1966 Manitoba general election
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The 1966 Manitoba general election was held on June 23, 1966 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[]
- List of Manitoba political parties
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.
Arthur:
- (x)James Douglas Watt (PC) 1902
- (L) 1807
- (NDP) 494
Assiniboia:
- (x)Stephen Patrick (L) 5168
- (PC) 4800
- Charles Norman (NDP) 2943
Birtle-Russell:
- Rod Clement (L) 2223
- (x)Robert G. Smellie (PC) 2078
- (NDP) 446
:
- (x)Reginald Lissaman (PC) 3863
- (L) 3696
- (NDP) 1452
- (SC) 508
:
- Sam Uskiw (NDP) 1889
- (PC) 1315
- Stanley Copp (Ind L) 669
- (SC) 365
Burrows:
- Ben Hanuschak (NDP) 2415
- (x)Mark Smerchanski (L) 1487
- (PC) 1301
1966 Manitoba general election: 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
- (L) 2192
Cypress:
- (x)Thelma Forbes (PC) 2331
- Duncan Campbell (L) 1888
Dauphin:
- (x)Stewart McLean (PC) 3149
- (L) 1512
- Michael Sotas (NDP) 236
Dufferin:
- (x)Homer Hamilton (PC) 2135
- (L) 1280
- (SC) 583
Elmwood:
- Russell Doern (NDP) 2765
- Tom Snowden (PC) 1816
- John Kozoriz (L) 1458
- Walter Bowden (SC) 744
Emerson:
- (x)John Tanchak (L) 2180
- Gabriel Girard (PC) 2015
:
- Michael Kawchuk (NDP) 1246
- (L) 1182
- (SC) 884
- (PC) 548
Fisher:
- Peter Masniuk (PC) 1480
- Peter Wagner (NDP) 1368
- (L) 712
- (Ind) 97
Flin Flon:
- (x)Charles Witney (PC) 1750
- (NDP) 1090
- (L) 1071
Fort Garry:
- (x)Sterling Lyon (PC) 6131
- Peter Stokes (L) 2435
- (NDP) 1769
Fort Rouge:
- (x)Gurney Evans (PC) 3767
- (L) 2451
- (NDP) 1845
Gimli:
- (x)George Johnson (PC) 1981
- (L) 1021
- (NDP) 767
- (x)Nelson Shoemaker (L) 2926
- John McPhedran (PC) 1787
- (NDP) 236
Hamiota:
- Earl Dawson (L) 2194
- (x)Barry Strickland (PC) 2043
- (NDP) 412
Inkster:
- Sidney Green (NDP) 3644
- (PC) 1713
- (L) 1557
- William Cecil Ross (Comm) 312
Kildonan:
- Peter Fox (NDP) 4644
- (x)James Mills (PC) 3808
- (L) 2966
- (SC) 1331
Lac Du Bonnet:
- (x)Oscar Bjornson (PC) 1342
- (L) 1262
- (NDP) 1151
- (SC) 474
Lakeside:
- (x)Douglas Campbell (L) 1780
- Frank Sims (PC) 1428
- (NDP) 272
La Verendrye:
- (x)Albert Vielfaure (L) 1807
- (PC) 860
Logan:
- (x)Lemuel Harris (NDP) 1975
- Wally Fox-Decent (PC) 1657
- (L) 1019
Minnedosa:
- (x)Walter Weir (PC) 2136
- (L) 1615
- (SC) 774
- (NDP) 648
1966 Manitoba general election: 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 |
Osborne:
- (x)Obie Baizley (PC) 3363
- (NDP) 2189
- (L) 2141
Pembina:
- (x)Carolyne Morrison (PC) 2056
- (L) 1545
- (SC) 878
- (NDP) 129
Portage la Prairie:
- (x)Gordon Johnston (L) 2726
- John Christianson (PC) 1991
- (NDP) 312
Radisson:
- (x)Russell Paulley (NDP) 7114
- Joseph Guay (L) 4905
- (PC) 2561
Rhineland:
- (x)Jacob Froese (SC) 1676
- (PC) 1324
- (L) 696
River Heights:
- Sidney Spivak (PC) 5325
- (L) 4083
- (NDP) 826
Roblin:
- Wally McKenzie (PC) 1798
- Joseph Perchaluk (NDP) 1583
