Robert Simpson (Manitoba politician)

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Robert Simpson
Member of Parliament
for Churchill
In office
June 1957 – September 1972
Personal details
Born(1910-08-18)August 18, 1910
, Canada
DiedNovember 11, 1990(1990-11-11) (aged 80)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceFlin Flon, Manitoba
Professionclerk, miner

Robert Simpson (18 August 1910 – 11 November 1990) was a Canadian politician, a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in and became a clerk and miner by career.

He was first elected at the Churchill riding in the 1957 general election, then re-elected there in 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965 and 1968. His final term of office was the 28th Canadian Parliament after which he did not seek further re-election since 1972.

Electoral history[]

1968 Canadian federal election: Churchill—Keewatinook Aski
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Robert Simpson 9,009 41.8 -9.2
Liberal Frank Dembinsky 7,673 35.6 +8.6
New Democratic Brian Koshul 4,888 22.7 +7.0
Total valid votes 21,570 100.0
1965 Canadian federal election: Churchill—Keewatinook Aski
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Robert Simpson 10,773 51.0 -2.3
Liberal F.L. Jobin 5,694 27.0 -6.1
New Democratic Ken MacMaster 3,306 15.6 +2.0
Social Credit Curt R. Shielman 1,352 6.4
Total valid votes 21,125 100.0
1963 Canadian federal election: Churchill—Keewatinook Aski
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Robert Simpson 11,707 53.3 +2.0
Liberal Bruce Dunlop 7,253 33.0 +2.5
New Democratic Florence Matthews 2,990 13.6 -4.5
Total valid votes 21,950 100.0
1962 Canadian federal election: Churchill—Keewatinook Aski
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Robert Simpson 10,943 51.3 -13.4
Liberal Francis Laurence Jobin 6,511 30.6 +7.2
New Democratic Florence Matthews 3,858 18.1 +6.2
Total valid votes 21,312 100.0

Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.

1958 Canadian federal election: Churchill—Keewatinook Aski
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Robert Simpson 11,506 64.7 +25.9
Liberal Lorne Paterson Ferg 4,159 23.4 -7.9
Co-operative Commonwealth Jack Freedman 2,118 11.9 +0.2
Total valid votes 17,783 100.0
1957 Canadian federal election: Churchill—Keewatinook Aski
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Robert Simpson 6,191 38.8 +20.8
Liberal George Dyer Weaver 4,993 31.3 -9.1
Social Credit Bruce Moore 2,891 18.1 -2.1
Co-operative Commonwealth Gerald Robert Clarkson 1,870 11.7 -6.9
Total valid votes 15,945 100.0

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