Manitoba general election, 1959
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Manitoba's general election of May 14, 1959 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It resulted in a majority victory for the Progressive Conservative Party under the leadership of Dufferin Roblin. This was the first time since 1914 that the party won a majority government in the province.
Roblin's Tories won 36 seats, against 11 for the Liberal-Progressives (commonly known as Liberals), and 10 for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. CCF leader Lloyd Stinson was defeated in his own riding.
The Manitoba Social Credit Party did not contest this election. A few months later, it regained a foothold in the legislature by winning a by-election.
[edit] Results
| Party | Party leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular vote | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | ||||
| Progressive Conservative |
|
36 | 46.3% | ||||||
| Liberal-Progressive |
|
11 | 30.0% | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth |
|
10 | 21.9% | ||||||
| Labour Progressive |
|
- | |||||||
| Independent | – | ||||||||
| Total | 57 | 100% | |||||||
| Preceded by: 1958 Manitoba election |
List of Manitoba elections | Succeeded by: 1962 Manitoba election |
[edit] See also
[edit] Riding results
Party key:
- PC: Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
- LP: Liberal-Progressive Party of Manitoba
- CCF: Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
- SC: Manitoba Social Credit Party
- LPP: Labour Progressive Party of Manitoba
- Ind: Independent
(x) denotes incumbent.
- (x)John Cobb (PC) 2513
- John McRae (LP) 1932
- William Powne (Ind) 556
- George Johnson (PC) 3157
- (x)Donovan Swailes (CCF) 2940
- Jack Brownrigg (LP) 1388
- George Brown (Ind) 269
Birtle-Russell:
- Robert Smellie (PC) 2239
- (x)Rodney Clement (LP) 2015
- Michael Sotas (CCF) 947
Brandon:
- (x)Reginald Lissaman (PC) 5452
- Gordon Phillips (LP) 2159
- Hans Fries (CCF) 1415
Brokenhead:
- (x)Ed Schreyer (CCF) 2017
- Gordon Burnett (PC) 1409
- (x)Arthur Trapp (LP) 1083
- (x)John Hawryluk (CCF) 2235
- Andrew Zaharychuk (PC) 1286
- Joseph Hnidan (LP) 1155
- William Cecil Ross (LPP) 675
- (x)Edmond Prefontaine (LP) 2397
- Peter Thiessen (PC) 1791
- John Ingebrigtson (PC) 1587
- Kenneth Wray (LP) 1326
- (x)Marcel Boulic (PC) 2951
- John Sundell (LP) 1781
- (x)Stewart McLean (PC) 2951
- A. Clifford Matthews (CCF) 1233
- Emma Ringstrom (LP) 967
- William Homer Hamilton (PC) 2077
- (x)Walter McDonald (LP) 1923
- Chester Johnson (CCF) 167
- (x)Steve Peters (CCF) 2782
- Emerson Snyder (PC) 2560
- Alex Turk (LP) 1488
- (x)John Tanchak (LP) 2752
- Ben Comeault (PC) 2190
Ethelbert-Plains:
- (x)Michael Hryhorczuk (LP) 1856
- Peter Burtniak (CCF) 1590
- Isadore Syrnyk (PC) 1001
- (x)Peter Wagner (CCF) 1777
- Roy Eillison (PC) 1361
- W.J. Griffin Jr. (LP) 1028
- Charles Witney (PC) 1810
- (x)Francis Jobin (LP) 1728
- Frederick Pope (CCF) 923
- (x)Sterling Lyon (PC) 4842
- Stanley Farwell (LP) 2035
- Nena Woodward (CCF) 1373
- (x)Gurney Evans (PC) 4352
- Jerome Marrin (LP) 1947
- Robert Murdoch (CCF) 1425
- (x)George Johnson (PC) 2570
- Alex Hawrysh (LP) 1007
- Zado Zator (CCF) 932
- (x)Nelson Shoemaker (LP) 2469
- Earl Murray (PC) 2318
- Della Yuel (CCF) 415
- (x)Barry Strickland (PC) 2377
- James Scott (LP) 2136
- Arthur Nicholson (CCF) 440
- (x)Morris Gray (CCF) 3635
- Mary Wawrykow (PC) 2106
- J.A. Kolt (LP) 981
- L.W. Kaminski (LPP) 468
- (x)A.J. Reid (CCF) 3659
- J. Willis (PC) 3511
- C.K. Huebert (LP) 1972
- Oscar Bjornson (PC) 1357
- John Ateah (LP) 1272
- Donald MacLean (CCF) 1018
- Stanley Copp (Ind) 346
- (x)Douglas Campbell (LP) 1896
