Manitoba general election, 1966
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The Manitoba general election held on June 23, 1966, was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly
of the Province of Manitoba
, Canada
. It resulted in a third consecutive majority win for the Progressive Conservative Party
led by Dufferin Roblin
. Roblin's Tories won 31 seats, against 14 for the Liberal Party
, 11 for the New Democratic Party
and one for Social Credit
.
(x) denotes incumbent.
Arthur:
Assiniboia:
Birtle-Russell
:
Brandon:
Brokenhead:
Burrows:
Churchill (deferred to July 7, 1966):
Cypress:
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:
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:
St. Vital:
Ste. Rose:
Selkirk:
Seven Oaks:
Souris-Lansdowne:
Springfield:
Swan River:
The Pas:
Turtle Mountain:
Virden:
Wellington:
Winnipeg Centre:
Gordon Beard
(PC) became (Ind) in 1968.
Turtle Mountain (results overturned and seat declared vacant, January 30, 1968), March 4, 1968:
Four seats became vacant in 1968:
By-elections for all four ridings were called for February 20, 1969. The Progressive Conservative, Liberal, and New Democratic parties fielded candidates in all four ridings, and there was also an independent candidate in Churchill. The Social Credit Party intended to field a candidate in Morris, but ultimately did not do so.
The results for Birtle-Russell, Morris and Wolseley are taken from the Winnipeg Free Press
, 21 February 1969. The result from Churchill reflects the findings of a judicial review, and is taken from the Winnipeg Free Press, 19 March 1969.
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 third consecutive majority win 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:...
led by 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...
. Roblin's Tories won 31 seats, against 14 for the Liberal Party
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 :...
, 11 for the New Democratic Party
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...
and one for Social Credit
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....
.
Results
Party | Party Leader | # of candidates |
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1962 Manitoba general election, 1962 Manitoba's general election of December 16, 1962 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It resulted in a second majority victory for the Progressive Conservative Party under the leadership of Dufferin Roblin... |
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... |
57 | 36 | 31 | -13.9% | 130,102 | 39.96% | |
Liberal 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 :... |
Gildas Molgat Gildas 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. ... |
56 | 13 | 14 | +7.7% | 107,841 | 33.13% | |
New Democratic 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... |
Russell Paulley Andrew 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... |
53 | 7 | 11 | +57.1% | 75,333 | 23.14% | |
Social Credit 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.... |
Jacob Froese Jacob Froese was a politician in the Canadian province of Manitoba. He was the province's only Social Credit MLA between 1959 and 1973, and was the party's leader for most if not all of the period from 1959 to 1977.... |
16 | 1 | 1 | - | 11,538 | 3.54% | |
Communist | 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.... |
2 | - | - | - | 638 | 0.20% | |
Independent | 1 | - | – | - | 97 | 0.03% | ||
Total | 185 | 57 | 57 | - | 325,549 | 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:...
- L: Manitoba Liberal PartyManitoba 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 :...
- NDP: New Democratic Party of ManitobaNew Democratic Party of ManitobaThe 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...
- 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....
- Comm: Communist Party of Canada - Manitoba
- Ind: Independent
(x) denotes incumbent.
Arthur:
- (x)James Douglas Watt (PC) 1902
- Frank Patmore (L) 1807
- C.M. Robson (NDP) 494
Assiniboia:
- (x)Stephen PatrickStephen PatrickStephen Clifford Patrick is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was born Stephen Patrebka , but anglicized his name later in life...
(L) 5168 - Stewart Millett (PC) 4800
- Charles NormanCharles NormanMajor-General Charles Wake Norman CBE was General Officer Commanding Aldershot District.-Military career:Educated at Eton College, Norman was commissioned into the Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry in 1910....
(NDP) 2943
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...
:
- Rod ClementRod ClementRodney Stewart Clement was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1949 to 1959 and again from 1966 to 1968...
(L) 2223 - (x)Robert G. Smellie (PC) 2078
- Ronald Kostesky (NDP) 446
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) 3863 - Terry Penton (L) 3696
- Harold Weitman (NDP) 1452
- Ben Van Hoffen (SC) 508
Brokenhead:
- Sam UskiwSam UskiwSamuel Uskiw is a politician and political fundraiser in Manitoba, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1986, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Edward Schreyer and Howard Pawley...
(NDP) 1889 - George Mulder (PC) 1315
- 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 L) 669 - Ken Skiba (SC) 365
Burrows:
- Ben HanuschakBen HanuschakBen Hanuschak is a Manitoba politician. He was a cabinet minister in the government of New Democratic Premier Edward Schreyer, and was subsequently a founding member of the Progressive Party of Manitoba....
