Manitoba general election, 1941

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Manitoba's general election of April 22, 1941 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.

This election was held shortly after the formation of a coalition government in December 1940. The coalition was created after the start of World War II, as a display of unity among the different parties in the legislature.

Premier John Bracken's Liberal-Progressives were the dominant force in government, while the Conservative Party under Errick Willis held a secondary position. The smaller Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and Social Credit League were also included in the government, and had cabinet representation.

The four coalition parties were the only legal political parties in Manitoba in 1941. The Communist Party had been declared illegal the previous year, and its only Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), James Litterick, was expelled from the legislature and forced into hiding.

When the coalition was created, Independent MLA Lewis St. George Stubbs was the only legislator who did not join the government side. He claimed that a healthy opposition was necessary in a parliamentary democracy, and rejected offers to join the government. Later, Social Credit MLA Salome Halldorson and Conservatives Huntly Ketchen and John Poole also crossed to the opposition.

The result was a foregone conclusion: in most constituencies, there were no anti-coalition candidates. The opposition came mostly from anti-coalition dissidents in the governing parties. These candidates did not run a coordinated campaign, and did not seriously threaten the government.

The Social Credit League split before the election, and most of its candidates campaigned against the coalition. The party's most prominent MLAs, however, remained on the government side.

In some constituencies, the coalition parties ran candidates against one other. This had little effect on the overall result, though it did influence the relative strength of the coalition partners after the election. In most instances, the incumbent candidates were re-elected.

As expected, the coalition won a landslide victory. The government parties, along with pro-coalition independents, won 50 of the 55 seats in the legislature.

The election confirmed the Liberal-Progressives and Conservatives as the dominant parties in government. The Liberal-Progressives increased their representation from 23 MLAs to 27, only two short of an overall majority. The Conservatives were not as successful, falling from 16 seats to 12. The party remained influential in cabinet, however, and its leadership remained committed to the coalition.

For the CCF and Social Credit, the results were more problematic. Many CCF members had opposed the coalition, and the party had difficulty mobilizing its supporters to the polls. The CCF won only two seats in their Winnipeg stronghold, and also retained the Gimli constituency for a total of three seats. John Queen, the CCF Mayor of Winnipeg, lost the legislative seat he had held since 1920.

After this result, the CCF's tenure in government was brief. Farmer left the coalition ministry in late 1942, and the party formally voted to leave the coalition at its 1943 convention. Many CCF officials later described their period in the coalition as a disaster for the party.

The result was perhaps even worse for Social Credit, which lost its internal cohesion during the campaign. All of the party's anti-coalition candidates were defeated, while three pro-government incumbents were re-elected. These MLAs effectively became an adjunct of the government, and did little in the way of promoting party policy. The Manitoba Social Credit League was marginalized in the 1940s, and did not become a functioning party again until 1953.

Five pro-coalition independents were also elected.

The five anti-coalition MLAs consisted of three dissident Conservatives (one of whom later rejoined the government), independent Lewis St. George Stubbs, and William A. Kardash. Kardash, who campaigned as a "Worker's candidate", was widely known to be associated with the banned Communist Party. He did not proclaim this association openly, however, and was able to take his seat without a legal challenge.

Three Sound Money Economics System candidates also ran in Winnipeg. All fared poorly, and the group disappeared soon after the election.

1 Results
2 See also
3 Riding results
4 Sources
5 Post-election changes

[edit] Results

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular vote
Party		Party leader	# of candidates	1936	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Liberal-Progressive	John Bracken			27			35.1%
	Conservative	Errick Willis			12			19.9%
	Anti-Coalition Conservative				3
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Seymour Farmer			3			17.0%
	Social Credit	none			3			7.1%
	Independent				7
	Sound Money Economics
Total					57			100%

Preceded by 1936 Manitoba election	List of Manitoba elections	Succeeded by 1945 Manitoba election

[edit] See also

List of Manitoba political parties

[edit] Riding results

Arthur:

(x)John R. Pitt (LP) acclaimed

Assiniboia:

David Best (C/Anti-Coalition) 2296
(x)James Aiken (CCF-Progressive/Coalition) 2022

Beautiful Plains:

(x)John Poole (C/Anti-Coalition) accl.

Birtle:

(x)Francis Bell (LP) 1417
William C. Wroth (Ind/Coalition) 1228

Brandon:

(x)George Dinsdale (C) 3285
H.O. McDiarmid (LP) 2921

Carillon:

(x)Edmond Prefontaine (LP) 1825
W.A. Parenteau (SC/Anti-Coalition) 957

Cypress:

(x)James Christie (LP) 1423
Dr. Roderick George Hurton (Ind/Coalition) 917

Dauphin:

(x)Robert Hawkins (LP) accl.

