Manitoba general election, 1969
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The Manitoba General Election of June 25, 1969 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was a watershed moment in the province's political history. The social-democratic New Democratic Party emerged for the first time as the largest party in the legislature, winning 28 out of 57 seats. The governing Progressive Conservative Party fell to 22, and the once-dominant Liberal Party fell to an historical low of five. The Social Credit Party won one seat, and there was also one Independent elected.
It was not clear what form the government would take in the days immediately following the election. There were negotiations among the Liberal and Progressive Conservatives to form a minority coalition government, supported by the Social Credit and Independent members; under this scenario, former Liberal leader Gildas Molgat would have become Premier. These plans came to nothing when Liberal MLA Laurent Desjardins announced that he would sit as a "Liberal Democrat" supporting the NDP. Edward Schreyer became the province's first social democratic Premier shortly thereafter.
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[edit] Results
| Party | Party Leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Elected | % Change | # | % | Change | ||||
| New Democratic |
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57 | 11 | 28 | +154.5% | 128,080 | 38.27% | +15.13 | |
| Progressive Conservative |
|
57 | 31 | 22 | -29.0% | 119,021 | 35.56% | -4.40 | |
| Liberal |
|
57 | 14 | 5 | -64.3% | 80,288 | 23.99% | -9.14 | |
| Social Credit |
|
6 | 1 | 1 | - | 4,535 | 1.36% | -2.18 | |
| Communist |
|
2 | - | - | - | 744 | 0.22% | +0.02 | |
| Independent | 5 | - | 1 | 2,020 | 0.60% | +0.57 | |||
| Total | 184 | 57 | 57 | - | 334,688 | 100% | |||
| Preceded by 1966 Manitoba election |
List of Manitoba elections | Succeeded by 1973 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
(x) denotes incumbent.
- (x)J. Douglas Watt (PC) 3133
- John McRae (L) 1375
- Raymond Jones (NDP) 980
- (x)Stephen Patrick (L) 2355
- Bill Docking (PC) 2329
- Curtis Nordman (NDP) 1466
Birtle-Russell:
- (x)Harry Graham (PC) 2374
- Don Kostesky (NDP) 2263
- John Braendle (L) 1360
- Leonard Evans (NDP) 3035
- Emily Lyons (PC) 1962
- Don Martin (L) 1194
- Edward McGill (PC) 2814
- James Skinner (NDP) 2310
- Terry Penton (L) 1796
- (x)Ben Hanuschak (NDP) 3418
- W.M. Swystun (PC) 1317
- Olga Lewicki (L) 751
- Andrew Bileski (Comm) 323
- Arthur Moug (PC) 3401
- Duncan Edmonds (L) 2361
- John C. Hilgenga (NDP) 1325
- Gordon Beard (Ind) 1151
- Walter Perepeluk (L) 971
- Andre Champagne (PC) 913
- Wilf Hudson (NDP) 822
- Cy Gonick (NDP) 2689
- (x)Gurney Evans (PC) 2416
- Frank Muldoon (L) 1422
- Peter Burtniak (NDP) 2933
- (x)Stewart McLean (PC) 2892
- Robert Sheldon (L) 620
- (x)Russell Doern (NDP) 3803
- Alan Gardiner (PC) 1526
- John Kozoriz (L) 1053
- Gabriel Girard (PC) 2467
- (x)John Tanchak (L) 2014
- Stephen Zaretski (NDP) 695
- Jacob Wall (SC) 237
- Thomas Barrow (NDP) 2045
- (x)Charles H. Witney (PC) 1675
- Francis Jobin (L) 1276
- Bud Sherman (PC) 3570
- Grant Cosby (NDP) 2063
- Richard Wankling (L) 1936
- Inez Trueman (PC) 2750
- Una Decter (NDP) 2446
- Jane Heffelfinger (L) 1941
- John Gottfried (NDP) 2159
- Eric Stefanson (PC) 1936
- Walter Griffin (L) 1663
- James Ferguson (PC) 3000
- (x)Nelson Shoemaker (L) 2583
- Mary McIntosh (NDP) 1064
- (x)Sidney Green (NDP) 4001
- Robert Armstrong (PC) 989
- Gurzon Harvey (L) 661
- (x)Peter Fox (NDP) 4589
- Don Mills (PC) 1876
- John Gugulyn (L) 851
- (x)Samuel Uskiw (NDP) 4060
- (x)Fred Klym (PC) 1267
- Al Tymko (L) 806
- (x)Harry Enns (PC) 2532
- Robert Bend (L) 2190
- (x)Leonard Barkman (L) 1933
- John Blatz (PC) 1051
- Elmer Reimer (NDP) 721
- William Jenkins (NDP) 3029
- Sam Minuk (PC) 871
- Howard Ferguson (L) 679
- (x)Walter Weir (PC) 3525
- Emile Roy (NDP) 1713
- Donald McNabb (L) 1028
- (x)Warner Jorgenson (PC) 2742
- Joseph Legault (L) 1183
- William Loftus (NDP) 712
