The election was also contested by the social democratic Independent Labour Party, under the leadership of John Queen.

Though it was the second-largest party in the legislature after the 1920 election, Labour had slumped to only three seats in 1927 amid a general period of decline in the Canadian left.

In the event it elected only five MLAs, four in Winnipeg and one in St. Boniface, evidence of the benefits of preferential balloting to a minority party.

As the Communist Party was under legal restrictions at the time, they ran as "United Front Workers" candidates.

The result was a resounding victory for the governing alliance, as Liberals, Progressives and their allies won 38 out of 55 seats.

The Independent Labour Party managed a modest recovery after its poor showing in 1927, increasing its caucus to five members.

McPherson had previously failed to unseat Fawcett Taylor in Portage la Prairie on Election Day, so he opted to campaign again in Rupertsland, which had been deferred to July 14.

[4] Winnipeg (ten members): Valid votes: 76,991 Quota: 7000 votes The first ballot results for Winnipeg and results for all other constituencies are taken from an official Manitoba government publication entitled "Manitoba elections, 1920-1941", cross-referenced with an appendix to the government's report of the 2003 provincial election.

The Canadian parliamentary guide lists slightly different results from Kildonan & St. Andrews, Lansdowne, La Verendrye, Morris, Springfield and Turtle Mountain; the other two sources are more comprehensive, however, and may be taken as more reliable.