The 1973 Manitoba general election was held on June 28, 1973 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the social-democratic New Democratic Party, which took 31 of 57 seats to win government in its own right for the first time. The Progressive Conservative Party finished second with 21, while the Manitoba Liberal Party took the remaining five. The Manitoba Social Credit Party lost its only seat. A right-of-centre municipal organization known as the Independent Citizens' Election Committee convinced the Progressive Conservative and Liberal parties to avoid competing against each other in certain Winnipeg-area ridings, such that a single "anti-socialist" alternative to the NDP could be offered. This campaign was generally unsuccessful. Results Note: * Party did not nominate candidates in previous election. Riding results Party key: PC: Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba L: Manitoba Liberal Party NDP: New Democratic Party of Manitoba SC: Manitoba Social Credit Party Comm: Communist Party of Canada - Manitoba (M-L): Communist Party of Canada – Marxist-Leninist Ind: Independent Arthur: (incumbent)Douglas Watt (PC) 3487 Lorne Watt (NDP) 1981 M.F. Mac Corbett (L) 1181 Assiniboia: (incumbent)Stephen Patrick (L) 5105 Norma Price (PC) 4309 Larry Iwan (NDP) 3029 Birtle-Russell: (incumbent)Harry Graham (PC) 3203 Michael Sotas (NDP) 2967 John Braendle (L) 685 Brandon East: (incumbent)Leonard Evans (NDP) 4123 Ken Burgess (PC) 2912 Terry Penton (L) 855 John Gross (SC) 78 Brandon West: (incumbent)Edward McGill (PC) 5070 Henry Carroll (NDP) 4028 Guy Savoie (L) 806 Burrows: (incumbent)Ben Hanuschak (NDP) 5277 Doug Krochak (PC) 1044 Bob Major (L) 741 Mary Kardash (Comm) 108 Glen Brown (M-L) 33 Charleswood: (incumbent)Arthur Moug (PC) 6180 Roy Neil Benson (NDP) 3554 Jim Spencer (L) 3456 Churchill: Les Osland (NDP) 2041 Andy Champagne (PC) 1367 Walter Perepeluk (L) 1256 Andrew Kirkness (Ind) 880 Crescentwood: Harvey Patterson (NDP) 3730 Lawrie Pollard (PC) 3729 June Menzies (L) 1734 Dauphin: (incumbent)Peter Burtniak (NDP) 4261 Art Rampton (PC) 3262 Hugh Dunlop (L) 1091 Elmwood: (incumbent)Russell Doern (NDP) 4987 Edward Tymchuk (PC) 2361 Ray Brunka (L) 1363 Emerson: Steve Derewianchuk (NDP) 2374 Garnet Kyle (PC) 1937 Mark Smerchanski (L) 1768 Walter Hoover (Ind) 83 Flin Flon: (incumbent)Thomas Barrow (NDP) 3112 George Njegovan (PC) 1803 Roy Veness (L) 893 Fort Garry: (incumbent)L.R. Bud Sherman (PC) 4783 Henry Janzen (L) 4331 C.G. Gifford (NDP) 4006 Fort Rouge: Lloyd Axworthy (L) 4181 Samia Friesen (NDP) 3614 (incumbent)Inez Trueman (PC) 3531 Lane McDonald (Ind) 131