Manitoba general election, 1959
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Manitoba's general election of May 14, 1959 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly
of the Province of Manitoba
, Canada
. It resulted in a majority victory for the Progressive Conservative Party
under the leadership of Dufferin Roblin
. This was the first time since 1914 that the party won a majority government in the province.
Roblin's Tories won 36 seats, against 11 for the Liberal-Progressives
(commonly known as Liberals), and 10 for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
. CCF leader Lloyd Stinson
was defeated in his own riding.
The Manitoba Social Credit Party
did not contest this election. A few months later, it regained a foothold in the legislature by winning a by-election
.
(x) denotes incumbent.
Arthur:
Assiniboia:
Birtle-Russell
:
Brandon:
Brokenhead:
Burrows:
Carillon
:
Churchill:
Dauphin:
Dufferin:
Elmwood:
Emerson:
Ethelbert-Plains:
Fisher:
Flin Flon:
Fort Garry:
Fort Rouge:
Gimli:
Gladstone:
Hamiota:
Inkster:
Kildonan:
Lac du Bonnet:
Lakeside:
La Verendrye:
Logan:
Minnedosa:
Morris:
Osborne:
Pembina:
Portage La Prairie:
Radisson:
Rhineland:
River Heights:
Roblin:
Rock Lake:
Rockwood-Iberville:
Rupertsland:
St. Boniface:
St. George:
St. James:
St. Johns:
St. Matthews:
Ste. Rose:
St. Vital:
Selkirk:
Seven Oaks:
Souris-Lansdowne:
Springfield:
Swan River:
The Pas:
Turtle Mountain:
Virden:
Wellington:
Winnipeg Centre:
Wolseley:
post-election changes:
Arthur (dec. John Cobb
, August 21, 1959), November 26, 1959:
Cypress (dec. Marcel Boulic
, September 23, 1959), November 26, 1959:
Wallace C. Miller
(LP, Rhineland), died on October 4, 1959). A by-election was called to choose his successor.
Turtle Mountain (Errick Willis
appointed as Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
, late 1959), November 26, 1959:
Pembina (dec. Maurice Ridley
, October 2, 1960), December 9, 1960:
The Liberal-Progressives formally became known as Liberals on April 19, 1961. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation dissolved later in the year, and was replaced by the New Democratic Party of Manitoba
.
La Verendrye (res. Stan Roberts
, May 1962)
St. Johns (res. David Orlikow
, May 1962)
Virden (res. John Thompson
, October 24, 1962)
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba, the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly in provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post...
of the Province of Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It resulted in a majority victory for the Progressive Conservative Party
Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...
under the leadership of Dufferin Roblin
Dufferin Roblin
Dufferin "Duff" Roblin, PC, CC, OM was a Canadian businessman and politician. Known as "Duff," he served as the 14th Premier of Manitoba from 1958 to 1967. Roblin was appointed to the Canadian Senate on the advice of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. In the government of Brian Mulroney, he served as...
. This was the first time since 1914 that the party won a majority government in the province.
Roblin's Tories won 36 seats, against 11 for the Liberal-Progressives
Manitoba Liberal Party
The Manitoba Liberal Party is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Its roots can be traced to the late nineteenth-century, following the province's creation in 1870.-Origins and early development :...
(commonly known as Liberals), and 10 for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Cooperative Commonwealth Federation , known informally as the Manitoba CCF, was a provincial branch of the national Canadian party by the same name. The national CCF was the dominant social-democratic party in Canada from the 1930s to the early 1960s, when it merged with the labour movement...
. CCF leader Lloyd Stinson
Lloyd Stinson
Lloyd Stinson was a politician in Manitoba, Canada, and the leader of that province's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation from 1953 to 1959. Although widely regarded as a capable leader, he was unable to achieve a major electoral breakthrough for his party.Stinson was born in Treherne,...
was defeated in his own riding.
The Manitoba Social Credit Party
Manitoba Social Credit Party
The Manitoba Social Credit Party was a political party in the Canadian province of Manitoba. In its early years, it espoused the monetary reform theories of social credit....
did not contest this election. A few months later, it regained a foothold in the legislature by winning a by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
.
