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Manitoba general election, 1962

Manitoba's general election of December 16, 1962 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It resulted in a second majority victory for the Progressive Conservative Party under the leadership of Dufferin Roblin. Roblin's Tories won thirty-six seats, against thirteen for the Liberals, seven for the New Democratic Party, and one for the Social Credit Party.

Note that voting was deferred until January 4, 1963 in the northern ridings of Churchill and Rupertsland, as well as in the Winnipeg riding of Kildonan.

Table of contents

Results

Party Party Leader # of
candidates 		Seats Popular Vote
1959 Elected % Change # % % Change
     Progressive Conservative
Dufferin Roblin
  36 36 -      
     Liberal <center>Gildas Molgat   11 13 +18.2%      
     New Democratic <center>Russell Paulley   10 7 -30.0%      
     Social Credit <center>Jacob Froese   * 1 *     *
     Communist <center>William Cecil Ross     -        
     Independent     –        
Total   57 57 -   100%  

Note:

* Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.


Preceded by:
1959 Manitoba election 		List of Manitoba elections Followed by:
1966 Manitoba election


See also

Riding results

Party key:

Bold name denotes incumbent.

Arthur:

Assiniboia:

Birtle-Russell:

  • Robert Smellie (PC) 2676
  • Victor Fulton (L) 1701
  • Arnold Minish (NDP) 704

Brandon:

Brokenhead:

Burrows:

  • Mark Smerchanski (L) 1791
  • John Hawryluk (NDP) 1502
  • Peter Okrainec (PC) 747
  • Andrew Bileski (Comm) 517

Carillon:

Churchill:

Cypress:

  • Thelma Forbes (PC) 2746
  • Welland Stonehouse (L) 1928
  • Charles Turner (SC) 267

Dauphin:

Dufferin:

Elmwood:

  • Steve Peters (NDP) 2024
  • John Kozoriz (L) 1815
  • Don Thompson (PC) 1737

Emerson:

Ethelbert-Plains:

Fisher:

  • Emil Moeller (PC) 1410
  • Peter Wagner (NDP) 1323
  • Arthur Dublin (L) 1076

[Note: Wagner was originally declared the winner, until news came from a northern part of the riding that a miscount had occurred. Many suspect the final result was rigged.]

Flin Flon:

Fort Garry:

  • Sterling Lyon (PC) 4721
  • David Bowles (L) 2828
  • Cliff Brownridge (NDP) 1168

Fort Rouge:

  • Gurney Evans (PC) 3507
  • Brock McArthur (L) 2128
  • William Reid (NDP) 990

Gimli:

Gladstone:

Hamiota:

Inkster:

  • Morris Gray (NDP) 2658
  • John Shanski (L) 2081
  • Mary Wayrykaw (PC) 1497

Kildonan:

  • James Mills (PC) 3176
  • A.J. Reid (NDP) 3172
  • Ernie Rudolph (L) 2751
  • John De Fehr (SC) 452

Lac Du Bonnet:

Lakeside:

La Verendrye:

Logan:

  • Lemuel Harris (NDP) 1462
  • Uberta Blackburn (PC) 1126
  • Thomas Blaine (L) 1006

Minnedosa:

  • Walter Weir (PC) 2828
  • Frank Anderson (L) 1536
  • John Lee (NDP) 472
  • C.V. Hutton (SC) 456

Morris:

Osborne:

  • Obie Baizley (PC) 3025
  • Robert Moffat (L) 1871
  • Jim Buchanan (NDP) 1523

Pembina:

Portage La Prairie:

  • Gordon Johnston (L) 2414
  • John Christianson (PC) 2124
  • Francis Mason (NDP) 220

Radisson:

  • Russell Paulley (NDP) 4032
  • Nicholas Slotek (L) 3169
  • Nelson McLean (PC) 2712

Rhineland:

  • Jacob Froese (SC) 1511
  • A.J. Thissen (PC) 1478
  • J.H. Penner (L) 791

River Heights:

Roblin:

Rock Lake:

  • Abram Harrison (PC) 2444
  • Harry Parsonage (L) 2015
  • J.A. Potter (NDP) 257

Rockwood-Iberville:

  • George Hutton (PC) 2594
  • C.E. Crawford (L) 1256
  • Samuel Cranston (NDP) 471

Rupertsland:

St. Boniface:

St. George:

St. James:

  • Douglas Stanes (PC) 2707
  • Dave Johnston (L) 2202
  • William Hardy (NDP) 1239

St. Johns:

  • Saul Cherniack (NDP) 1796
  • M. Baryluk (PC) 1236
  • Ed Pollack (L) 1229
  • Saul Simkin (Comm) 299
  • F.P. Bashchak (Ind-L-Lab) 111
  • Sam Bordman (Ind) 54

St. Mathews:

St. Vital:

  • Fred Groves (PC) 3626
  • Doug Honeyman (L) 2605
  • Clare Martineau (NDP) 1023
  • Fred Brennan (Ind) 795

Ste. Rose:

  • Gildas Molgat (L) 2648
  • J.A. Fletcher (PC) 1467
  • Leon Hoefer (NDP) 147

Selkirk:

Seven Oaks:

  • Arthur Wright (NDP) 3095
  • Jack Chapman (PC) 2635
  • Calvin Scarfe (L) 1600

Souris-Lansdowne:

Springfield:

  • Fred Klym (PC) 1993
  • William Lucko (L) 1562
  • Harold Patzer (SC) 429

Swan River:

  • James Bilton (PC) 2350
  • Elmir Simms (L) 1004
  • M.G. Hofford (NDP) 718

The Pas:

  • John Carroll (PC) 2484
  • Adam Deminick (L) 1497
  • Rachael Schewchuk (NDP) 430

Turtle Mountain:

Virden:

Wellington:

Winnipeg Centre:

  • James Cowan (PC) 2779
  • Frank Lamont (L) 1684
  • Donovan Swailes (NDP) 1016

Wolseley:

Post-election changes

River Heights (res. Maitland Steinkopf, June 12, 1964), September 30, 1964:

Brokenhead (res. Edward Schreyer, October 20, 1965)





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