(i.e., immigrants and first-time voters) had polled strongly for the Liberals in Winnipeg. Although Pawley had retired from politics and his party was reduced to third place, by constitutional convention he retained the right to remain in office until the NDP was defeated in the legislature, as well as the right to advise whether Lieutenant Governor George Johnson should appoint Filmon or Carstairs as the new premier upon leaving office. Doer also could have attempted to negotiate a coalition with the Liberals. Instead, he informally reached a deal with Filmon in which the NDP would tolerate a Tory minority government. As a result, Pawley finally resigned as Premier of Manitoba on May 9 and advised Johnson to appoint Filmon his successor. Filmon was duly sworn in later that day after advising Johnson that he could form a government. 1 "Before" refers to standings in the Legislature at dissolution, and not to the results of the previous election. These numbers therefore reflect changes in party standings as a result of by-elections and members crossing the floor. Riding results |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Arthur | |Goldwyn Jones575 || |Jim Downey4,359 | |Douglas Mosset2,171 | |Ross Meggison (CoR)863 || |Jim Downey |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Assiniboia | |Robert Johannson1,031 | |Ric Nordman3,731 || |Ed Mandrake3,918 | |Linda Cress (WIP)166 || |Ric Nordman |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Brandon East || |Leonard Evans3,512 | |Jim Armstrong2,859 | |Lois Fjeldsted2,260 | |Garth Shurvell (Ind)208 || |Leonard Evans |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Brandon West | |Ishbel Solvason2,313 || |James McCrae5,039 | |John Worley3,618 | | || |James McCrae |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Burrows | |Doug Martindale3,005 | |Allan Yap1,040 || |William Chornopyski3,114 | |Michael Kibzey (Ind)129Lorne Robson (Comm)79 || |Conrad Santos |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Charleswood | |Bruno Zimmer1,180 || |Jim Ernst6,670 | |Shari Nelson5,850 | |David Hollins (Ind)158 || |Jim Ernst |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Churchill || |Jay Cowan2,396 | |Wayne Wittmeier1,019 | |George Kernaghan714 | | || |Jay Cowan |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Concordia || |Gary Doer3,702 | |Vic Rubiletz2,634 | |Barbara Blomeley2,948 | |Bill Seman (Ind)358Fred Cameron (WIP)114Charles Henry (P)61 || |Gary Doer |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Dauphin || |John Plohman3,983 | |Russell Secord3,435 | |Peter Rampton2,475 | | || |John Plohman |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Ellice | |Harvey Smith2,457 | |Alex Arenson1,538 || |Avis Gray3,081 | |Susan Caine (WIP)109 || |Harvey Smith |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Elmwood || |Jim Maloway3,012 | |Frank Syms1,920 | |Ed Price2,839 | |Russ Letkeman (Lbt)113 || |Jim Maloway |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Emerson | |Kurt Penner1,407 || |Albert Driedger5,027 | |Martin Stadler2,615