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Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial By-Elections (1968-1969)

The results of provincial by-elections held in this period were as follows:

Constituency

Election Date

Candidate

Party

Votes

Birtle-Russell

20 February 1969

Henry Edward “Harry” Graham (1921-2006)

Progressive Conservative

2,117

Edward Shust

Liberal

1,406

Donald Kostesky

New Democratic

1,034

Churchill

20 February 1969

Joseph Paul “Joe” Borowski (1932-1996)

New Democratic

2,637

J. Blaine Johnson

Independent

2,616

Mike Klewchuk

Progressive Conservative

1,709

Garry Walsh

Liberal

1,109

Morris

20 February 1969

Warner Herbert Jorgenson (1918-2005)

Progressive Conservative

2,146

Ralph Rasmussen

Liberal

841

William T. Loftus

New Democratic

276

Turtle Mountain

4 March 1968

Edward Ingo “Ed” Dow (1904-1992)

Liberal

2,443

Allan M. Rose

Progressive Conservative

2,235

Peter H. Sawatsky

Social Credit

597

Wolseley

20 February 1969

Leonard Harold Claydon (1915-1971)

Progressive Conservative

2,161

Julius Koteles

Liberal

1,528

Archie Stone

New Democratic

944

See also:

Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial Election (1966)

Memorable Manitobans: Members of the Twenty-Eighth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1966-1969)

Sources:

Manitoba Election Records (December 1870 to November 1957, June 1958 to June 1969), Manitoba Legislative Library.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 9 May 2020

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