Deloraine:

(x)Errick Willis (C) accl.

Dufferin:

(x)John Munn (LP) accl.

Emerson:

John Solomon (Ind/Coalition) 2436
(x)Herbert Wright (LP) 1735

Ethelbert:

Nicholas Hryhorczuk (LP) 2228
Fred Zaplitny (CCF) 1806

Fairford:

(x)Stuart Garson (LP) 1142
C.E. Toutant (SC/Anti-Coalition) 531

Fisher:

(x)Nicholas Bachynsky (LP) 926
L.W. Michalchuk (Ind/Coalition) 893

Gilbert Plains:

(x)Stanley Fox (SC/Coalition) 1446
Ray Mitchell (LP) 839
Mike Baryluk (CCF) 785

Gimli:

(x)Joseph Wawrykow (CCF) 2666
S.T. Cigurdson (LP) 2111
James Grant (Ind/Coalition) 47

Gladstone:

(x)William Morton (LP) accl.

Glenwood:

(x)James Breakey (LP) accl.

Hamiota:

(x)Norman Turnbull (SC/Coalition) 1277
William Fraser (LP) 875

Iberville:

Arthur Boivin (Ind/Coalition) 1670
(x)John S. Lamont (LP) 948

Kildonan & St. Andrews:

(x)James McLenaghen (C) 3447
Cornelius Byle (CCF-Lab/Coalition) 1929

Killarney:

(x)John Laughlin (C) 1415
Andrew E. Foster (Ind [L]/Anti-Coalition) 814

Lakeside:

(x)Douglas Campbell (LP) accl.

Lansdowne:

(x)Matthew Sutherland (LP) accl.

La Verendrye:

(x)Sauveur Marcoux (LP) 1793
J.S.A. Lemoine (SC/Anti-Coalition) 1303
J.H. Graham (C) 231

Manitou:

(x)Hugh Morrison (C) accl.

Minnedosa:

(x)Earl Rutledge (C) 2963
Henry Rungay (LP) 1913

Morden-Rhineland:

(x)Wallace Miller (C) 1234
R. Wolkof (LP) 1060
Robert Stevenson (Ind/Coalition) 914
Leonard Kruger (Ind/Coalition) 109

[Miller was subsequently elected on transfers.]

Morris:

John C. Dryden (Ind/Coalition) 1708
L.A. Slater (LP) 1169

Mountain:

(x)Ivan Schultz (LP) accl.

Norfolk:

(x)John Lawrie (C) 1287
John Muirhead (LP) 1243

Portage La Prairie:

(x)William Sexsmith (C) accl.

Roblin:

(x)Sidney Rogers (SC/Coalition) accl.

Rockwood:

(x)Mungo Lewis (Ind/Coalition) 1984
A.H. Campbell (C) 1139
Hugh H. McIntyre (LP) 748

Rupertsland:

Daniel Hamilton (LP) 683
G.L. Van Vleit (Ind/Coalition) 297

Russell:

William Wilson (LP) 1909
H.J. Peddie (CCF) 1895

St. Boniface:

Austin Clarke (LP) 3684
Edwin Hansford (CCF) 2759
A.J. Tarbutt (SC/Anti-Coalition) 1404

According to the Winnipeg Free Press, Clarke defeated Hansford by 701 votes on the last count.

St. Clements:

Nicholas Stryk (LP) 3627
(x)Herbert Sulkers (CCF) 2654

St. George:

Skuli Sigfusson (LP) 1477
(x)Salome Halldorson (SC/Anti-Coalition) 881

Ste. Rose:

(x)Maurice Dane MacCarthy (LP) 1624
Paul Prince (SC/Anti-Coalition) 1425

Springfield:

(x)Evelyn Shannon (LP) 2061
Alex McLeod (SC/Anti-Coalition) 1786
M.J.H. Hoban (Independent LP/Coalition) 1044
Fred Small (CCF) 959

The Winnipeg Free Press gives the final count result as: Shannon 2284, McLeod 2238.

Swan River:

(x)George Renouf (C) 2894
W.J. Lamb (LP) 808

The Pas:

(x)John Bracken (LP) accl.

Turtle Mountain:

(x)Alexander Welch (C) accl.

Virden:

(x)Robert Mooney (LP) accl.