(NDP) 2415 - (x)Mark SmerchanskiMark SmerchanskiMark G. Smerchanski was a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1962 to 1966, and a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1972...
(L) 1487 - Walter Paschak (PC) 1301
Churchill (deferred to July 7, 1966):
- (x)Gordon BeardGordon BeardGordon Wilbert Beard was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Manitoba Legislature from 1963 to 1968, and an independent member from 1969 to 1972....
(PC) 3159 - W.L. Hudson (L) 2192
Cypress:
- (x)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) 2331 - Duncan Campbell (L) 1888
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) 3149 - Edward Demkiw (L) 1512
- Michael Sotas (NDP) 236
Dufferin:
- (x)Homer HamiltonHomer HamiltonWilliam Homer Hamilton was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1969....
(PC) 2135 - Cam Johnston (L) 1280
- Walter Taylor (SC) 583
Elmwood:
- Russell DoernRussell DoernRussell Doern was a Manitoba politician. He served as a cabinet minister in the New Democratic government of Edward Schreyer , but left the New Democratic Party in 1984....
(NDP) 2765 - Tom Snowden (PC) 1816
- John Kozoriz (L) 1458
- Walter Bowden (SC) 744
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....
(L) 2180 - Gabriel Girard (PC) 2015
Ethelbert Plains:
- Michael KawchukMichael KawchukMichael Kawchuk is a former politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Manitoba legislature from 1966 to 1969, sitting as a member of the New Democratic Party....
(NDP) 1246 - William Paziuk (L) 1182
- Melvin Pipe (SC) 884
- John Tycholis (PC) 548
Fisher:
- Peter MasniukPeter MasniukPeter Paul Masniuk was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1969, and a federal Progressive Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1972 to 1979.Masniuk was educated at public school in...
(PC) 1480 - Peter Wagner (NDP) 1368
- Arthur Devlin (L) 712
- John Palamarchuk (Ind) 97
Flin Flon:
- (x)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) 1750 - Scott Day (NDP) 1090
- Mickey Perepeluk (L) 1071
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) 6131 - Peter StokesPeter StokesPeter Stokes was an English Carmelite friar, known as an opponent of the teachings of John Wyclif.-Life:Stokes became a Carmelite at Hitchin, Hertfordshire...
(L) 2435 - Victor Ratsma (NDP) 1769
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) 3767 - Frank Muldoon (L) 2451
- Leonard Green (NDP) 1845
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) 1981 - Gunnar Eggerston (L) 1021
- Zado Zator (NDP) 767
Gladstone
Gladstone (electoral district)
Gladstone is a former provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created in 1879 in what was then the province's western tip, with the expansion of the province's western boundary, and eliminated by redistribution in 1881. It was re-established in 1903 and was not...
:
- (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....
(L) 2926 - John McPhedran (PC) 1787
- William Yuel (NDP) 236
Hamiota:
- Earl DawsonEarl DawsonEarl Phillip Dawson was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1969....
(L) 2194 - (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) 2043 - M.S. Antonation (NDP) 412
Inkster:
- Sidney Green (NDP) 3644
- Olga Fuga (PC) 1713
- Ray Babick (L) 1557
- 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....
(Comm) 312
Kildonan:
- Peter Fox (NDP) 4644
- (x)James Mills (PC) 3808
- Jim Smith (L) 2966
- Henry Redekopp (SC) 1331
Lac Du Bonnet:
- (x)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) 1342 - James Desilets (L) 1262
- Walter Zarecki (NDP) 1151
- Ruben Thomas (SC) 474
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...
(L) 1780 - Frank Sims (PC) 1428
- Francis Mason (NDP) 272
La Verendrye:
- (x)Albert VielfaureAlbert VielfaureAlbert Vielfaure was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1962 to 1969....
(L) 1807 - Stan Bisson (PC) 860
Logan:
- (x)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....
(NDP) 1975 - Wally Fox-Decent (PC) 1657
- W.M. Suystun (L) 1019
Minnedosa:
- (x)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) 2136 - Don McNabb (L) 1615
- Gilbert V. Hutton (SC) 774
- John Lee (NDP) 648
Osborne:
- (x)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) 3363 - Bob Murdoch (NDP) 2189
- Howard Loewen (L) 2141
Pembina:
- (x)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) 2056 - Vernon Spangelo (L) 1545
- Frederick Hamm (SC) 878
- Robert Wallcraft (NDP) 129
Portage La Prairie:
- (x)Gordon Johnston (L) 2726
- 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) 1991 - Sybil Barnett (NDP) 312
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...
