Manitoba election: 10 wins, losses, surprises on election day

There were a number of surprisewins, losses and seats that changed handsin Manitoba on election day.

• Brian Pallister's PCs win majority government in Manitoba
• Selinger resigns as NDP leader after big loss to PCs
• Manitoba Liberals win 3 seats in provincial election

Here's a smattering in noparticular order:

Selkirk

The orangestronghold of Selkirk turnedblue Tuesday night. Progressive Conservative candidateAlan Lagimodierewon the constituency, ending NDP candidate and former finance minister Greg Dewar's term in office.

Brandon East

Brandon East, a constituency that has been NDP orange for half a century, turned Tory blue this time around.NDP candidateDrew Caldwell lost his seat, which he'dheld since 1999.

Fort Rouge

Manitoba Liberal Party Leader Rana Bokhari came in third, behind PC candidate Audrey Gordonin second placeandNDP candidate Wab Kinew in first.

"I'm feeling humbled," Kinew, a former CBC broadcaster and university administrator, said Tuesday night."I feel as though I am a good person to represent the area.I know that I am going to have to work very hard over the coming years."

Kinewwon with 37 per cent of the vote, compared to Gordon's 27 per cent and Bokhari's 21 per cent. Bokharisaid it's too early to say whether she will stay on as leader.

St. Johns

Nahanni Fontaine, the province's formerspecial advisor on aboriginal women's issues, took the St. Johns constituency. She won with about 37 per cent of voter support, with PC candidateBarbara Judtcoming in behind with about 29 per cent of the vote.

Fontaineran for the NDP nomination after former justice minister Gord Mackintoshannounced he would not seek re-election in the constituency.

Transcona

Transcona,another longtime NDP constituency, turned blue Tuesday.PC candidateBlair Yakimoskiwon with roughly 49 per cent of the vote, compared to NDP candidateBarb Burkowski's roughly 29 per cent.

Fort Richmond

Former cabinet minister and Manitoba Child and Family Services ministerKerri Irvin-Ross lost her seat in Fort Richmond to the Tories a seat she had held for 13 years.

ThePCs' Sarah Guillemardtook the constituency with 44 per cent of the vote, compared to Irvin-Ross's35 per cent.

Kewatinook

Eric Robinson lost his position as cabinet minister Tuesday as the Liberals ousted the Kewatinook NDP MLA.

Liberal candidateJudy Klassentook the constituency with 49 per cent of the vote to Robinson's 39 per cent.

Thompson

Kelly Bindle and the PCs took Thompson. With 45 per cent of the vote, Bindle snatched up a constituency that belonged to former cabinet minister Steve Ashton, who claimed 39 per cent of the vote.

Kirkfield Park

Former health and cabinetministerSharonBlady lost in Kirkfield Park, a constituency the NDP candidatenarrowly won (by just21 votes) in 2011.

Kirkfield,generally considered a conservative constituency,is Tory blue again, after PC candidate andformer city councillor Scott Fielding won with 53 per cent of the vote Tuesday.

Kildonan

NDP candidate and former cabinet ministerDave Chomiak handed over the Kildonan constituency to PC candidateNic Curry. Curry took 45 per cent of the vote; Chomiakended up with 36 per cent.