Winnipeg:

First Count (quota: 5335 votes; McDiarmid and Stubbs declared elected)

(x)John Stewart McDiarmid (LP) 6963
(x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5801
Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 4955
William A. Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 4889
Stephen Krawchyk (Ind/Coalition) 4673
(x)Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4123
Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3220
Morris Gray (CCF) 3086
(x)James A. Barry (C) 2492
(x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2249
(x)John Queen (CCF) 2170
Paul Bardal (LP) 2127
Stanley Knowles (CCF) 1849
Capt. W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1815
F.E. Warriner (C) 1706
H. Dick (LP) 1059
William Ivens (CCF) 962
Harrison Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 780
Laurier Regnier (L/Anti-Coalition) 701
James Cowan (C) 627
Asta Oddson (SC/Anti-Coalition) 575
James Simpkin (CCF) 510
T.H. Elliott (SME) 361
Madeline Hrynlewlecki (SME) 316
J. J. Evans (SC/Anti-Coalition) 294
J.K. Downes (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 192
Thomas McConochie (SME) 187

Second Count (McDiarmid surplus; Smith declared elected)

(x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
(x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5801
Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5485
William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 4895
Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4697
(x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4209
Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3363
Morris Gray (CCF) 3093
(x)James A. Barry (C) 2569
Paul Bardal (LP) 2408
(x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2294
(x)John Queen (CCF) 2248
Stanley Knowles (CCF) 1867
W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1829
F.E. Warriner (C) 1808
H. Dick (LP) 1164
William Ivens (CCF) 966
H. Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 802
L. Regnier (L/Anti-Coalition) 742
James Cowan (C) 641
A. Oddson (SC/Anti-Coalition) 580
J. Simpkin (CCF) 522
T.H. Elliott (SME) 366
M. Hrynlewlecki (SME) 318
J.J. Evans (SC/Anti-Coalition) 297
J.K. Downes (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 193
T. McConochie (SME) 191

Third Count (Stubbs surplus)

(x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
(x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5485
William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 4931
Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4713
(x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4270
Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3381
Morris Gray (CCF) 3107
(x)James A. Barry (C) 2586
Paul Bardal (LP) 2435
(x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2349
(x)John Queen (CCF) 2302
Stanley Knowles (CCF) 1900
W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1843
F.E. Warriner (C) 1825
H. Dick (LP) 1174
William Ivens (CCF) 986
H. Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 814
L. Regnier (L/Anti-Coalition) 753
James Cowan (C) 646
A. Oddson (SC/Anti-Coalition) 587
J. Simpkin (CCF) 538
T.H. Elliott (SME) 373
M. Hrynlewlecki (SME) 321
J.J. Evans (SC/Anti-Coalition) 303
J.K. Downes (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 198
T. McConochie (SME) 193

Fourth Count (Smith surplus)

(x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
(x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 4931
Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4714
(x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4273
Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3396
Morris Gray (CCF) 3108
(x)James A. Barry (C) 2592
Paul Bardal (LP) 2510
(x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2353
(x)John Queen (CCF) 2304
Stanley Knowles (CCF) 1900
W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1845
F.E. Warriner (C) 1838
H. Dick (LP) 1189
William Ivens (CCF) 986
H. Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 815
L. Regnier (L/Anti-Coalition) 762
James Cowan (C) 647
A. Oddson (SC/Anti-Coalition) 587
J. Simpkin (CCF) 538
T.H. Elliott (SME) 374
M. Hrynlewlecki (SME) 321
J.J. Evans (SC/Anti-Coalition) 303
J.K. Downes (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 198
T. McConochie (SME) 193

Fifth Count (McConochie eliminated)

(x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
(x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 4931
Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4716
(x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4279
Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3408
Morris Gray (CCF) 3113
(x)James A. Barry (C) 2594
Paul Bardal (LP) 2525
(x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2356
(x)John Queen (CCF) 2315
Stanley Knowles (CCF) 1903
W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1848
F.E. Warriner (C) 1844
H. Dick (LP) 1194
William Ivens (CCF) 987
H. Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 817
L. Regnier (L/Anti-Coalition) 766
James Cowan (C) 648
A. Oddson (SC/Anti-Coalition) 594
J. Simpkin (CCF) 539
T.H. Elliott (SME) 414
M. Hrynlewlecki (SME) 348
J.J. Evans (SC/Anti-Coalition) 304
J.K. Downes (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 198

Sixth Count (Downes eliminated)

