1962 Manitoba general election

1962 Manitoba general election

December 16, 1962
57 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba 29 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Duff Roblin Gildas Molgat Party Progressive Conservative Liberal Leader since June 17, 1954 April 20, 1961 Leader's seat Wolseley Ste. Rose Last election 36 11 Seats won 36 13 Seat change 2 Popular vote 134,208 103,283 Percentage 45.0% 36.3% Swing 2.0pp 6.0pp   Third party Fourth party   NDP SC Leader Russell Paulley Jacob Froese Party New Democratic Social Credit Leader since November 4, 1961 1959 Leader's seat Radisson Rhineland Last election 10 - Seats won 7 1 Seat change 3 1 Popular vote 47,304 6,930 Percentage 15.8% 2.3% Swing 6.0pp 2.3pp
Map of Election Results
Premier before election Dufferin Roblin Progressive Conservative Premier after the election Dufferin Roblin Progressive Conservative

The 1962 Manitoba general election was held on December 16, 1962 to elect 57 members to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Canada. It resulted in a majority victory for the incumbent Progressive Conservatives under the leadership of Premier Dufferin Roblin, securing a third term for the party.

Roblin's Tories won 36 seats versus 13 for the Liberals led by Gildas Molgat, 7 for the social democratic New Democrats led by Russell Paulley, and 1 seat for the Social Credit Party led by Jacob Froese.

The Communist Party ran two candidates, neither being successful.

Detailed Results

Summary

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats		Popular vote
				1959	Elected	#	%	% Change
	Progressive Conservative	Dufferin Roblin	57	36	36	134,208	45.0%
	Liberal	Gildas Molgat	57	11	13	108,283	36.3%
	New Democratic	Russell Paulley	40	10	7	47,304	15.8%
	Social Credit	Jacob Froese	11	-	1	6,930	2.3%
	Communist	William Cecil Ross	2	-	-	816	0.3%
	Independent		3	-	-	960	0.3%
Total			170	57	57	298,501	100%

Popular vote PC   44.96% Liberal   36.28% New Democratic   15.85% Social Credit   2.32% Others   0.59%

Seats summary PC   63.16% Liberal   22.81% New Democratic   12.28% Social Credit   1.75%

Northern Manitoba

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP
Churchill		Gordon Beard 2,170		Francis Jobin 1,973				John Ingebrigtson
Flin Flon		Charles Witney 2,375		Eli Ross 1,175		Fred Ledieu 448		Charles Witney
Rupertsland		Joseph Jeannotte 2,329		Reginald McKay 515		Thomas Hamilton 461		Joseph Jeannotte
The Pas		John Carroll 2,484		Adam Deminick 1,497		Rachael Schewchuk 430		John Carroll

Southern Manitoba

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		Social Credit
Arthur		J. Douglas Watt 2,629		Harry Patmore 1,861						J. Douglas Watt
Birtle-Russell		Robert Smellie 2,676		Victor Fulton 1,701		Arnold Minish 704				Robert Smellie
Brandon		Reginald Lissaman 4,771		James Creighton 3,182		Hans Fries 1542		Harold Wright 535		Reginald Lissaman
Brokenhead		Richard Mulder 1,314		Max Dubas 971		Ed Schreyer 1,910				Ed Schreyer
Carillon		Peter Thiessen 1,278		Leonard Barkman 2,116				Edward Dubois 811		Edmond Prefontaine
Cypress		Thelma Forbes 2,746		Welland Stonehouse 1,928				Charles Turner 267		Thelma Forbes
Dauphin		Stewart McLean 3,247		John Seale 1,801						Stewart McLean
Dufferin		William Homer Hamilton 2,542		R.G. Douglas 1,309						William Homer Hamilton
Emerson		Michael Sokolyk 1,964		John Tanchak 2,545						John Tanchak
Ethelbert Plains		James Crowe 1,376		Michael Hryhorczuk 1,930		A. Clifford Matthews 706				Michael Hryhorczuk
Fisher		Emil Moeller 1,410		Arthur Dublin 1,076		Peter Wagner 1,323				Peter Wagner
Gimli		George Johnson 2,316		Don Martin 794		Magnus Eliason 917				George Johnson
Gladstone		Jack McPhedran 2,020		Nelson Shoemaker 2,868		Fred Cooks 249				Nelson Shoemaker
Hamiota		Barry Strickland 2,573		Frank Taylor 2,015		M.S. Antonation 329				Barry Strickland
Lac du Bonnet		Oscar Bjornson 1,740		John Ateah 1,264		John Bracken 843				Oscar Bjornson
Lakeside		John Frederick Bate 1,452		Douglas Campbell 2,009		H.C. Alfen 207				Douglas Campbell
La Verendrye		Rene Prefontaine 1,086		Albert Vielfaure 1,394				Raymond Thuot 719		Stan Roberts
Minnedosa		Walter Weir 2,828		Frank Anderson 1,536		John Lee 472		C.V. Hutton 456		Walter Weir
Morris		Harry Shewman 1,648		Phil Perron 1,126				Wilbur Tinkler 609		Harry Shewman
Pembina		Carolyne Morrison 2,436		Charles Cousins 2,225						Carolyne Morrison
Portage la Prairie		John Christianson 2,124		Gordon Johnston 2,414		Francis Mason 220				John Christianson
Rhineland		A.J. Thissen 1,478		J.H. Pennber 791				Jacob Froese 1,511		Jacob Froese
Roblin		Keith Alexander 2,205		Charles Filowich 1,530		Ray Taylor 645				Keith Alexander
Rock Lake		Abram Harrison 2,444		Harry Parsonage 2,015		J.A. Potter 257				Abram Harrison
Rockwood-Iberville		George Hutton 2,594		C.E. Crawford 1,256		Samuel Cranston 471				George Hutton
St. George		John Hjalmasson 1,210		Elman Guttormson 2,451						Elman Guttormson
Ste. Rose		J.A. Fletcher 1,467		Gildas Molgat 2,648		Leon Hoefer 147				Gildas Molgat
Selkirk		Ben Massey 1,527		Thomas P. Hillhouse 2,104		Robert Luining 579				Thomas P. Hillhouse
Souris-Lansdowne		Malcolm McKellar 2,471		D.L. Barclay 1,532						Malcolm McKellar
Springfield		Fred Klym 1,993		William Lucko 1,562				Harold Patzer 429		Fred Klym
Swan River		James Bilton 2,350		Elmir Simms 1,004		M.G. Hofford 718				Albert H.C. Corbett
Turtle Mountain		Peter J. McDonald 2,788		Edward Dow 1,973				C.R. Baskerville 691		Edward Dow
Virden		Donald McGregor 2,828		Malcolm McGregor 1,323				J.J. Morton 450		John Thompson