Results
Party | Party leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular vote | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:... |
Dufferin Roblin Dufferin "Duff" Roblin, PC, CC, OM was a Canadian businessman and politician. Known as "Duff," he served as the 14th Premier of Manitoba from 1958 to 1967. Roblin was appointed to the Canadian Senate on the advice of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. In the government of Brian Mulroney, he served as... |
36 | 46.3% | |
Liberal-Progressive Manitoba Liberal Party The Manitoba Liberal Party is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Its roots can be traced to the late nineteenth-century, following the province's creation in 1870.-Origins and early development :... |
Douglas Lloyd Campbell Douglas Lloyd Campbell, OC was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as the 13th Premier of Manitoba from 1948 to 1958... |
11 | 30.0% | |
Co-operative Commonwealth Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation The Cooperative Commonwealth Federation , known informally as the Manitoba CCF, was a provincial branch of the national Canadian party by the same name. The national CCF was the dominant social-democratic party in Canada from the 1930s to the early 1960s, when it merged with the labour movement... |
Lloyd Stinson Lloyd Stinson was a politician in Manitoba, Canada, and the leader of that province's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation from 1953 to 1959. Although widely regarded as a capable leader, he was unable to achieve a major electoral breakthrough for his party.Stinson was born in Treherne,... |
10 | 21.9% | |
Labour Progressive | William Cecil Ross William Cecil Ross was a politician in Manitoba, Canada, and the leader of that province's Communist Party from 1948 until his retirement in 1981.... |
- | |
Independent | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 57 | 100% |
Riding results
Party key:- PC: Progressive Conservative Party of ManitobaProgressive Conservative Party of ManitobaThe Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...
- LP: Liberal-Progressive Party of ManitobaManitoba Liberal PartyThe Manitoba Liberal Party is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Its roots can be traced to the late nineteenth-century, following the province's creation in 1870.-Origins and early development :...
- CCF: Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth FederationManitoba Co-operative Commonwealth FederationThe Cooperative Commonwealth Federation , known informally as the Manitoba CCF, was a provincial branch of the national Canadian party by the same name. The national CCF was the dominant social-democratic party in Canada from the 1930s to the early 1960s, when it merged with the labour movement...
- SC: Manitoba Social Credit PartyManitoba Social Credit PartyThe Manitoba Social Credit Party was a political party in the Canadian province of Manitoba. In its early years, it espoused the monetary reform theories of social credit....
- LPP: Labour Progressive Party of Manitoba
- Ind: Independent
(x) denotes incumbent.
Arthur:
- (x)John CobbJohn Cobb (Manitoba politician)John G. Cobb was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1959, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party....
(PC) 2513 - John McRae (LP) 1932
- William Powne (Ind) 556
Assiniboia:
- George Johnson (PC) 3157
- (x)Donovan SwailesDonovan SwailesDonovan Swailes was a politician and musician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a member of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation from 1945 to 1959....
(CCF) 2940 - Jack Brownrigg (LP) 1388
- George Brown (Ind) 269
Birtle-Russell
Birtle-Russell (Manitoba riding)
Birtle-Russell is a former provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada.Birtle-Russell was established in 1957, created by the first Independent Boundaries Commission in Manitoba. It was located in the western part of the province, on the border with Saskatchewan. It included the area around...
:
- Robert SmellieRobert SmellieRobert Gordon Smellie was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1966, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Dufferin Roblin.Smellie was born in Russell, was educated at Brandon College and...
(PC) 2239 - (x)Rodney Clement (LP) 2015
- Michael Sotas (CCF) 947
Brandon:
- (x)Reginald LissamanReginald LissamanReginald O. Lissaman was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1952 to 1969, sitting as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party....
(PC) 5452 - Gordon Phillips (LP) 2159
- Hans FriesHans Fries (politician)Hans Fries was a Manitoba politician and perennial candidate for the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and New Democratic Party. In 1961, he campaigned for the leadership of the Manitoba New Democratic Party....