(NDP) 7114 - Joseph Guay (L) 4905
- Nelson McLean (PC) 2561
Rhineland:
- (x)Jacob FroeseJacob FroeseJacob Froese was a politician in the Canadian province of Manitoba. He was the province's only Social Credit MLA between 1959 and 1973, and was the party's leader for most if not all of the period from 1959 to 1977....
(SC) 1676 - Bruce Gunn (PC) 1324
- Alf Loewen (L) 696
River Heights:
- Sidney SpivakSidney SpivakSidney Spivak was a Manitoba politician. He was a Cabinet Minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin, Walter Weir and Sterling Lyon, and was himself leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba from 1971 to 1975.Spivak was born to a Jewish family in Winnipeg, and was educated at...
(PC) 5325 - Scott Wright (L) 4083
- Lionel Orlikow (NDP) 826
Roblin:
- Wally McKenzieWally McKenzieJames Wallace McKenzie was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1986....
(PC) 1798 - Joseph Perchaluk (NDP) 1583
- Jack Mitchell (L) 863
Rock Lake:
- Henry EinarsonHenry EinarsonHenry John Einarson was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1981....
(PC) 1835 - Ronald Gardiner (L) 1691
- Jacob Harms (SC) 505
- Ernest Sloane (NDP) 333
Rockwood-Iberville:
- Harry EnnsHarry EnnsHarry Enns was a Manitoba politician. He served as a Cabinet Minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin, Walter Weir, Sterling Lyon and Gary Filmon, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba in 1971...
(PC) 2091 - Douglas Trick (L) 1429
- Armand De Ryck (NDP) 804
- Wilmer Antonius (SC) 228
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) 1866 - Jean AllardJean René AllardJean René Allard is a former politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in 1969 as a New Democrat, but subsequently left to sit as an Independent MLA....
(L) 953 - Douglas MacLachlan (NDP) 363
St. Boniface:
- (x)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...
(L) 4040 - Remi Lafreniere (PC) 1750
- Maurice Paul (NDP) 1033
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....
(L) 2009 - Arthur Schwartz (PC) 1418
- Stanley Burdett (NDP) 357
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) 3034 - Lloyd AxworthyLloyd AxworthyLloyd Norman Axworthy, PC, OC, OM is a prominent Canadian politician, statesman and University President from Manitoba. He is best known for having served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Jean Chrétien...
(L) 2244 - Jim Rose (NDP) 1487
St. Johns:
- (x)Saul CherniackSaul CherniackSaul Mark Cherniack, PC, CM, OM, QC is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1962 to 1981, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Edward Schreyer. He is also a member of the Privy Council, the Order of Canada and the Order...
(NDP) 2427 - Dan Zaharia (PC) 1215
- Harry Meronek (L) 970
- Don Currie (Comm) 326
St. Matthews:
- Robert SteenRobert SteenRobert Ashley Steen was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1969, and later served as the 38th Mayor of Winnipeg from 1977 to 1979.Steen was educated at the University of Manitoba and the Manitoba Law...
(PC) 2941 - Andrew Robertson (NDP) 1950
- Donald Cook (L) 1922
St. Vital:
- Donald CraikDonald CraikDonald Craik was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1981, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Walter Weir and Sterling Lyon.Born in Baldur, Manitoba, Craik was educated at the...
(PC) 4432 - Douglas Honeyman (L) 2927
- William HuttonWilliam Hutton (Manitoba politician)The Rev. William John Hutton is a clergyman, community activist and former politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was one of the last members of the Metropolitan Council of Greater Winnipeg, serving from 1969 until its dissolution at the end of 1971.-Clergyman:...
(NDP) 2310
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. ...
(L) 2410 - Michael Posmituck (PC) 1187
- David Duning (SC) 275
- Harry ShafranskyHarry ShafranskyHarry Shafransky was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1977.Shafransky worked as a teacher before entering politics...
(NDP) 86
Selkirk:
- (x)Thomas Hillhouse (L) 1832
- Syndey Sarbitt (PC) 1792
- Alan Cooper (NDP) 876
- Jens Magnusson (SC) 227
Seven Oaks:
- Saul MillerSaul MillerSaul Alec Miller was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1981, and held a number of high-profile cabinet portfolios in the government of Edward Schreyer.Miller was raised in a Jewish family in north-end Winnipeg...
