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.
Results
Party | Party Leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
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1962 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Dufferin Roblin | 57 | 36 | 31 | -13.9% | 130,102 | 39.96% | ||
Liberal | Gildas Molgat | 56 | 13 | 14 | +7.7% | 107,841 | 33.13% | ||
New Democratic | Russell Paulley | 53 | 7 | 11 | +57.1% | 75,333 | 23.14% | ||
Social Credit | Jacob Froese | 16 | 1 | 1 | - | 11,538 | 3.54% | ||
Communist | William Cecil Ross | 2 | - | - | - | 638 | 0.20% | ||
Independent | 1 | - | – | - | 97 | 0.03% | |||
Total | 185 | 57 | 57 | - | 325,549 | 100% |
Preceded by 1962 Manitoba election |
List of Manitoba elections | Succeeded by 1969 Manitoba election |
See also
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)James Douglas Watt (PC) 1902
- Frank Patmore (L) 1807
- C.M. Robson (NDP) 494
- (x)Stephen Patrick (L) 5168
- Stewart Millett (PC) 4800
- Charles Norman (NDP) 2943
- Rod Clement (L) 2223
- (x)Robert G. Smellie (PC) 2078
- Ronald Kostesky (NDP) 446
Brandon:
- (x)Reginald Lissaman (PC) 3863
- Terry Penton (L) 3696
- Harold Weitman (NDP) 1452
- Ben Van Hoffen (SC) 508
Brokenhead:
- Sam Uskiw (NDP) 1889
- George Mulder (PC) 1315
- Stanley Copp (Ind L) 669
- Ken Skiba (SC) 365
- Ben Hanuschak (NDP) 2415
- (x)Mark Smerchanski (L) 1487
- Walter Paschak (PC) 1301
Manitoba general election, 1966: Carillon | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Liberal | Leonard Barkman | 2,352 | 63.83 | |||||
Progressive Conservative | John Blatz | 1,217 | 33.03 | |||||
New Democratic | Elmer Reimer | 116 | 3.12 | |||||
Total valid votes | 3,685 | 100.00 | ||||||
Rejected and discarded votes | 59 | |||||||
Turnout | 3,744 | 59.84 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 6,257 |
Churchill (deferred to July 7, 1966):
- (x)Gordon Beard (PC) 3159
- W.L. Hudson (L) 2192
- (x)Thelma Forbes (PC) 2331
- Duncan Campbell (L) 1888
- (x)Stewart McLean (PC) 3149
- Edward Demkiw (L) 1512
- Michael Sotas (NDP) 236
- (x)Homer Hamilton (PC) 2135
- Cam Johnston (L) 1280
- Walter Taylor (SC) 583
- Russell Doern (NDP) 2765
- Tom Snowden (PC) 1816
- John Kozoriz (L) 1458
- Walter Bowden (SC) 744
- (x)John Tanchak (L) 2180
- Gabriel Girard (PC) 2015
Ethelbert Plains:
- Michael Kawchuk (NDP) 1246
- William Paziuk (L) 1182
- Melvin Pipe (SC) 884
- John Tycholis (PC) 548
- Peter Masniuk (PC) 1480
- Peter Wagner (NDP) 1368
- Arthur Devlin (L) 712
- John Palamarchuk (Ind) 97
- (x)Charles Witney (PC) 1750
- Scott Day (NDP) 1090
- Mickey Perepeluk (L) 1071
- (x)Sterling Lyon (PC) 6131
- Peter Stokes (L) 2435
- Victor Ratsma (NDP) 1769
- (x)Gurney Evans (PC) 3767
- Frank Muldoon (L) 2451
- Leonard Green (NDP) 1845
- (x)George Johnson (PC) 1981
- Gunnar Eggerston (L) 1021
- Zado Zator (NDP) 767
- (x)Nelson Shoemaker (L) 2926
- John McPhedran (PC) 1787
- William Yuel (NDP) 236
- Earl Dawson (L) 2194
- (x)Barry Strickland (PC) 2043
- M.S. Antonation (NDP) 412
- Sidney Green (NDP) 3644
- Olga Fuga (PC) 1713
- Ray Babick (L) 1557
- William Cecil Ross (Comm) 312
- Peter Fox (NDP) 4644
- (x)James Mills (PC) 3808
- Jim Smith (L) 2966
- Henry Redekopp (SC) 1331
- (x)Oscar Bjornson (PC) 1342
- James Desilets (L) 1262
- Walter Zarecki (NDP) 1151
- Ruben Thomas (SC) 474