Winnipeg

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		Other
Assiniboia		George Johnson 2,993		Stephen Patrick 3,232		Al Mackling 1,978				George Johnson
Burrows		Peter Okrainec 747		Mark Smerchanski 1,791		John Hawryluk 1,502		Andrew Bileski (Comm.) 517		John Hawryluk
Elmwood		Don Thompson 1,737		John Kozoriz 1,815		Steve Peters 2,024				Steve Peters
Fort Garry		Sterling Lyon 4,721		David Bowles 2,828		Cliff Brownridge 1,168				Sterling Lyon
Fort Rouge		Gurney Evans 3,507		Brock McArthur 2,128		William Reid 990				Gurney Evans
Inkster		Mary Wayrykaw 1,497		John Shanski 2,081		Morris Gray 2,658				Morris Gray
Kildonan		James Mills 3,176		Ernie Rudolph 2,751		A.J. Reid 3,172		John De Fehr (SC) 452		A.J. Reid
Logan		Uberta Blackburn 1,126		Thomas Blaine 1,006		Lemuel Harris 1,462				Lemuel Harris
Osborne		Obie Baizley 3,025		Robert E. Moffat 1,871		Jim Buchanan 1,523				Obie Baizley
Radisson		Nelson McLean 2,712		Nick Slotek 3,169		Russell Paulley 4,032				Russell Paulley
River Heights		Maitland Steinkopf 5,044		Roy Matas 3,941						W.B. Scarth
St. Boniface		Brunelle Leveille 1,937		Laurent Desjardins 4,175		Ian Wright 662				Laurent Desjardins
St. James		Douglas Stanes 2,707		Dave Johnston 2,202		William Hardy 1,239				Douglas Stanes
St. Johns		M. Baryluk 1,236		Ed Pollack 1,229		Saul Cherniack 1,796		Saul Simkin (Comm.) 299 F.P. Bashchak (Ind.-Lib.-Lab.) 111 Sam Bordman (Ind.) 54		David Orlikow
St. Matthews		William Martin 2,485		Don Cook 1,771		Gordon Fines 1,386				William Martin
St. Vital		Fred Groves 3,626		Doug Honeyman 2,605		Clare Martineau 1,023		Fred Brennan (Ind.) 795		Fred Groves
Seven Oaks		Jack Chapman 2,635		Calvin Scarfe 1,600		Arthur E. Wright 3,095				Arthur E. Wright
Wellington		Richard Seaborn 2,422		Gurzon Havey 1,391		Lloyd Stinson 2,202				Richard Seaborn
Winnipeg Centre		James Cowan 2,779		Frank Lamont 1,684		Donovan Swailes 1,016				James Cowan
Wolseley		Dufferin Roblin 3,207		Russ Davis 1,559		Ed Stefaniuk 798				Dufferin Roblin

By-elections 1962 to 1966

Manitoba provincial by-election, September 30, 1964: River Heights Resignation of Maitland Steinkopf
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Maitland Steinkopf	4,963	52.57	-3.57
	Liberal	Scott Wright	4,478	47.43	+3.57
Total valid votes			9,441	100
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		−3.57

See also

• List of Manitoba political parties

Further reading

• Saywell, John T., ed. (1963). Canadian Annual Review for 1962. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

Preceded by 1959 Manitoba election

List of Manitoba elections

Succeeded by 1966 Manitoba election