑ CCSM c. E30, s. 49.1(3)
- ↑ Hoye, Bryce (October 3, 2023). "Solid NDP win cements Kinew as 1st First Nations premier in Manitoba history". CBC News. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ↑ The Canadian Press (October 17, 2023). "Lone Manitoba Liberal MLA Cindy Lamoureux named party's interim leader". CBC News. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ↑ Petz, Sarah (October 18, 2023). "Wab Kinew officially sworn in as Manitoba's 1st First Nations premier". CBC News. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
Opinion poll sources
- ↑ "Manitoba Provincial Politics: December 2023 Probe Omnibus Survey" (PDF). Probe Research. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ↑ Official Results
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