The 2003 Manitoba general election was held on June 3, 2003 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party, which won 35 seats out of 57 (net gain of 3), securing another term for premier Gary Doer.

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2003 Manitoba general election

← 1999 June 3, 2003 2007 →
57 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba 29 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Gary Doer Stuart Murray Jon Gerrard Party New Democratic Progressive Conservative Liberal Leader since March 30, 1988 November 4, 2000 October 17, 1998 Leader's seat Concordia Kirkfield Park River Heights Last election 32 24 1 Seats won 35 20 2 Seat change 3 4 1 Popular vote 195,425 142,967 52,123 Percentage 49.47% 36.19% 13.19% Swing 4.96pp 4.65pp 0.21pp
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details.
Premier before election Gary Doer New Democratic Premier after election Gary Doer New Democratic

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The Progressive Conservative Party finished second with twenty seats, a net loss of 4 from 1999. The Liberal Party won two seats, a net gain of one from the previous election.

An article in The Globe and Mail attributed the NDP's strong performance to premier Doer's tenure, where he was seen as having "delivered a reasonable economic performance and a steady stream of budget surpluses."^[1]

¹ One of the two independent candidates is a member of the federal Christian Heritage Party, while the other was formerly a candidate of the Libertarian Party.

Party key:

• PC: Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
• L: Manitoba Liberal Party
• NDP: New Democratic Party of Manitoba
• G: Manitoba Green Party
• Comm: Communist Party of Canada - Manitoba
• Lbt: Libertarian Party of Manitoba
• Ind: Independent

Election expenditures refer only to candidate expenses.

• MaryAnn Mihychuk (Minto) resigned her seat on May 21, 2004 to campaign for Mayor of Winnipeg. A by-election was held on June 22, 2004 to determine her successor.

• Merv Tweed (Turtle Mountain) resigned his seat to campaign for the House of Commons of Canada. A by-election was held on July 2, 2004 to determine his successor.

• John Loewen (Fort Whyte) resigned his seat on September 26, 2005 to campaign for the House of Commons of Canada. A by-election was held on December 16, 2005, to determine his successor.

• Independent candidates, 2003 Manitoba provincial election