by-elections The NDP won two additional seats in by-elections in 1971, and a third when a former Liberal crossed the floor, allowing its minority government to become a majority: Jim Walding - St. Vital 1971by-1973-1977-1981-1986-1988 (voted against NDP, causing NDP government to fall) Aime R. Pete Adam - Ste. Rose 1971by-1973-1977-1981-1986 (retired, NDP lost) Laurent Desjardins - St. Boniface (Liberal MLA from 1959-1962-1966-1969-1971) crossed floor to join NDP 1971-1973* (lost election by 1 vote, Election Declared Void, Won in 1974) 1974-1977-1981-1986-1988 (retired, NDP lost) Jean René Allard, a former Liberal candidate who joined the NDP in 1969, left the NDP to sit as an Independent on April 7, 1972, and subsequently ran in the 1974 federal election as a Liberal. Joseph Borowski left the NDP caucus on June 25, 1972, reducing the NDP to a minority government. He ran as an Independent in 1972 and was defeated by the NDP. 1973 general election The NDP won 31 of the 57 seats available in the 1973 election and formed a majority government. Les Osland - Churchill 1973-1977 (retired, NDP won) Harvey Patterson - Crescentwood 1973-1977 (retired, NDP lost) Steve Derewianchuk - Emerson 1973-1977 (ran, NDP lost) Harvey Bostrom - Rupertsland 1973-1977-1981 (retired, NDP won) Ken Dillen - Thompson 1973-1977 (ran, NDP lost) 1977 general election The NDP won 23 of the 57 seats available in the 1977 election, resulting in the NDP losing government. Three new NDP MLAs were elected: Jay Cowan - Churchill 1977-1981-1986-1988-1990 (retired, riding eliminated) Wilson Parasiuk - Transcona 1977-1981-1986-1988 (ran, NDP lost) Brian Corrin - Wellington 1977-1981, Ellice 1981-1986 (retired, NDP won) 1979 by-election The NDP won one additional seat in a by-elections in 1979: Victor Schroeder - Rossmere 1979by-1981-1986-1988 (ran, NDP lost) 1981 general election The NDP won 34 of the 57 seats available in the 1981 election, forming a government under Howard Pawley. Henry Carroll - Brandon West 1981-1982 (quit NDP, sat as Independent) Conrad Santos - Burrows 1981-1986-1988, Broadway 1990-1995-1999, Wellington 1999-2003–2007 (quit NDP in 2007, ran as in Independent and was defeated, NDP won) John Plohman - Dauphin 1981-1986-1988-1990-1995 (retired, NDP won) Jerry Storie - Flin Flon 1981-1986-1988-1990-1994 (retired, no byelection held) Roland Penner - Fort Rogue 1981-1986-1988 (ran, NDP lost) John Bucklaschuk - Gimli 1981-1986-1988 (ran, NDP lost) Don Scott - Inkster 1981-1986-1988 (ran, NDP lost) Mary Beth Dolin - Kildonan 1981-1985by (died, NDP won) Maureen Hemphill - Logan 1981-1986-1988-1990 (retired, riding