Manitoba general election, 1962
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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. Roblin's Tories won thirty-six seats, against thirteen for the Liberals, seven for the New Democratic Party, and one for the Social Credit Party.
Note that voting was deferred until January 4, 1963 in the northern ridings of Churchill and Rupertsland, as well as in the Winnipeg riding of Kildonan.
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[edit] Results
Party | Party Leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
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1959 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | ||||
Progressive Conservative |
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36 | 36 | - | 44.7% | ||||
Liberal |
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11 | 13 | +18.2% | 36.1% | ||||
New Democratic |
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10 | 7 | -30.0% | 15.2% | ||||
Social Credit |
|
* | 1 | * | 2.5% | * | |||
Communist |
|
- | |||||||
Independent | – | ||||||||
Total | 57 | 57 | - | 100% |
Note:
* Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.
Preceded by 1959 Manitoba election |
List of Manitoba elections | Succeeded by 1966 Manitoba election |
[edit] See also
[edit] Riding results
Party key:
- PC: Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
- L: Manitoba Liberal Party
- NDP: New Democratic Party of Manitoba
- SC: Manitoba Social Credit Party
- Comm: Communist Party of Canada - Manitoba
- Ind: Independent
Bold name denotes incumbent.
- J. Douglas Watt (PC) 2629
- Harry Patmore (L) 1861
- Stephen Patrick (L) 3232
- George Johnson (PC) 2993
- Al Mackling (NDP) 1978
Birtle-Russell:
- Robert Smellie (PC) 2676
- Victor Fulton (L) 1701
- Arnold Minish (NDP) 704
Brandon:
- Reginald Lissaman (PC) 4771
- James Creighton (L) 3182
- Hans Fries (NDP) 542
- Harold Wright (SC) 535
Brokenhead:
- Edward Schreyer (NDP) 1910
- Richard Mulder (PC) 1314
- Max Dubas (L) 971
- Mark Smerchanski (L) 1791
- John Hawryluk (NDP) 1502
- Peter Okrainec (PC) 747
- Andrew Bileski (Comm) 517
- Leonard Barkman (L) 2116
- Peter Thiessen (PC) 1278
- Edward Dubois (SC) 811
- Gordon Beard (PC) 2170
- Francis Bud Jobin (L) 1973
- Thelma Forbes (PC) 2746
- Welland Stonehouse (L) 1928
- Charles Turner (SC) 267
- Stewart McLean (PC) 3247
- John Seale (L) 1801
- William Homer Hamilton (PC) 2542
- R.G. Douglas (L) 1309
- Steve Peters (NDP) 2024
- John Kozoriz (L) 1815
- Don Thompson (PC) 1737
- John Tanchak (L) 2545
- Michael Sokolyk (PC) 1964
Ethelbert-Plains:
- Michael Hryhorczuk (L) 1930
- James Crowe (PC) 1376
- A. Clifford Matthews (NDP) 706
- Emil Moeller (PC) 1410
- Peter Wagner (NDP) 1323
- Arthur Dublin (L) 1076
[Note: Wagner was originally declared the winner, until news came from a northern part of the riding that a miscount had occurred. Many suspect the final result was rigged.]
