Events in Manitoba History: Canadian Federal Election (1963)

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The Canadian federal election of 1963 was held on 8 April. The results were as follows:

Riding

Candidate

Party

Votes

Brandon-Souris

Walter Gilbert Dinsdale (1916-1982)

Progressive Conservative

18,100

Alvin Chown Hamilton (1926-2014)

Liberal

7,011

A. W. Bassingthwaighte

Social Credit

3,305

Kathleen Forrest

New Democratic

1,514

Churchill

Robert “Bud” Simpson (1910-1990)

Progressive Conservative

11,707

William Bruce Dunlop (1924-2018)

Liberal

7,253

Florence Antoinette Matthews (c1930-2012)

New Democratic

2,990

Dauphin

Richard Elmer Forbes (1894-1978)

Progressive Conservative

7,541

Sigurdur Thorberg Sigurdson

Liberal

5,526

Lawrence A. Milner

Social Credit

3,334

Ray Taylor

New Democratic

1,148

Lisgar

George Robson Muir (1903-1970)

Progressive Conservative

9,698

Jack Wilton

Liberal

5,167

George Loeppky

Social Credit

4,099

Magnus Eliason (1911-2005)

New Democratic

416

Marquette

John Nicholas “Nick” Mandziuk (1902-1969)

Progressive Conservative

11,729

Harris Taylor Huston (1914-1972)

Liberal

6,709

Walter Donovan

Social Credit

2,036

Michael J. Sotas

New Democratic

981

Portage-Neepawa

Siegfried John “Sig” Enns (1924-2020)

Progressive Conservative

12,532

William Henry “Bill” Bradley (1909-1977)

Liberal

8,398

Sybil Barnett

New Democratic

1,551

Charles R. Turner

Social Credit

1,484

Harold Lloyd Henderson (1907-1993)

Independent

826

Provencher

Warner Herbert Jorgenson (1918-2005)

Progressive Conservative

6,729

Stanley Carl Roberts (1927-1990)

Liberal

5,351

Elie J. Dorge

Social Credit

2,512

St. Boniface

Roger Joseph Teillet (1912-2002)

Liberal

13,547

Laurier Arthur Regnier (1903-1990)

Progressive Conservative

9,716

Graham Murray Campbell (1932-2019)

New Democratic

6,184

Georges Forest (1924-1990)

Social Credit

3,859

Selkirk

Eric Stefanson (1913-1977)

Progressive Conservative

10,096

Rudy E. Usick

Liberal

6,937

Raymond Cromarty

New Democratic

2,211

Carl E. Hollborn

Social Credit

718

Springfield

Joseph “Joe” Slogan

Progressive Conservative

9,552

Archie Warren

Liberal

5,532

J. Frank Syms (c1924-1992)

New Democratic

3,648

Robert H. Luining

Social Credit

1,358

Winnipeg North

David Orlikow (1919-1998)

New Democratic

18,512

Paul Parashin

Liberal

16,081

Don Thompson

Progressive Conservative

14,391

Nick Halas

Social Credit

1,729

Winnipeg North Centre

Stanley Howard Knowles (1908-1997)

New Democratic

13,619

Erna Freida Emma Hartman (1901-1994)

Progressive Conservative

7,814

Barry E. Krawchuk

Liberal

7,077

Val Paul Willms

Social Credit

1,026

Winnipeg South

Margaret MacTavish Rogers Konantz (1899-1967)

Liberal

24,467

Gordon Campbell Chown (1922-2002)

Progressive Conservative

22,316

Lloyd Cleworth Stinson (1904-1976)

New Democratic

7,867

James C. MacPherson

Social Credit

1,515

Winnipeg South Centre

Gordon Minto Churchill (1898-1985)

Progressive Conservative

17,092

Frederick John “Fred” Douglas (1913-1998)

Liberal

15,849

Alistair McLeod Stewart (1905-1970)

New Democratic

6,011

Harold Arthur Bathgate [Batke] (1904-1983)

Social Credit

1,182

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Manitoba Members of the Twenty-Sixth Canadian Parliament (1963-1965)

Sources:

History of Federal Ridings Since 1867, Parliament of Canada.

Obituary [Graham Murray Campbell], Winnipeg Free Press, 28 September 2019.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 5 August 2023