Events in Manitoba History: Canadian Federal Election (1958)

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The Canadian federal election of 1958 was held on 31 March. The results were as follows:

Riding

Candidate

Party

Votes

Brandon-Souris

Walter Gilbert Dinsdale (1916-1982)

Progressive Conservative

22,185

Kendric Hambly Williams

Liberal

5,303

Hans Fries

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

1,552

Walter Robert Jones

Social Credit

946

Churchill

Robert “Bud” Simpson (1910-1990)

Progressive Conservative

11,506

Lorne Paterson Ferg (1924-1985)

Liberal

4,159

Jack Freedman

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

2,118

Dauphin

Richard Elmer Forbes (1894-1978)

Progressive Conservative

8,674

Frederick Samuel “Fred” Zaplitny (1913-1964)

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

6,023

Allan Thomas Warnock (1899-1966)

Liberal

3,981

Lisgar

George Robson Muir (1903-1970)

Progressive Conservative

13,072

Kenneth Hartwell

Liberal

4,546

Wilfred Darling

Social Credit

1,445

Joseph Albert Hamilton

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

520

Marquette

John Nicholas “Nick” Mandziuk (1902-1969)

Progressive Conservative

14,748

David Arthur “Art” Kinney (1915-2003)

Liberal

5,598

Michael J. Sotas

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

1,572

William Nevin

Social Credit

993

Portage-Neepawa

George Clark Fairfield (1912-1978)

Progressive Conservative

15,304

Harold Lloyd Henderson (1907-1993)

Liberal

6,434

Sidney Coulthard

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

1,598

Provencher

Warner Herbert Jorgenson (1918-2005)

Progressive Conservative

8,278

Jean Rene Prefontaine (1924-1984)

Liberal

5,268

Wilbert James Tinkler

Social Credit

1,363

Jacob John Siemens (1896-1963)

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

281

St. Boniface

Laurier Arthur Regnier (1903-1990)

Progressive Conservative

12,688

Joseph Louis Alexandre Deniset (1919-1983)

Liberal

9,500

Nicholas Manchur

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

5,759

Lockie A. Miles

Social Credit

881

Selkirk

Eric Stefanson (1913-1977)

Progressive Conservative

8,878

William “Scottie” Bryce (1888-1963)

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

5,291

William James Wood

Liberal

4,467

Springfield

William Val Yacula (c1908-1958)

Progressive Conservative

7,045

Jacob “Jake” Schulz (1901-1983)

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

4,962

Anton Bernard Weselak (1918-1989)

Liberal

3,491

John William Gross (1914-1994)

Social Credit

1,125

Winnipeg North

William Murray Smith (1930-2010)

Progressive Conservative

19,629

Alistair McLeod Stewart (1905-1970)

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

19,414

Nina Antoinnette Yaremovich Partrick (1907-1995)

Liberal

5,700

William Cecil Ross (c1911-1998)

Labor Progressive

1,503

Winnipeg North Centre

John Douglas Campbell MacLean (1929-1987)

Progressive Conservative

14,911

Stanley Howard Knowles (1908-1997)

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

13,536

Thomas R. Blaine

Liberal

3,552

Winnipeg South

Gordon Campbell Chown (1922-2002)

Progressive Conservative

32,308

Henry Charles “Charlie” Avery (1909-1992)

Liberal

12,524

Fred Paulley (1924-1997)

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

6,305

Winnipeg South Centre

Gordon Minto Churchill (1898-1985)

Progressive Conservative

27,722

Ronald John “Ron” Gillies (1925-2006)

Liberal

7,927

Gordon Richard Fines (1911-1990)

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

5,975

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Manitoba Members of the Twenty-Fourth Canadian Parliament (1958-1962)

Sources:

Obituary [Fred Paulley], Winnipeg Free Press, 15 March 1997, page 66.

History of Federal Ridings Since 1867, Parliament of Canada.

We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 11 December 2024