- Charles Witney (PC) 2375
- Eli Ross (L) 1175
- Fred Ledieu (NDP) 448
- Sterling Lyon (PC) 4721
- David Bowles (L) 2828
- Cliff Brownridge (NDP) 1168
- Gurney Evans (PC) 3507
- Brock McArthur (L) 2128
- William Reid (NDP) 990
- George Johnson (PC) 2316
- Magnus Eliason (NDP) 917
- Don Martin (L) 794
- Nelson Shoemaker (L) 2868
- Jack McPhedran (PC) 2020
- Fred Crooks (NDP) 249
- Barry Strickland (PC) 2573
- Frank Taylor (L) 2015
- M.S. Antonation (NDP) 329
- Morris Gray (NDP) 2658
- John Shanski (L) 2081
- Mary Wayrykaw (PC) 1497
- James Mills (PC) 3176
- A.J. Reid (NDP) 3172
- Ernie Rudolph (L) 2751
- John De Fehr (SC) 452
- Oscar Bjornson (PC) 1740
- John Ateah (L) 1264
- John Bracken (NDP) 843
- Douglas Campbell (L) 2009
- John Bate (PC) 1452
- H.C. Alfen (NDP) 207
- Albert Vielfaure (L) 1394
- Rene Prefontaine (PC) 1086
- Raymond Thuot (SC) 719
- Lemuel Harris (NDP) 1462
- Uberta Blackburn (PC) 1126
- Thomas Blaine (L) 1006
- Walter Weir (PC) 2828
- Frank Anderson (L) 1536
- John Lee (NDP) 472
- C.V. Hutton (SC) 456
- Harry Shewman (PC) 1648
- Phil Perron (L) 1126
- Wilbur Tinkler (SC) 609
- Obie Baizley (PC) 3025
- Robert E. Moffat (L) 1871
- Jim Buchanan (NDP) 1523
- Carolyne Morrison (PC) 2436
- Charles Cousins (L) 2225
- Gordon Johnston (L) 2414
- John Christianson (PC) 2124
- Francis Mason (NDP) 220
- Russell Paulley (NDP) 4032
- Nicholas Slotek (L) 3169
- Nelson McLean (PC) 2712
- Jacob Froese (SC) 1511
- A.J. Thissen (PC) 1478
- J.H. Penner (L) 791
- Maitland Steinkopf (PC) 5044
- Roy Matas (L) 3941
- Keith Alexander (PC) 2205
- Charles Filowich (L) 1530
- Ray Taylor (NDP) 645
Rock Lake:
- Abram Harrison (PC) 2444
- Harry Parsonage (L) 2015
- J.A. Potter (NDP) 257
Rockwood-Iberville:
- George Hutton (PC) 2594
- C.E. Crawford (L) 1256
- Samuel Cranston (NDP) 471
- Joseph Jeannotte (PC) 2329
- Reginald McKay (L) 515
- Thomas Hamilton (NDP) 461
- Laurent Desjardins (L) 4175
- Brunelle Leveille (PC) 1937
- Ian Wright (NDP) 662
- Elman Guttormson (L) 2451
- John Hjalmarsson (PC) 1210
- Douglas Stanes (PC) 2707
- Dave Johnston (L) 2202
- William Hardy (NDP) 1239
- Saul Cherniack (NDP) 1796
- M. Baryluk (PC) 1236
- Ed Pollack (L) 1229
- Saul Simkin (Comm) 299
- F.P. Bashchak (Ind-L-Lab) 111
- Sam Bordman (Ind) 54
St. Mathews:
- William Martin (PC) 2485
- Don Cook (L) 1771
- Gordon Fines (NDP) 1386
- Fred Groves (PC) 3626
- Doug Honeyman (L) 2605
- Clare Martineau (NDP) 1023
- Fred Brennan (Ind) 795
- Gildas Molgat (L) 2648
- J.A. Fletcher (PC) 1467
- Leon Hoefer (NDP) 147
- Thomas Hillhouse (L) 2104
- Ben Massey (PC) 1527
- Robert Luining (SC) 579
- Arthur Wright (NDP) 3095
- Jack Chapman (PC) 2635
- Calvin Scarfe (L) 1600
Souris-Lansdowne:
- Malcolm McKellar (PC) 2471
- D.L. Barclay (L) 1532
- Fred Klym (PC) 1993
- William Lucko (L) 1562
- Harold Patzer (SC) 429
- James Bilton (PC) 2350
- Elmir Simms (L) 1004
- M.G. Hofford (NDP) 718
- John Carroll (PC) 2484
- Adam Deminick (L) 1497
- Rachael Schewchuk (NDP) 430
- Peter J. McDonald (PC) 2788
- Edward I. Dow (L) 1973
- C.R. Baskerville (SC) 691
- Donald McGregor (PC) 2828
- Malcolm McGregor (L) 1323
- J.J. Morton (SC) 450
- Richard Seaborn (PC) 2422
- Lloyd Stinson (NDP) 2202
- Gurzon Havey (L) 1391
- James Cowan (PC) 2779
- Frank Lamont (L) 1684
- Donovan Swailes (NDP) 1016
- Dufferin Roblin (PC) 3207
- Russ Davis (L) 1559
- Ed Stefaniuk (NDP) 798
[edit] Post-election changes
River Heights (res. Maitland Steinkopf, June 12, 1964), September 30, 1964:
- Maitland Steinkopf (PC) 4963
- Scott Wright (L) 4478
Brokenhead (res. Edward Schreyer, October 20, 1965)