(NDP) 5295 - Nathan NurgitzNathan NurgitzNathan Nurgitz is a Canadian lawyer, judge, and former Senator.Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1954 and a Bachelor of Law degree in 1958 from the University of Manitoba and has taken attended a Harvard course on mediation...
(PC) 2596 - Melvin Fenson (L) 2010
Souris-Lansdowne:
- (x)Malcolm McKellar (PC) 1919
- Frank Ellis (L) 1556
- Margaret GrayMargaret GrayMargaret Gray was a teacher and school head, most notably serving as head of the Godolphin and Latymer School from 1963 to 1973....
(SC) 387 - Irene Bauman (NDP) 238
Springfield:
- (x)Fred KlymFred KlymFred Theodore Klym was a politician in Manitoba, Canada...
(PC) 1697 - Richard Loeb (NDP) 1274
- 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....
(L) 1113
Swan River:
- (x)James BiltonJames BiltonJames H. Bilton was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1962 to 1977, and served as Speaker of the Legislature for three years.Bilton was educated in England, and subsequently moved to Canada...
(PC) 1591 - Gerald Webb (SC) 1185
- Claude Dunbar (L) 793
- George Higgs (NDP) 602
The Pas:
- (x)John Carroll (PC) 2278
- Calvin Gibson (L) 1769
- Glen Allen (NDP) 288
Turtle Mountain:
- 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....
(L) 2149 - (x)Peter J. McDonaldPeter J. McDonaldPeter J. McDonald was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1962 to 1966....
(PC) 2144 - Peter Sawatsky (SC) 690
- Selwyn Burrows (NDP) 141
Virden:
- (x)Donald Morris McGregor (PC) 2092
- Roland Tolton (L) 1245
- Donald Rowan (SC) 743
- Vernon Mazawasicuna (NDP) 256
Wellington:
- Philip PeturssonPhilip PeturssonPhilip Markus Petursson was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1977, and briefly served as a cabinet minister in the government of Edward Schreyer.Petursson was educated at the University of Manitoba, the University...
(NDP) 3153 - (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) 2447 - Gurzon Harvey (L) 1117
Winnipeg Centre:
- (x)James Cowan (PC) 2982
- Ross White (L) 1917
- Donald MalinowskiDonald MalinowskiDonald Marto Malinowski, CM was a Catholic priest and politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1986....
(NDP) 1434
Post-election changes
Note: These by-election results are taken from newspaper reports, and may not exactly match the official returns.Gordon Beard
Gordon Beard
Gordon Wilbert Beard was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Manitoba Legislature from 1963 to 1968, and an independent member from 1969 to 1972....
(PC) became (Ind) in 1968.
Turtle Mountain (results overturned and seat declared vacant, January 30, 1968), March 4, 1968:
- 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....
(L) 2443 - Allan Rose (PC) 2240
- Peter Sawatsky (SC) 610
Four seats became vacant in 1968:
- Dufferin RoblinDufferin RoblinDufferin "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...
(PC, Wolseley) and Rod ClementRod ClementRodney Stewart Clement was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1949 to 1959 and again from 1966 to 1968...
(Lib, Birtle-Russell) resigned to seek election to the Canadian House of CommonsCanadian House of CommonsThe House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
in the 1968 Canadian general electionCanadian federal election, 1968The Canadian federal election of 1968 was held on June 25, 1968, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 28th Parliament of Canada...
. Both were unsuccessful. - Gordon BeardGordon BeardGordon Wilbert Beard was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Manitoba Legislature from 1963 to 1968, and an independent member from 1969 to 1972....
(Ind, Churchill) resigned his seat after protesting that the government was not paying sufficient attention to issues affecting northern Manitoba. - 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, Morris) died in office.
By-elections for all four ridings were called for February 20, 1969. The Progressive Conservative, Liberal, and New Democratic parties fielded candidates in all four ridings, and there was also an independent candidate in Churchill. The Social Credit Party intended to field a candidate in Morris, but ultimately did not do so.
The results for Birtle-Russell, Morris and Wolseley are taken from the Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg Free Press
The Winnipeg Free Press is a daily broadsheet newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founded in 1872, as the Manitoba Free Press, it is the oldest newspaper in western Canada. It is the newspaper with the largest readership in the province....
, 21 February 1969. The result from Churchill reflects the findings of a judicial review, and is taken from the Winnipeg Free Press, 19 March 1969.