Three graphs showing how NDP deserters voted

By: Mia Rabson and Bartley Kives Posted: 5:30 PM CDT Thursday, Apr. 21, 2016

Out of every eight voters who abandoned the NDP in 2016, about four embraced the PCs, three went to the Liberals and one adopted the Greens, according to an analysis of Elections Manitoba data.

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Out of every eight voters who abandoned the NDP in 2016, about four embraced the PCs, three went to the Liberals and one adopted the Greens, according to an analysis of Elections Manitoba data.

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Out of every eight voters who abandoned the NDP in 2016, about four embraced the PCs, three went to the Liberals and one adopted the Greens, according to an analysis of Elections Manitoba data.

On Tuesday, the NDP received a total of 111,891 votes across Manitoba. That’s a drop of 87,208 votes from the 2011 election and a 44-per-cent decline in support.

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Manitoba NDP Leader and Premier Greg Selinger votes in the provincial election in Winnipeg, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods — CP Manitoba NDP Leader and Premier Greg Selinger votes in the provincial election in Winnipeg, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

The combined increase in the votes for the three other mainstream parties from 2011 to 2016 almost mirrors the NDP decline. Together, the Progressive Conservatives, Liberals and Greens earned an 83,231 more votes this year than they did in 2011.

The PCs were the greatest beneficiary, garnering 42,622 more votes, an increase in support of 23 per cent from the previous election.

The Liberals earned 29,451 more votes, a rise of 91 per cent. And the Greens gathered 11,158 more votes, a jump of 103 per cent.

This roughly works out to a ratio of 4:3:1 for 2016 PC, Liberal and Green voters who supported the NDP in 2011.