(x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
(x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 4931
Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4717
(x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4322
Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3418
Morris Gray (CCF) 3117
(x)James A. Barry (C) 2609
Paul Bardal (LP) 2537
(x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2376
(x)John Queen (CCF) 2326
Stanley Knowles (CCF) 1907
W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1853
F.E. Warriner (C) 1846
H. Dick (LP) 1198
William Ivens (CCF) 993
H. Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 836
L. Regnier (L/Anti-Coalition) 768
James Cowan (C) 654
A. Oddson (SC/Anti-Coalition) 594
J. Simpkin (CCF) 545
T.H. Elliott (SME) 416
M. Hrynlewlecki (SME) 349
J.J. Evans (SC/Anti-Coalition) 311

Seventh Count (Evans eliminated)

(x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
(x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 4939
Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4720
(x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4335
Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3424
Morris Gray (CCF) 3127
(x)James A. Barry (C) 2611
Paul Bardal (LP) 2547
(x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2433
(x)John Queen (CCF) 2345
Stanley Knowles (CCF) 1915
W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1855
F.E. Warriner (C) 1853
H. Dick (LP) 1202
William Ivens (CCF) 1003
H. Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 836
L. Regnier (L/Anti-Coalition) 770
A. Oddson (SC/Anti-Coalition) 691
James Cowan (C) 655
J. Simpkin (CCF) 552
T.H. Elliott (SME) 422
M. Hrynlewlecki (SME) 353

Eighth Count (Hrynlewlecki eliminated)

(x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
(x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 4953
Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4788
(x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4335
Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3432
Morris Gray (CCF) 3132
(x)James A. Barry (C) 2664
Paul Bardal (LP) 2559
(x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2466
(x)John Queen (CCF) 2361
Stanley Knowles (CCF) 1920
F.E. Warriner (C) 1861
W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1857
H. Dick (LP) 1212
William Ivens (CCF) 1013
H. Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 844
L. Regnier (L/Anti-Coalition) 785
A. Oddson (SC/Anti-Coalition) 695
James Cowan (C) 656
J. Simpkin (CCF) 559
T.H. Elliott (SME) 484

Ninth Count (Elliott eliminated)

(x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
(x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 4973
Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4804
(x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4402
Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3456
Morris Gray (CCF) 3141
(x)James A. Barry (C) 2678
Paul Bardal (LP) 2582
(x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2482
(x)John Queen (CCF) 2388
Stanley Knowles (CCF) 1946
F.E. Warriner (C) 1882
W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1859
H. Dick (LP) 1220
William Ivens (CCF) 1021
H. Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 857
L. Regnier (L/Anti-Coalition) 793
A. Oddson (SC/Anti-Coalition) 716
James Cowan (C) 662
J. Simpkin (CCF) 563

Tenth Count (Simpkin eliminated)

(x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
(x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 4977
Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4811
(x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4419
Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3475
Morris Gray (CCF) 3156
(x)James A. Barry (C) 2696
Paul Bardal (LP) 2627
(x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2623
(x)John Queen (CCF) 2470
Stanley Knowles (CCF) 2000
F.E. Warriner (C) 1906
W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1873
H. Dick (LP) 1230
William Ivens (CCF) 1068
H. Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 859
L. Regnier (L/Anti-Coalition) 801
A. Oddson (SC/Anti-Coalition) 719
James Cowan (C) 665

Eleventh Count (Cowan eliminated)

(x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
(x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 4979
Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4831
(x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4468
Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3698
Morris Gray (CCF) 3161
(x)James A. Barry (C) 2767
Paul Bardal (LP) 2664
(x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2635
(x)John Queen (CCF) 2487
Stanley Knowles (CCF) 2021
F.E. Warriner (C) 1982
W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1881
H. Dick (LP) 1266
William Ivens (CCF) 1072
H. Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 884
L. Regnier (L/Anti-Coalition) 823
A. Oddson (SC/Anti-Coalition) 721

Twelfth Count (Oddson eliminated)

(x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
(x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 5036
Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4858
(x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4563
Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3740
Morris Gray (CCF) 3171
(x)James A. Barry (C) 2778
Paul Bardal (LP) 2728
(x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2664
(x)John Queen (CCF) 2542
Stanley Knowles (CCF) 2051
F.E. Warriner (C) 1991
W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1887
H. Dick (LP) 1285
William Ivens (CCF) 1106
H. Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 904
L. Regnier (L/Anti-Coalition) 853

Thirteenth Count (Regnier eliminated)

(x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
(x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 5050
Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4877
(x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4721
Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3787
Morris Gray (CCF) 3179
(x)James A. Barry (C) 2946
Paul Bardal (LP) 2897
(x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2687
(x)John Queen (CCF) 2579
Stanley Knowles (CCF) 2078
F.E. Warriner (C) 2026
W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1897
H. Dick (LP) 1337
William Ivens (CCF) 1113
H. Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 931

