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Since its founding in 1961, the New Democratic Party of Manitoba has had five contested races for party leader (four elections to replace an outgoing leader, and one leadership challenge). All of these contests have been determined by voting at delegated conventions. The results of these are listed below.

1 1961 Leadership Convention Results

(Held on November 4, 1961.)

• PAULLEY, A. Russell winner on first ballot
• MATTHEWS, Cliff
• FRIES, Hans

2 1968 Leadership Challenge Results

(Held in November 1968.)

• PAULLEY, A. Russell 213
• GREEN, Sidney 168

3 1969 Leadership Convention Results

(Held on June 7, 1969)

• SCHREYER, Edward 506
• GREEN, Sidney 177

4 1979 Leadership Convention Results

(Held on November 4, 1979)

• PAWLEY, Howard 467
• SMITH, Muriel 217
• DOERN, Russell 53

5 1988 Leadership Convention Results

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First Ballot:

• DOER, GaryGary Doer ( March 31, 1948-) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He has been the province's Premier since 1999, leading a New Democratic Party government. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Doer worked as a Deputy Superintendent at the Vaughan Street Detention 631
• HARAPIAK, LenLen Harapiak ( July 4, 1942-) was a Manitoba politician. He served in the NDP government of Howard Pawley, and narrowly lost the party's leadership to Gary Doer in 1988. A school principal and part-time farmer, Harapiak first ran for the Manitoba NDP in 1 543
• ANSTETT, AndyAndy Anstett ( June 25, 1946-) was a Manitoba politician. He served in the NDP government of Premier Howard Pawley, and made an unsuccessful bid for the party's leadership in 1988. Anstett was born in Groenigen in the Netherlands, and moved to Kitchener, 317
• HEMPHILL, Maureen 167
• SANTOS, Conrad 5

Second Ballot (Hemphill and Santos eliminated; Hemphill supported Anstett):

• DOER, Gary 744
• HARAPIAK, Len 622
• ANSTETT, Andy 290

Third Ballot (Anstett eliminated):

• DOER, Gary 832
• HARAPIAK, Len 811