44th Manitoba general election

The 44th Manitoba general election will be held on or before October 5, 2027, to elect 57 members to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.

Under Manitoba's Elections Act, a general election must be held no later than the first Tuesday of October in the fourth calendar year following the previous election. As the previous election was held in 2023, the latest possible date for the election is October 5, 2027. The election will be held under first-past-the-post voting.

• October 3: The 2023 Manitoba general election is held, resulting in a majority for the New Democratic Party. The Progressive Conservative Party becomes the Official Opposition, and the Liberal Party is reduced to one seat. PC leader Heather Stefanson announced her intent to resign once her successor is chosen, while she will remain as MLA for Tuxedo. Dougald Lamont resigns as Liberal leader on election night after he loses his seat of Saint Boniface.

• October 17: Cindy Lamoureux, MLA for Tyndall Park, is selected as interim leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party.

• October 18: The NDP Cabinet is sworn in.

• January 15: Heather Stefanson Resigns as Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party

• January 18: Wayne Ewasko is chosen as the interim leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, replacing outgoing leader Heather Stefanson.

• April 25: Heather Stefanson announces her intention to vacate her seat on May 6. A by-election was held to fill the seat on June 18.

• May 6: Heather Stefanson Resigns as the MLA for Tuxedo

• June 18: New Democrat Carla Compton wins the Tuxedo by-election, gaining the seat from the Progressive Conservatives.

• September 16: Mark Wasyliw, MLA for Fort Garry, is removed from the NDP caucus and will sit as an independent.

• January 14: Education and Early Childhood Learning Minister and MLA for Transcona Nello Altomare dies in office.

• January 23: Tracy Schmidt becomes Minister of Education and Early Childhood Learning, and Riel MLA Mike Moyes becomes Minister of Environment and Climate Change.

• March 18: New Democrat Shannon Corbett wins the Transcona by-election, holding the seat for the NDP and becomes the first Woman to be elected the MLA for Transcona.

• March 24: Progressive Conservative MLA for Spruce Woods, Grant Jackson resigns his seat to run for the federal Conservatives in Brandon—Souris.

• April 26: Obby Khan is elected as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party.

• August 26: Progressive Conservative Colleen Robbins wins the Spruce Woods by-election, holding the seat for the Progressive Conservatives.

• September 29: Willard Reaves is acclaimed as leader of the Liberal Party.

• November 12: Progressive Conservative MLA for Turtle Mountain, Doyle Piwniuk announces he will not seek re-election in the 44th General Election.

• December 10: Progressive Conservative MLA for Steinbach and 23rd Premier of Manitoba Kelvin Goertzen announces he will not seek re-election in the 44th General Election.

• December 17: Progressive Conservative MLA for Springfield-Ritchot and former Cabinet Minister Ron Schuler announces he will not seek re-election in the 44th General Election.

• March 5: One term Progressive Conservative MLA for Selkirk Richard Perchotte will not seek re-election in the 44th General Election.

• March 10: Progressive Conservative MLA for Dawson Trail Bob Lagassé announces in the legislature that he is leaving the PC Caucus and will sit as an Independent as well as run as an Independent in the 44th Manitoba General Election.

• March 21: NDP MLA for The Pas-Kameesak Amanda Lathlin, the first First Nations woman ever elected in Manitoba, dies in office.

† = not seeking re-election

‡ = running for re-election in different constituency

italics indicates contestant for nomination or declared interest

bold indicates party leader

Overall Polling with a local regression (LOESS) trend line for each party and a monthly average.