Fourteenth Count (Dysart eliminated)

(x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
(x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
(x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 5176
William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 5060
Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4885
Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3862
Morris Gray (CCF) 3185
(x)James A. Barry (C) 3012
Paul Bardal (LP) 2932
(x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2703
(x)John Queen (CCF) 2595
Stanley Knowles (CCF) 2089
F.E. Warriner (C) 2069
W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1904
H. Dick (LP) 1362
William Ivens (CCF) 1120

Fifteenth Count (Ivens eliminated)

(x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
(x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
(x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 5217
William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 5099
Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4900
Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3872
Morris Gray (CCF) 3235
(x)James A. Barry (C) 3033
(x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 3031
Paul Bardal (LP) 2952
(x)John Queen (CCF) 2732
Stanley Knowles (CCF) 2442
F.E. Warriner (C) 2082
W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1907
H. Dick (LP) 1369

Sixteenth Count (Dick eliminated; Ketchen declared elected)

(x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
(x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
(x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 5335
William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 5108
Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4932
Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 4024
Paul Bardal (LP) 3390
Morris Gray (CCF) 3242
(x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 3115
(x)James A. Barry (C) 3101
(x)John Queen (CCF) 2793
Stanley Knowles (CCF) 2525
F.E. Warriner (C) 2227
W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1927

Seventeenth Count (Tobias eliminated)

(x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
(x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
(x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 5335
William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 5162
Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4940
Morris Gray (CCF) 4364
Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 4098
Paul Bardal (LP) 3462
(x)James A. Barry (C) 3188
(x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 3159
(x)John Queen (CCF) 2980
Stanley Knowles (CCF) 2545
F.E. Warriner (C) 2268

Eighteenth Count (Warriner eliminated)

(x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
(x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
(x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 5335
William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 5171
Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4970
Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 4723
Morris Gray (CCF) 4391
Paul Bardal (LP) 4007
(x)James A. Barry (C) 3552
(x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 3263
(x)John Queen (CCF) 3103
Stanley Knowles (CCF) 2611

Eighteenth Count (Knowles eliminated)

(x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
(x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
(x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 5335
William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 5242
Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 5031
Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 4825
Morris Gray (CCF) 4552
(x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 4461
Paul Bardal (LP) 4174
(x)John Queen (CCF) 3631
(x)James A. Barry (C) 3612

Nineteenth Count (Barry eliminated; Thorvaldson, Kardash, Krawchuk, Bardal, Farmer and Gray declared elected)

(x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
(x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
(x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 5335
Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 5796
William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 5281
Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 5207
Paul Bardal (LP) 4867
(x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 4718
Morris Gray (CCF) 4674
(x)John Queen (CCF) 3892

Twentieth Count (Queen eliminated; final positioning determined)

(x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
(x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
(x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 5335
Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 5796
(x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 6494
William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 5351
Paul Bardal (LP) 5324
Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 5315
Morris Gray (CCF) 5140

[edit] Sources

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 the 1942 Canadian Parliamentary Guide and the "Historical Statement of Votes" section of the 2003 provincial election report. Unfortunately, the second-ballot results are not listed in these sources.

All ballot results for Winnipeg after the first count are taken from reports in the Winnipeg Free Press newspaper. It is possible that some errors appeared in the original publication.

[edit] Post-election changes

John Poole appears to have returned to the coalition shortly after the election. The CCF left the governing coalition in 1943.

Dufferin (dec. John Munn, 1941), June 22, 1943:

Earl Collins (C) accl.

Killarney (dec. John Laughlin, 1941), June 22, 1943:

Abram Harrison (C) 1378
Chapman 987

The Pas (res. John Bracken, January 15, 1943), August 17, 1943:

Beresford Richards (CCF) 3504
McIsaac 1270
Wright 526
Mainwaring 480

Brandon (dec. George Dinsdale, 1943), November 18, 1943:

Dwight Johnson (CCF) 3722
Young 3204

Portage La Prairie (dec. William Sexsmith, 1943), November 18, 1943:

Charles Greenlay (C) 1762
Ireland 621
Miller 436

Winnipeg (dec. Stephen Krawchyk, 1943)

St. Boniface (dec. Austin Clarke, 1945

Morden-Rhineland (res. Wallace Miller, 1945

Dwight Johnson and Beresford Richards were expelled from the CCF caucus in 1945.

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