(CCF) 1415
Brokenhead:
- (x)Ed Schreyer (CCF) 2017
- Gordon Burnett (PC) 1409
- (x)Arthur Trapp (LP) 1083
Burrows:
- (x)John HawrylukJohn HawrylukJohn Martin Hawryluk was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1949 to 1962, initially for the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and later for its successor party, the NDP.Hawryluk was educated at the University of Manitoba, from which he...
(CCF) 2235 - Andrew Zaharychuk (PC) 1286
- Joseph Hnidan (LP) 1155
- William Cecil RossWilliam Cecil RossWilliam Cecil Ross was a politician in Manitoba, Canada, and the leader of that province's Communist Party from 1948 until his retirement in 1981....
(LPP) 675
Carillon
Carillon (Manitoba riding)
Carillon is a former provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada.It was established for the 1886 provincial election, and eliminated with the 1969 election. The constituency was predominantly francophone...
:
- (x)Edmond PrefontaineEdmond PrefontaineEdmond Préfontaine was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal-Progressive from 1935 to 1962, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Douglas L. Campbell...
(LP) 2397 - Peter Thiessen (PC) 1791
Churchill:
- John IngebrigtsonJohn IngebrigtsonJohn Evinn Ingebrigtson was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Progressive Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly from 1959 to 1962....
(PC) 1587 - Kenneth Wray (LP) 1326
Dauphin:
- (x)Stewart McLeanStewart McLeanStewart McLean was a Manitoba politician. He served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin and Walter Weir, and unsuccessfully ran for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba in 1967.McLean was born and raised in Dauphin, Manitoba, and received a B.A....
(PC) 2951 - A. Clifford Matthews (CCF) 1233
- Emma Ringstrom (LP) 967
Dufferin:
- William Homer Hamilton (PC) 2077
- (x)Walter McDonald (LP) 1923
- Chester Johnson (CCF) 167
Elmwood:
- (x)Steve PetersSteve Peters (Manitoba politician)Steve Peters was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Manitoba legislature from 1958 to 1966, as a representative of the social-democratic Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and its successor, the New Democratic Party.Peters was educated at Winnipeg and the neighbouring suburb of...
(CCF) 2782 - Emerson Snyder (PC) 2560
- Alex TurkAlex TürkAlex Türk is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Nord department. He does not align himself with any political party.-References:*...
(LP) 1488
Emerson:
- (x)John TanchakJohn TanchakJohn Peter Tanchak was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1957 to 1969....
(LP) 2752 - Ben Comeault (PC) 2190
Ethelbert-Plains:
- (x)Michael HryhorczukMichael HryhorczukMichael Nicholas Hryhorczuk was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1949 to 1966, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Douglas Campbell. Hryhorczuk was originally a Liberal-Progressive, and later became a Liberal after...
(LP) 1856 - Peter BurtniakPeter BurtniakPeter Burtniak was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1977, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Edward Schreyer.Burtniak was educated in the Manitoba school system, and worked as a farm implement...
(CCF) 1590 - Isadore Syrnyk (PC) 1001
Fisher:
- (x)Peter WagnerPeter Wagner (Manitoba politician)Peter Wagner was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1962, at first for the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and later for its successor party, the NDP.Of German and Ukrainian background, Wagner was educated in Manitoba and worked as...
(CCF) 1777 - Roy Eillison (PC) 1361
- W.J. Griffin Jr. (LP) 1028
Flin Flon:
- Charles WitneyCharles WitneyCharles H. Witney was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1969, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin and Walter Weir.Witney was educated at Technical High School in Moose...
(PC) 1810 - (x)Francis Jobin (LP) 1728
- Frederick Pope (CCF) 923
Fort Garry:
- (x)Sterling LyonSterling LyonSterling Rufus Lyon, PC, OC was a lawyer, cabinet minister, and the 17th Premier of Manitoba, Canada from 1977 to 1981. His government introduced several fiscally-conservative measures, and was sometimes seen as a local version of the government of Margaret Thatcher in the United Kingdom...
