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Pawley's government was sustained by a bare majority in the house, and was defeated on [[March 8]], [[1988]] when a disgruntled NDP backbencher voted with the opposition on a [[Motion of No Confidence|motion of non-confidence]]. Pawley resigned as NDP leader the next day, and set the date for a general election.
The New Democratic Party's convention to determine a successor for Pawley was scheduled for [[March 30]], in the middle of the campaign. Doer, supported by the party establishment and organized labour, narrowly defeated [[Len Harapiak]] to become the party's new leader. (See [[New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership conventions]].)
Doer became leader of the Manitoba NDP at a time when the party was experiencing record levels of unpopularity. The Pawley government had increased auto insurance premiums very significantly, and had been forced to raise taxes following a failed investment by the [[Manitoba Telephone System]] in [[Saudi Arabia]], which resulted in the loss of millions of dollars.
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