- (x)Douglas Campbell (L) 1780
- Frank Sims (PC) 1428
- Francis Mason (NDP) 272
- (x)Albert Vielfaure (L) 1807
- Stan Bisson (PC) 860
- (x)Lemuel Harris (NDP) 1975
- Wally Fox-Decent (PC) 1657
- W.M. Suystun (L) 1019
- (x)Walter Weir (PC) 2136
- Don McNabb (L) 1615
- Gilbert V. Hutton (SC) 774
- John Lee (NDP) 648
Manitoba general election, 1966: Morris | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Harry Shewman | 1,518 | 47.80 | |||||
Liberal | Bruce McKenzie | 1,288 | 40.55 | |||||
New Democratic | William T. Loftus | 370 | 11.65 | |||||
Total valid votes | 3,176 | 100.00 | ||||||
Rejected and discarded votes | 33 | |||||||
Turnout | 3,209 | 60.83 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 5,275 |
- (x)Obie Baizley (PC) 3363
- Bob Murdoch (NDP) 2189
- Howard Loewen (L) 2141
- (x)Carolyne Morrison (PC) 2056
- Vernon Spangelo (L) 1545
- Frederick Hamm (SC) 878
- Robert Wallcraft (NDP) 129
- (x)Gordon Johnston (L) 2726
- John Christianson (PC) 1991
- Sybil Barnett (NDP) 312
- (x)Russell Paulley (NDP) 7114
- Joseph Guay (L) 4905
- Nelson McLean (PC) 2561
- (x)Jacob Froese (SC) 1676
- Bruce Gunn (PC) 1324
- Alf Loewen (L) 696
- Sidney Spivak (PC) 5325
- Scott Wright (L) 4083
- Lionel Orlikow (NDP) 826
- Wally McKenzie (PC) 1798
- Joseph Perchaluk (NDP) 1583
- Jack Mitchell (L) 863
Rock Lake:
- Henry Einarson (PC) 1835
- Ronald Gardiner (L) 1691
- Jacob Harms (SC) 505
- Ernest Sloane (NDP) 333
Rockwood-Iberville:
- Harry Enns (PC) 2091
- Douglas Trick (L) 1429
- Armand De Ryck (NDP) 804
- Wilmer Antonius (SC) 228
- (x)Joseph Jeannotte (PC) 1866
- Jean Allard (L) 953
- Douglas MacLachlan (NDP) 363
- (x)Laurent Desjardins (L) 4040
- Remi Lafreniere (PC) 1750
- Maurice Paul (NDP) 1033
- (x)Elman Guttormson (L) 2009
- Arthur Schwartz (PC) 1418
- Stanley Burdett (NDP) 357
- (x)Douglas Stanes (PC) 3034
- Lloyd Axworthy (L) 2244
- Jim Rose (NDP) 1487
- (x)Saul Cherniack (NDP) 2427
- Dan Zaharia (PC) 1215
- Harry Meronek (L) 970
- Don Currie (Comm) 326
St. Matthews:
- Robert Steen (PC) 2941
- Andrew Robertson (NDP) 1950
- Donald Cook (L) 1922
- Donald Craik (PC) 4432
- Douglas Honeyman (L) 2927
- William Hutton (NDP) 2310
- (x)Gildas Molgat (L) 2410
- Michael Posmituck (PC) 1187
- David Duning (SC) 275
- Harry Shafransky (NDP) 86
- (x)Thomas Hillhouse (L) 1832
- Syndey Sarbitt (PC) 1792
- Alan Cooper (NDP) 876
- Jens Magnusson (SC) 227
- Saul Miller (NDP) 5295
- Nathan Nurgitz (PC) 2596
- Melvin Fenson (L) 2010
Souris-Lansdowne:
- (x)Malcolm McKellar (PC) 1919
- Frank Ellis (L) 1556
- Margaret Gray (SC) 387
- Irene Bauman (NDP) 238
- (x)Fred Klym (PC) 1697
- Richard Loeb (NDP) 1274
- William Lucko (L) 1113
- (x)James Bilton (PC) 1591
- Gerald Webb (SC) 1185
- Claude Dunbar (L) 793
- George Higgs (NDP) 602
- (x)John Carroll (PC) 2278
- Calvin Gibson (L) 1769
- Glen Allen (NDP) 288
- Edward Dow (L) 2149
- (x)Peter J. McDonald (PC) 2144
- Peter Sawatsky (SC) 690
- Selwyn Burrows (NDP) 141
- (x)Donald Morris McGregor (PC) 2092
- Roland Tolton (L) 1245
- Donald Rowan (SC) 743
- Vernon Mazawasicuna (NDP) 256
- Philip Petursson (NDP) 3153
- (x)Richard Seaborn (PC) 2447
- Gurzon Harvey (L) 1117
- (x)James Cowan (PC) 2982
- Ross White (L) 1917
- Donald Malinowski (NDP) 1434
Manitoba general election, 1966: Wolseley | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Dufferin Roblin | 3,132 | 48.88 | |||||