(PC) 4842 - Stanley Farwell (LP) 2035
- Nena Woodward (CCF) 1373
Fort Rouge:
- (x)Gurney EvansGurney EvansEdward Gurney Vaux Evans was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1953 to 1969, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin and Walter Weir...
(PC) 4352 - Jerome Marrin (LP) 1947
- Robert Murdoch (CCF) 1425
Gimli:
- (x)George JohnsonGeorge Johnson (Manitoba politician)George Johnson, OC was a medical doctor and is seen by historians as one of the leading political reformers of the twentieth century in Manitoba. He served as a Cabinet Minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin and Walter Weir and as the province's 20th Lieutenant Governor from 1986 to...
(PC) 2570 - Alex Hawrysh (LP) 1007
- Zado Zator (CCF) 932
Gladstone:
- (x)Nelson ShoemakerNelson ShoemakerNelson Shoemaker was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1969....
(LP) 2469 - Earl Murray (PC) 2318
- Della Yuel (CCF) 415
Hamiota:
- (x)Barry StricklandBarry StricklandBarry Peill Strickland was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1966....
(PC) 2377 - James Scott (LP) 2136
- Arthur Nicholson (CCF) 440
Inkster:
- (x)Morris Gray (CCF) 3635
- Mary Wawrykow (PC) 2106
- J.A. Kolt (LP) 981
- L.W. Kaminski (LPP) 468
Kildonan:
- (x)A.J. Reid (CCF) 3659
- J. Willis (PC) 3511
- C.K. Huebert (LP) 1972
Lac du Bonnet:
- Oscar BjornsonOscar BjornsonOscar Ferdinand Bjornson was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1969....
(PC) 1357 - John Ateah (LP) 1272
- Donald MacLeanDonald MacleanSir Donald Charles Hugh Maclean, KBE, PC , was a British Liberal politician. He was Leader of the Opposition between 1918 and 1920 and served in Ramsay MacDonald's National Government as President of the Board of Education between 1931 and his death in June of the following year.-Background:Born in...
(CCF) 1018 - Stanley CoppStanley CoppStanley Copp born 1915 was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal-Progressive from 1953 to 1958....
(Ind) 346
Lakeside:
- (x)Douglas CampbellDouglas Lloyd CampbellDouglas Lloyd Campbell, OC was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as the 13th Premier of Manitoba from 1948 to 1958...
(LP) 1896 - John Bate (PC) 1774
- Allen Werbiski (CCF) 278
La Verendrye:
- (x)Stan RobertsStan RobertsStan Roberts was a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba between 1958 and 1962, and ran for the leadership of the Manitoba Liberal Party in 1961...
(LP) 1799 - Edmond Guertin (PC) 1581
Logan:
- Lemuel HarrisLemuel HarrisLemuel Harris was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Manitoba legislature from 1959 to 1969, representing the social democratic CCF and its successor, the NDP....
(CCF) 2098 - A.E. Bennett (PC) 1921
- John Kozoriz (LP) 873
Minnedosa:
- Walter WeirWalter WeirWalter C. Weir was a politician who served as the 15th Premier of Manitoba from 1967 to 1969.Weir was born in High Bluff, Manitoba, and worked as a funeral director. He served as chairman of the Minnedosa Hospital Board from 1955 to 1957, and of the Minnedosa Town Council from 1958 to 1959...
(PC) 2386 - (x)Charles L. Shuttleworth (LP) 2029
- J.M. Lee (CCF) 1090
Morris:
- (x)Harry ShewmanHarry ShewmanHarold Proctor Shewman was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1949 until his death in 1968....
(PC) 1905 - Bruce MacKenzieBruce MackenzieBruce Mckenzie was a British intelligence operative and Minister for Agriculture in Kenya under Jomo Kenyatta's presidency to whom he was an adviser....
(LP) 1298
Osborne:
- Obie BaizleyObie BaizleyWilliam Obadiah Baizley was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1969, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin and Walter Weir.Born in Montreal, Quebec, Baizley was educated...