- John Bate (PC) 1774
- Allen Werbiski (CCF) 278
- (x)Stan Roberts (LP) 1799
- Edmond Guertin (PC) 1581
- Lemuel Harris (CCF) 2098
- A.E. Bennett (PC) 1921
- John Kozoriz (LP) 873
- Walter Weir (PC) 2386
- (x)Charles L. Shuttleworth (LP) 2029
- J.M. Lee (CCF) 1090
- (x)Harry Shewman (PC) 1905
- Bruce MacKenzie (LP) 1298
- Obie Baizley (PC) 3808
- (x)Lloyd Stinson (CCF) 3482
- David Bowman (LP) 1166
- (x)Maurice Ridley (PC) 3077
- Lynwood Graham (LP) 1199
- John Christianson (PC) 2300
- (x)Charles Greenlay (LP) 1827
- Fred Tufford (CCF) 416
- (x)Russell Paulley (CCF) 4085
- Harold Huppe (PC) 2998
- Nick Slotek (LP) 2029
- (x)Wallace C. Miller (LP) 1648
- Leo Recksiedler (PC) 1462
- (x)W.B. Scarth (PC) 4936
- Keith Routley (LP) 3060
- Magnus Eliason (CCF) 478
- (x)Keith Alexander (PC) 1946
- Joseph Perchaluk (CCF) 1569
- Ray Mitchell (LP) 1334
Rock Lake:
- (x)Abram Harrison (PC) 2545
- Walter E. Clark (LP) 1843
- Cyril Hamwee (CCF) 632
Rockwood-Iberville:
- George Hutton (PC) 2269
- (x)Robert Bend (LP) 2143
- Samuel Cranston (CCF) 444
- (x)Joseph Jeannotte (PC) 2268
- Harry Boulette (LP) 587
- Alfred Cook (CCF) 393
- Laurent Desjardins (LP) 3772
- Harry De Leeuw (PC) 2992
- Benjamin Cyr (CCF) 1309
- (x)Elman Guttormson (LP) 2279
- Ivan Casselman (PC) 1371
- Nellie Baker (CCF) 255
- (x)Douglas Stanes (PC) 3616
- Al Mackling (CCF) 2348
- David Graham (LP) 1541
- (x)David Orlikow (CCF) 2261
- Dan Zaharia (PC) 2010
- Abe Yanofsky (LP) 854
- Jacob Penner (LPP) 588
St. Matthews:
- (x)William G. Martin (PC) 3635
- Gordon Fines (CCF) 2090
- Paul Goodman (LP) 1900
- (x)Gildas Molgat (LP) 2390
- Albert Fletcher (PC) 1576
- Leon Hoefer (CCF) 353
- (x)Frederick Groves (PC) 4599
- George Goulet (LP) 1946
- Joseph Trager (CCF) 353
- (x)Thomas Hillhouse (LP) 1814
- Edward Foster (PC) 1732
- Scottie Bryce (CCF) 872
- (x)Arthur Wright (CCF) 3889
- Charles Nye (PC) 1973
- Calvin Scarfe (LP) 1343
Souris-Lansdowne:
- (x)Malcolm McKellar (PC) 2688
- George Griffith (LP) 1448
- Fred Klym (PC) 1878
- (x)William Lucko (LP) 1507
- Richard Loeb (CCF) 772
- (x)Albert H.C. Corbett (PC) 2292
- Hilliard Farriss (CCF) 1431
- Arvid Burst (LP) 786
- (x)John Carroll (PC) 2345
- Marvin Hill (LP) 1027
- Peter Shewchuk (CCF) 779
- (x)Errick Willis (PC) 3247
- Walter Christianson (LP) 1187
- (x)John Thompson (PC) 3097
- John Clarke (LP) 1337
- (x)Richard Seaborn (PC) 3082
- James McIsaac (CCF) 2854
- William Norrie (LP) 1624
- (x)James Cowan (PC) 3712
- Fred Paulley (CCF) 1474
- Gurzon Harvey (LP) 1462
- (x)Duff Roblin (PC) 4351
- Frank Muldoon (LP) 1707
- Peter Griffin (CCF) 1131
post-election changes:
Arthur (dec. John Cobb, August 21, 1959), November 26, 1959:
- J. Douglas Watt (PC) 2036
- Harry Patmore (LP) 1959
Cypress (dec. Marcel Boulic, September 23, 1959), November 26, 1959:
- Thelma Forbes (PC) 2378
- John Sundell (LP) 1654
Rhineland (dec. Wallace C. Miller, October 4, 1959), November 26, 1959:
- Jacob Froese (SC) 1300
- Leo Recksiedler (PC) 1209
- David Friesen (LP) 1075
Turtle Mountain (Errick Willis appointed as Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, late 1959), November 26, 1959:
- Edward Dow (LP) 2380
- Robert Aitkens (PC) 2274
Pembina (dec. Maurice Ridley, October 2, 1960), December 9, 1960:
- Carolyne Morrison (PC) 2132
- Charles Cousins (LP) 1491
- Bruce Wannop (SC) 1311
The Liberal-Progressives formally became known as Liberals on April 19, [1961]]. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation dissolved later in the year, and was replaced by the New Democratic Party of Manitoba.
La Verendrye (res. Stan Roberts, May 1962)
St. Johns (res. David Orlikow, May 1962)
Virden (res. John Thompson, October 24, 1962)
