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

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:

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: 17 September 2023