(PC) 3808 - (x)Lloyd StinsonLloyd StinsonLloyd Stinson was a politician in Manitoba, Canada, and the leader of that province's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation from 1953 to 1959. Although widely regarded as a capable leader, he was unable to achieve a major electoral breakthrough for his party.Stinson was born in Treherne,...
(CCF) 3482 - David Bowman (LP) 1166
Pembina:
- (x)Maurice RidleyMaurice RidleyMaurice E. Ridley was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Progressive Conservative from 1957 to 1960, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Dufferin Roblin.Ridley was first elected to the legislature in a by-election held on November...
(PC) 3077 - Lynwood Graham (LP) 1199
Portage La Prairie:
- John ChristiansonJohn ChristiansonJohn Aaron Christianson Born November 23, 1923 in Langruth, Manitoba, Canada-Died December 15, 2010 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Progressive Conservative from 1959 to 1962 and was a cabinet minister in the government of Dufferin...
(PC) 2300 - (x)Charles GreenlayCharles GreenlayCharles Edwin Greenlay was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a from 1943 to 1959, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Stuart Garson and Douglas Campbell.-Early life:Born at High Bluff, on 8 June 1899, son of Gardner Greenlay and...
(LP) 1827 - Fred Tufford (CCF) 416
Radisson:
- (x)Russell PaulleyRussell PaulleyAndrew Russell Paulley was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as leader of the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation from 1959 to 1961, and its successor, the New Democratic Party of Manitoba, from 1961 to 1969.Paulley was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba...
(CCF) 4085 - Harold Huppe (PC) 2998
- Nick Slotek (LP) 2029
Rhineland:
- (x)Wallace C. MillerWallace C. MillerWallace Conrad Miller was a Canadian politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1936 to 1959, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Douglas L. Campbell....
(LP) 1648 - Leo Recksiedler (PC) 1462
River Heights:
- (x)W.B. Scarth (PC) 4936
- Keith Routley (LP) 3060
- Magnus EliasonMagnus EliasonMagnus Eliason was a founding member of the Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation. From 1969 to 1989, he was a Winnipeg City Councillor.He was born in Arnes, Manitoba, the son of Icelandic immigrants....
(CCF) 478
Roblin:
- (x)Keith AlexanderKeith Alexander (Manitoba politician)Keith Alexander was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1966....
(PC) 1946 - Joseph Perchaluk (CCF) 1569
- Ray MitchellRay MitchellRaymond Mitchell was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal-Progressive from 1949 to 1958....
(LP) 1334
Rock Lake:
- (x)Abram HarrisonAbram HarrisonAbram William Harrison was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1943 to 1966, initially as a Conservative and later as a Progressive Conservative, after the party changed its name...
(PC) 2545 - Walter E. Clark (LP) 1843
- Cyril Hamwee (CCF) 632
Rockwood-Iberville:
- George HuttonGeorge HuttonGeorge Hutton was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1966, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Dufferin Roblin.Hutton was educated at United College in Winnipeg, receiving a Bachelor of Arts...
(PC) 2269 - (x)Robert BendRobert BendRobert Bend was a Manitoba politician, and was briefly the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party .-Early life:...
(LP) 2143 - Samuel CranstonSamuel CranstonSamuel Cranston was a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations during the first quarter of the 18th century. He held office from 1698 to 1727, being elected to office 30 times , and served as governor longer than any other individual in the history of both the colony and...
(CCF) 444
Rupertsland:
- (x)Joseph JeannotteJoseph JeannotteJoseph Jeannotte was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1969....
(PC) 2268 - Harry Boulette (LP) 587
- Alfred Cook (CCF) 393
St. Boniface:
- Laurent DesjardinsLaurent DesjardinsLaurent Desjardins is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a member of the Manitoba legislature for most of the period from 1959 to 1988, and was a cabinet minister under New Democratic Premiers Edward Schreyer and Howard Pawley.Desjardins was educated at St. Boniface College, St...