- Henry Funk (SC) 231
- Ian Turnbull (NDP) 3188
- (x)Obie Baizley (PC) 2565
- Win Loewen (L) 965
- George Henderson (PC) 2823
- Kenneth Draper (L) 1815
- David Harms (SC) 521
- Edith Alsop (NDP) 336
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Donald Malinowski | 2,253 | 52.54 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Slaw Rebchuk | 1,088 | 25.36 | |
| Liberal | Roger Garrity | 528 | 12.31 | |
| Communist | William A. Kardash | 421 | 9.81 | |
| Total valid votes | 4,290 | 100.00 | ||
| Rejected and discarded votes | 62 | |||
| Turnout | 4,352 | 46.37 | ||
- (x)Gordon Johnston (L) 2451
- Harvey Carmichael (PC) 2440
- Sidney Coulthard (NDP) 1049
- Harry Shafransky (NDP) 3707
- Edward Kotowich (L) 2284
- Moreen Henderson (PC) 1054
- (x)Jacob Froese (SC) 1981
- Henry Hildebrand (PC) 1853
- W.S. Forrester (L) 782
- Jacob Heinrichs (NDP) 181
Riel:
- (x)Donald Craik (PC) 3125
- James Buchanan (NDP) 3096
- Raymond Spence (L) 1423
- (x)Sidney Spivak (PC) 4623
- Mark Danzker (L) 1573
- Jack Silverberg (NDP) 1051
- (x)J. Wally McKenzie (PC) 2579
- (x)Mike Kawchuk (NDP) 2448
- J.R. Mitchell (L) 516
Rock Lake:
- (x)Henry Einarson (PC) 3064
- Remi de Pape (L) 1818
- Timothy Leonard (NDP) 763
- Edward Schreyer (NDP) 4089
- David Pekary (PC) 1746
- Vern Breckman (L) 631
- Stanley Copp (Ind) 238
- Jean Allard (NDP) 1366
- S.P. Berthelette (L) 1142
- Paul Burelle (PC) 1026
- (x)Laurent Desjardins (L) 3365
- Kam Gajdosik (NDP) 2040
- Maurice Arpin (PC) 818
- Bill Uruski (NDP) 2284
- (x)Elman Guttormson (L) 1886
- Joseph Schwartz (PC) 1169
- Al Mackling (NDP) 3642
- (x)Douglas Stanes (PC) 2676
- Peter Moss (L) 1404
- (x)Saul Cherniack (NDP) 3642
- Joe Rozmus (PC) 1014
- George Strewchuk (L) 736
St. Matthews:
- Wally Johannson (NDP) 2974
- (x)Robert Steen (PC) 2217
- Rudy Peters (L) 1119
- Jack Hardy (PC) 2587
- Jim Walding (NDP) 2564
- Joe Stangl (L) 2034
- (x)Gildas Molgat (L) 2247
- Heinz Marohn (PC) 1198
- Leon Hoefer (NDP) 754
- Norma Oswald (SC) 313
- Howard Pawley (NDP) 3374
- R.S. Oliver (PC) 2054
- George Sigurdson (L) 835
- Thomas Norquay (Ind) 57
- (x)Saul Miller (NDP) 4203
- Daniel Yanofsky (PC) 1505
- Evelyne Rosborough (L) 813
Souris-Killarney:
- (x)Malcolm Earl McKellar (PC) 3053
- (x)Edward Dow (L) 1982
- Wayne Williams (NDP) 892
- Rene Toupin (NDP) 2724
- George Mulder (PC) 1551
- Hector Bahuaud (L) 807
- Frank Johnston (PC) 2781
- Robert Chipman (L) 2251
- Stanley Carter (NDP) 1251
- William J. Turner (Ind) 336
- James Farrell (Ind) 238
- (x)James Bilton (PC) 1920
- Alex Filuk (NDP) 1757
- Jerry Webb (SC) 1252
- Gordon Beaumont (L) 766
- Ron McBryde (NDP) 1556
- (x)John Carroll (PC) 1361
- Calvert Gibson (L) 963
- (x)Joseph Borowski (NDP) 2436
- Thomas Farrell (PC) 1500
- Maurice Desjardins (L) 843
- (x)Russ Paulley (NDP) 4614
- Thelma Call (L) 1488
- Kenn Gunn-Walberg (PC) 1052
- (x)Morris McGregor (PC) 2161
- (x)Earl Dawson (L) 1571
- Ralph Rowan (NDP) 1531
- (x)Philip Petursson (NDP) 3260
- William McGrava (PC) 1522
- Thomas Bernes (L) 1035
- Joseph Boyce (NDP) 2398
- (x)James Cowan (PC) 1451
- Joseph Wapemoose (L) 822
- (x)Leonard Claydon (PC) 2360
- Hans Wittich (NDP) 1743
- Paul DuVal (L) 1391
[edit] Post-election changes
St. Vital (res. Jack Hardy, February 16, 1971), April 5, 1971:
- Jim Walding (NDP) 3378
- Daniel Kennedy (L) 3083
- Kenneth Pratt (PC) 2925
- S. Bordman (Ind) 13
Ste. Rose (res. Gildas Molgat, October 7, 1970), April 5, 1971:
- Aime Adam (NDP) 2785
- Fred Werbiski (L) 2118
- John Borcher (PC) 1792
Minnedosa (res. Walter Weir, September 1971), November 16, 1971:
- Dave Blake (PC) 3532
- Emil Shellborn (NDP) 2348
- Hugh Stephenson (L) 1129
Laurent Desjardins formally joined the NDP in 1971.
Wolseley (dec. Leonard Claydon, 1971), June 16, 1972:
- Israel Asper (L) 3530
- Ernie J. Enns (PC) 2271
- Vic Schroeder (NDP) 2174
- William Hawryluk (Ind) 45
Jean Allard left the NDP to sit as an Independent on April 7, 1972. Joseph Borowski left the NDP caucus on June 25, 1972.
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