- (L) 863
Rock Lake:
- Henry Einarson (PC) 1835
- (L) 1691
- (SC) 505
- (NDP) 333
:
- Harry Enns (PC) 2091
- (L) 1429
- (NDP) 804
- (SC) 228
Rupertsland:
- (x)Joseph Jeannotte (PC) 1866
- Jean Allard (L) 953
- (NDP) 363
St. Boniface:
- (x)Laurent Desjardins (L) 4040
- (PC) 1750
- (NDP) 1033
St. George:
- (x)Elman Guttormson (L) 2009
- (PC) 1418
- (NDP) 357
St. James:
- (x)Douglas Stanes (PC) 3034
- Lloyd Axworthy (L) 2244
- Jim Rose (NDP) 1487
St. Johns:
- (x)Saul Cherniack (NDP) 2427
- (PC) 1215
- (L) 970
- Don Currie (Comm) 326
:
- Robert Steen (PC) 2941
- Andrew Robertson (NDP) 1950
- (L) 1922
St. Vital:
- Donald Craik (PC) 4432
- (L) 2927
- William Hutton (NDP) 2310
Ste. Rose:
- (x)Gildas Molgat (L) 2410
- (PC) 1187
- (SC) 275
- Harry Shafransky (NDP) 86
Selkirk:
- (x)Thomas Hillhouse (L) 1832
- (PC) 1792
- (NDP) 876
- (SC) 227
Seven Oaks:
- Saul Miller (NDP) 5295
- Nathan Nurgitz (PC) 2596
- (L) 2010
:
- (x)Malcolm McKellar (PC) 1919
- (L) 1556
- Margaret Gray (SC) 387
- (NDP) 238
Springfield:
- (x)Fred Klym (PC) 1697
- (NDP) 1274
- William Lucko (L) 1113
Swan River:
- (x)James Bilton (PC) 1591
- (SC) 1185
- (L) 793
- George Higgs (NDP) 602
The Pas:
- (x)John Carroll (PC) 2278
- Calvin Gibson (L) 1769
- Glen Allen (NDP) 288
Turtle Mountain:
- Edward Dow (L) 2149
- (x)Peter J. McDonald (PC) 2144
- Peter Sawatsky (SC) 690
- Selwyn Burrows (NDP) 141
Virden:
- (x)Donald Morris McGregor (PC) 2092
- Roland Tolton (L) 1245
- Donald Rowan (SC) 743
- Vernon Mazawasicuna (NDP) 256
Wellington:
- Philip Petursson (NDP) 3153
- (x)Richard Seaborn (PC) 2447
- Gurzon Harvey (L) 1117
Winnipeg Centre:
- (x)James Cowan (PC) 2982
- Ross White (L) 1917
- Donald Malinowski (NDP) 1434
1966 Manitoba general election: 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 House of Commons of Canada 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]
Birtle-Russell | Manitoba provincial by-election, February 20, 1969:||||||||
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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 |
Churchill | Manitoba provincial by-election, February 20, 1969:||||||||
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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 |
Morris | Manitoba provincial by-election, February 20, 1969:||||||||
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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 |
Wolseley | Manitoba provincial by-election, February 20, 1969:||||||||
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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.
References[]
- ^ Winnipeg Free Press, 4 February 1969, p. 14.
Further reading[]
- Saywell, John, ed. (1967). Canadian Annual Review for 1966. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
- 1966 elections in Canada
- Elections in Manitoba
- 1966 in Manitoba
- June 1966 events in Canada