(LP) 3772 - Harry De Leeuw (PC) 2992
- Benjamin Cyr (CCF) 1309
St. George:
- (x)Elman GuttormsonElman GuttormsonElman Kreisler Guttormson was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1956 to 1969....
(LP) 2279 - Ivan Casselman (PC) 1371
- Nellie Baker (CCF) 255
St. James:
- (x)Douglas StanesDouglas StanesDouglas Moncrieff Stanes was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1969....
(PC) 3616 - Al MacklingAl MacklingAlvin Mackling, a retired lawyer, born December 31, 1927 in Winnipeg, Manitoba is a longtime Democratic Socialist. He was an alderman in the former city of St. James from 1961 to 1969 and was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1973 and from 1981 to 1988...
(CCF) 2348 - David Graham (LP) 1541
St. Johns:
- (x)David OrlikowDavid OrlikowDavid Orlikow was a Canadian politician, and a long-serving member of the Canadian House of Commons. He represented the riding of Winnipeg North from 1962 to 1988 as a member of the New Democratic Party.-Family:...
(CCF) 2261 - Dan Zaharia (PC) 2010
- Abe Yanofsky (LP) 854
- Jacob PennerJacob PennerJacob Penner was a popular socialist politician in Canada. Penner was born and raised in a Mennonite family in Russia and emigrated to Winnipeg in 1904. In 1908, he met his wife Rose Shapack, a Jewish Russian immigrant, during an address by Emma Goldman at the Winnipeg Radical Club...
(LPP) 588
St. Matthews:
- (x)William G. MartinWilliam Martin (Manitoba politician)William George Martin was a Canadian clergyman and politician. Martin represented Brantford in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1934 as a Conservative member and St...
(PC) 3635 - Gordon FinesGordon FinesGordon Richard Fines was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1949 to 1953, as a member of the social-democratic Cooperative Commonwealth Federation.Fines came from a family that had resided in Manitoba since 1876, shortly after the province's...
(CCF) 2090 - Paul Goodman (LP) 1900
Ste. Rose:
- (x)Gildas MolgatGildas MolgatGildas L. Molgat, CD was a Canadian politician. He served as leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party from 1961 to 1969, and was subsequently appointed to the Canadian Senate, where he served as Speaker from 1994 until 2001. He died shortly thereafter.Molgat was born in Ste. Rose du Lac, Manitoba. ...
(LP) 2390 - Albert FletcherAlbert FletcherAlbert Thomas Fletcher was an English international footballer, who played as an right half.-Career:Born in Wolverhampton, Fletcher played professionally for Wolverhampton Wanderers, and earned two caps for England between 1889 and 1890....
(PC) 1576 - Leon Hoefer (CCF) 353
St. Vital:
- (x)Fred GrovesFred GrovesFrederick Groves was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1966....
(PC) 4599 - George R. D. GouletGeorge R. D. GouletGeorge Richard Donald Goulet is a Canadian Métis best-selling author, historian, public speaker, retired lawyer and prostate cancer survivor.-Life:...
(LP) 1946 - Joseph Trager (CCF) 353
Selkirk:
- (x)Thomas Hillhouse (LP) 1814
- Edward Foster (PC) 1732
- Scottie Bryce (CCF) 872
Seven Oaks:
- (x)Arthur Wright (CCF) 3889
- Charles Nye (PC) 1973
- Calvin Scarfe (LP) 1343
Souris-Lansdowne:
- (x)Malcolm McKellar (PC) 2688
- George Griffith (LP) 1448
Springfield:
- Fred KlymFred KlymFred Theodore Klym was a politician in Manitoba, Canada...
(PC) 1878 - (x)William LuckoWilliam LuckoWilliam Lucko was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal-Progressive from 1949 to 1959....
(LP) 1507 - Richard Loeb (CCF) 772
Swan River:
- (x)Albert H.C. Corbett (PC) 2292
- Hilliard Farriss (CCF) 1431
- Arvid Burst (LP) 786
The Pas:
- (x)John CarrollJohn Carroll (Manitoba politician)John Benson Carroll was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1969, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin and Walter Weir.Carroll received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from...
