Manitoba general election, 1990

1988 ←

September 11, 1990

→ 1995

57 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba 29 seats were needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party
	PC		LIB
Leader	Gary Filmon	Gary Doer	Sharon Carstairs
Party	Progressive Conservative	New Democratic	Liberal
Leader since	December 10, 1983	March 30, 1988	March 4, 1984
Leader's seat	Tuxedo	Concordia	River Heights
Last election	25	12	20
Seats won	30	20	7
Seat change	5	8	13
Popular vote	206,810	141,328	138,146
Percentage	41.99%	28.80%	28.15%
Swing	3.62%	5.18%	7.37%

Map of Election Results

Premier before election

Gary Filmon
Progressive Conservative

Premier-designate

Gary Filmon
Progressive Conservative

The Manitoba general election of September 11, 1990 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party, which took 30 out of 57 seats. The New Democratic Party finished second with 20, while the Liberal Party fell from 21 to 7.

The 1990 election took place against the backdrop of the failed Meech Lake constitutional accord, which sought to clarify Quebec's position within Canada. The accord, which was signed in 1988, required passage by the federal government and the ten provincial governments before June 23, 1990 to become law. Although Manitoba Premier Howard Pawley had approved the accord in 1987, his government did not bring it before the legislature before their surprise defeat in 1988.

Pawley's replacement, PC leader Gary Filmon, was less inclined to support the deal, and requested that certain aspects be re-negotiated before his government would grant approval. After some reluctance, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney allowed re-negotiations with all provincial Premiers, and convinced Filmon to introduce the accord to the Manitoba legislature shortly before the scheduled deadline. Liberal leader Sharon Carstairs and NDP leader Gary Doer were also willing to support the revised deal.

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