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Friendly Rivalries: Manitoba Elections, 1966-1999
From Tory blue to NDP orange and back again, with scarcely a red Liberal in sight – that's been the alternating pattern in Manitoba elections since the 1950s. Manitobans seem to prefer stability in their governments but punish a government when it overstays its welcome. Both parties have gotten the boot for stoking the public's ire: the NDP for boosting auto insurance rates in 1988 and the Tories in 1999 for a vote-rigging scheme. From Hudson Bay to the Red River, CBC Archives goes to the polls.

	A 'sunshine budget' for a soggy season		Ed Schreyer: socialist or social democrat?		NDP wins again in '73
	Amid fears that the Red River may overflow its banks, Premier Duff Roblin hints at a spring election in 1966. (TV; runs 3:24)		Ed Schreyer and the NDP hope to break through in the province's rural ridings to capture the 1969 election. (TV; runs 1:31)		The heaviest voter turnout ever brings a "decisive mandate" for Premier Ed Schreyer's second term. (Radio; runs 7:57)

	Socialism vs. capitalism		Megaprojects for Manitobans		The map tells the story
	In the "passionate and polarized" 1977 election, two political philosophies are pitted against one another. (TV; runs 5:56)		The Progressive Conservatives promise more jobs from large-scale industrial development in the 1981 campaign. (TV; runs 8:11)		A distinct line divides the province between Tory blue and NDP orange. (TV; runs 13:04)

	Defeat from within		Voice of the Liberals		On the campaign trail with 'Team Filmon'
	The NDP government loses a confidence motion when one of its own members votes against the budget. (TV; runs 3:01)		Sharon Carstairs leads her party from the political wilderness to an incredible 20 seats in the 1988 election. (TV; runs 10:00)		For Progressive Conservative candidates in the 1995 election, the emphasis is on the person, not the party. (Radio; runs 3:15)

	Campaigning, northern style		Vote-rigging scandal emerges		Doer does it
	With 9,500 votes spread out over 28 remote communities, drumming up support in Rupertsland is no easy task. (TV; runs 7:17)		A judicial inquiry finds that high-ranking Tories attempted to influence the outcome of the 1995 election. (TV; runs 2:36)		He vowed to quit if he didn't win, but NDP leader Gary Doer is staying put in the legislature – this time as premier. (TV; runs 4:08)

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