Liberal | Julius Koteles | 1,780 | 27.78 | |||||
New Democratic | Cecil Wood | 1,495 | 23.33 | |||||
Total valid votes | 6,407 | 100.00 | ||||||
Rejected and discarded votes | 45 | |||||||
Turnout | 6,452 | 55.52 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 11,621 |
Post-election changes
Note: These by-election results are taken from newspaper reports, and may not exactly match the official returns.
Gordon Beard (PC) became (Ind) in 1968.
Turtle Mountain (results overturned and seat declared vacant, January 30, 1968), March 4, 1968:
- Edward Dow (L) 2443
- Allan Rose (PC) 2240
- Peter Sawatsky (SC) 610
Four seats became vacant in 1968:
- Dufferin Roblin (PC, Wolseley) and Rod Clement (Lib, Birtle-Russell) resigned to seek election to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1968 Canadian general election. Both were unsuccessful.
- Gordon Beard (Ind, Churchill) resigned his seat after protesting that the government was not paying sufficient attention to issues affecting northern Manitoba.
- Harry Shewman (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.[1]
Manitoba provincial by-election, February 20, 1969: Birtle-Russell | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Progressive Conservative | Harry Graham | 2,117 | 46.46 | $1,500.98 | ||||
Liberal | Edward Shust | 1,406 | 30.85 | – | $2,476.39 | |||
New Democratic | Donald Kostesky | 1,034 | 22.69 | $1,248.00 | ||||
Total valid votes | 4,557 | 100 | ||||||
Rejected and discarded votes | 23 | |||||||
Turnout | 4,580 | 76.30 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 6,003 |
Manitoba provincial by-election, February 20, 1969: Churchill | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Joseph Borowski | 2,637 | 32.67 | $2,350.33 | ||||
Independent | Blain Johnston | 2,616 | 32.41 | $3,733.76 | ||||
Liberal | Garry Walsh | 1,709 | 21.17 | – | $6,242.87 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Michael Klewchuk | 1,109 | 13.74 | $7,346.47 | ||||
Total valid votes | 8,071 | 100 | ||||||
Rejected and discarded votes | 17 | |||||||
Turnout | 8,088 | 62.97 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 12,845 |
Manitoba provincial by-election, February 20, 1969: Morris | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Progressive Conservative | Warner Jorgenson | 2,146 | 65.77 | $966.85 | ||||
Liberal | Ralph Rasmussen | 841 | 25.77 | – | $526.56 | |||
New Democratic | William T. Loftus | 276 | 8.46 | $770.61 | ||||
Total valid votes | 3,263 | 100 | ||||||
Rejected and discarded votes | 17 | |||||||
Turnout | 3,280 | 62.07 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 5,284 |
Manitoba provincial by-election, February 20, 1969: Wolseley | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
Progressive Conservative | Leonard Claydon | 2,161 | 46.62 | $2,640.69 | ||||
Liberal | Julius Koteles | 1,528 | 33.01 | – | $10,753.19 | |||
New Democratic | Archie Stone | 944 | 20.37 | $1,423.50 | ||||
Total valid votes | 4,633 | 100 | ||||||
Rejected and discarded votes | 75 | |||||||
Turnout | 4,708 | 41.97 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 11,217 |
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.
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References
- ↑ Winnipeg Free Press, 4 February 1969, p. 14.