(PC) 2345 - Marvin Hill (LP) 1027
- Peter Shewchuk (CCF) 779
Turtle Mountain:
- (x)Errick WillisErrick WillisErrick French Willis was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as leader of the province's Conservative Party between 1936 and 1954, and was responsible for beginning and ending the party's alliance with the Liberal-Progressive Party...
(PC) 3247 - Walter Christianson (LP) 1187
Virden:
- (x)John ThompsonJohn Thompson (Manitoba politician)John William McLeod Thompson , BA, LLB, was a lawyer, politician and judge in Manitoba, Canada...
(PC) 3097 - John Clarke (LP) 1337
Wellington:
- (x)Richard SeabornRichard SeabornRichard Harry Seaborn was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1966....
(PC) 3082 - James McIsaacJames McIsaacJames McIsaac was a journalist and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented King's in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1921 as a supporter of Sir Robert Borden's Union government....
(CCF) 2854 - William Norrie (LP) 1624
Winnipeg Centre:
- (x)James Cowan (PC) 3712
- Fred Paulley (CCF) 1474
- Gurzon Harvey (LP) 1462
Wolseley:
- (x)Duff Roblin (PC) 4351
- Frank Muldoon (LP) 1707
- Peter Griffin (CCF) 1131
post-election changes:
Arthur (dec. John Cobb
John Cobb (Manitoba politician)
John G. Cobb was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1959, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party....
, August 21, 1959), November 26, 1959:
- J. Douglas Watt (PC) 2036
- Harry Patmore (LP) 1959
Cypress (dec. Marcel Boulic
Marcel Boulic
Marcel Boulic was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Progressive Conservative from 1958 to 1959, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Dufferin Roblin....
, September 23, 1959), November 26, 1959:
- Thelma ForbesThelma ForbesThelma Bessie Forbes is a former politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1969, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin and Walter Weir...
(PC) 2378 - John Sundell (LP) 1654
Wallace C. Miller
Wallace C. Miller
Wallace Conrad Miller was a Canadian politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1936 to 1959, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Douglas L. Campbell....
(LP, Rhineland), died on October 4, 1959). A by-election was called to choose his successor.
Turtle Mountain (Errick Willis
Errick Willis
Errick French Willis was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as leader of the province's Conservative Party between 1936 and 1954, and was responsible for beginning and ending the party's alliance with the Liberal-Progressive Party...
appointed as Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
The Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba is the viceregal representative in Manitoba of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada and resides predominantly in her oldest realm, the United...
, late 1959), November 26, 1959:
- Edward DowEdward DowEdward Ingo Dow was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1962, from 1966 to 1968, and from 1968 to 1969....
(LP) 2380 - Robert Aitkens (PC) 2274
Pembina (dec. Maurice Ridley
Maurice Ridley
Maurice E. Ridley was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Progressive Conservative from 1957 to 1960, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Dufferin Roblin.Ridley was first elected to the legislature in a by-election held on November...
, October 2, 1960), December 9, 1960:
- Carolyne MorrisonCarolyne MorrisonCarolyne Alexandra Morrison was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1960 to 1969....
(PC) 2132 - Charles Cousins (LP) 1491
- Bruce Wannop (SC) 1311
The Liberal-Progressives formally became known as Liberals on April 19, 1961. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation dissolved later in the year, and was replaced by the New Democratic Party of Manitoba
New Democratic Party of Manitoba
The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...
.
La Verendrye (res. Stan Roberts
Stan Roberts
Stan Roberts was a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba between 1958 and 1962, and ran for the leadership of the Manitoba Liberal Party in 1961...
, May 1962)
St. Johns (res. David Orlikow
David Orlikow
David Orlikow was a Canadian politician, and a long-serving member of the Canadian House of Commons. He represented the riding of Winnipeg North from 1962 to 1988 as a member of the New Democratic Party.-Family:...
, May 1962)
Virden (res. John Thompson
John Thompson (Manitoba politician)
John William McLeod Thompson , BA, LLB, was a lawyer, politician and judge in Manitoba, Canada...
, October 24, 1962)