The Green party's dreams of a breakthrough quickly wilted on Tuesday night.
The party didn't come close to electing anybody, although its 1.3 per cent share of the popular vote was slightly higher than the 0.9 per cent it received in 2003.
Andrew Basham, elected to lead the party last year, lost his David-versus-Goliath matchup in Concordia against NDP Leader Gary Doer.
Basham, 23, who waged a campaign devoted to environmental issues but also called for democratic reforms, such as proportional representation, finished fourth out of four candidates.
The Green party, which has never won a seat in Manitoba, came closest in Wolseley in central Winnipeg, where it came a distant second behind the NDP.
In 2003, then-party leader Markus Buchart led the party to a second-place finish in the Wolseley riding with almost 20 per cent of the vote, reducing the Tories and Liberals to "also-ran" status.
This time around, with the new leader's mother, Ardythe Basham, as the Wolseley candidate, the party's popularity with the voters fell to 12 per cent, only a few dozen votes ahead of the Liberals and Conservatives.
Manitoba Votes 2007 Headlines »
- NDP wins historic 3rd majority in Manitoba
- Manitoba NDP Leader Gary Doer has led his party to a historic third majority government in the province's 39th general election, taking 36 of 57 seats.
- PCs win 19 seats, lose ground from 2003
- The Progressive Conservatives won 19 out of 57 ridings Tuesday — a drop of one seat from 2003.
- Liberals hold 2 seats
- Voters denied the Liberals official party status on Tuesday, although the party held its two existing seats.
- Greens make slight gains
- The Green party's dreams of a breakthrough quickly wilted on Tuesday night.
- 16 cabinet ministers re-elected, one loses nailbiter
- Sixteen members of Premier Gary Doer's former NDP cabinet in Manitoba were re-elected Tuesday, but Trade Minister Scott Smith lost the riding of Brandon West in a squeaker.