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Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial Election (1936)
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The Manitoba general election of 1936 was held on 27 July. The results were as follows:
Party
Leader
Votes
Seats
Liberal-Progressive
John Bracken (1883-1969)
91,357
23
Conservative
Errick French Willis (1896-1967)
71,927
16
Independent Labour
Seymour James Farmer (1878-1951)
30,983
7
Social Credit
Stanley William Fox (1906-1984)
23,413
5
Independent
-
29,892
3
Communist
?
5,864
1
Totals
253,436
55
The voting results for individual constituencies were as follows:
Constituency
Candidate
Party
Votes
Arthur
John Robertson Pitt (1885-1970)
Liberal-Progressive
1,311
James Arthur Ross (1893-1958)
Conservative
1,002
Assiniboia
James Aiken (1888-1974)
Independent Labour
2,897
Dr. H. P. McPhail
Conservative
2,327
J. L. Morton
Liberal-Progressive
946
W. Sanders
Social Credit
560
Beautiful Plains
John Silas Poole (1872-1963)
Conservative
1,784
Adalbert James Moses Poole (1881-1970)
Liberal-Progressive
1,601
John Hazelett Duffy (1878-1942)
Social Credit
937
Birtle
Francis Campbell “Frank” Bell (1892-1968)
Liberal-Progressive
1,477
William Courtney Wroth (1880-1954)
Conservative
1,450
W. Cameron
Social Credit
0
Brandon City
George Dinsdale (1887-1943)
Conservative
2,974
Henry Oliver McDiarmid (1882-1952)
Liberal-Progressive
2,204
H. Shafford
Independent Labour
1,300
Carillon
Edmond Prefontaine (1897-1971)
Liberal-Progressive
2,430
Charles McBurney
Conservative
1,223
Cypress
James Lyall Christie (1891-1953)
Liberal-Progressive
1,629
Dr. R. G. Hurton
Conservative
1,500
Dauphin
Robert Hawkins (1879-1962)
Liberal-Progressive
1,836
Ernest Newburn McGirr (1887-1982)
Conservative
1,312
Ronald Stewart Moore (1913-2003)
Independent Labour
885
Deloraine
Errick French Willis (1896-1967)
Conservative
2,000
Russell Barrett (1889-1959)
Liberal-Progressive
1,641
Dufferin
John Alfred Munn (1882-1942)
Liberal-Progressive
2,107
Thomas Henry Lytle (1879-1943)
Conservative
1,782
Emerson
Herbert Henry Wright (1880-1944)
Independent
1,654
Robert Franklin Curran (1883-1958)
Liberal-Progressive
1,634
H. M. Podolsky
Independent
1,015
W. W. Wachna
Social Credit
482
Ethelbert
William Lisowsky (1892-1958)
Social Credit
2,065
Nicholas Apoluner Hryhorczuk (1888-1979)
Liberal-Progressive
1,838
Fairford
Stuart Sinclair Garson (1898-1977)
Liberal-Progressive
Acclaim
Fisher
Nicolas Volodymir Bachynsky (1887-1969)
Liberal-Progressive
949
A. Hopgood
Independent
623
F. Romanchyck
Independent Labour
184
Gilbert Plains
Stanley William Fox (1906-1984)
Social Credit
1,488
George Darling Shortreed (1870-1940)
Liberal-Progressive
752
R. J. Dalgleish
Conservative
700
Gimli
Joseph Wawrykow (1908-1979)
Independent Labour
1,577
B. J. Lifman
Liberal-Progressive
1,285
Asta Austmann Oddson (1893-1974)
Social Credit
1,033
Stephen Adolph Magnacca (1902-1980)
Conservative
129
Gladstone
William Morton (1884-1958)
Liberal-Progressive
1,548
Allan Bell Brydon (1880-1940)
Conservative
961
Glenwood
James Washington Breakey (1865-1952)
Liberal-Progressive
1,497
Evelyn Guy Hetherington (1888-1973)
Conservative
755
J. H. Woods
Independent Labour
732
Hamiota
Norman Leslie Turnbull (1900-1986)
Social Credit
1,335
John Spalding (1886-1954)
Liberal-Progressive
1,113
Iberville
John Salmon “Bud” Lamont (1885-1964)
Liberal-Progressive
1,359
Arthur Rivers Boivin (1878-1951)
Independent
1,277
Kildonan and St. Andrews
James Osborne McLenaghen (1892-1950)
Conservative
2,870
Charles Elwyn Fillmore (1887-1984)
Liberal-Progressive
2,271
R. A. Wise
Independent Labour
1,776
Killarney
John Bell Laughlin (1879-1941)
Conservative
1,835
Andrew Edmond Foster (1867-1956)
Liberal-Progressive
1,326
Lakeside
Douglas Lloyd Campbell (1895-1995)
Liberal-Progressive
1,804
Charles Montgomery Blair (1886-1977)
Conservative
1,447
Lansdowne
Matthew Robinson Sutherland (1893-1971)
Liberal-Progressive
1,573
Ellis David Alder (1897-1977)
Conservative
1,382
L. C. DeGagne
Social Credit
691
La Verendrye
Sauveur Marcoux (1893-1951)
Liberal-Progressive
2,209
Joseph Hamelin (1873-1947)
Conservative
1,379
A. G. Gobert
Social Credit
464
Manitou
Hugh Borthwick Morrison (1892-1957)
Conservative
2,217
Frank Westbrook McIntosh (1879-1951)
Liberal-Progressive
1,866
Minnedosa
Earl James Rutledge (1894-1975)
Conservative
2,734
Henry Smalley Rungay (1888-1955)
Liberal-Progressive
2,461
H. J. Martin
Independent Labour
753
Morden and Rhineland
William Conrad “Wally” Miller (1896-1959)
Conservative
3,024
J. J. Enns
Liberal-Progressive
2,666
Morris
William Reid Clubb (1884-1962)
Liberal-Progressive
2,030
P. Bourgeois
Conservative
1,853
Mountain
Ivan Schultz (1891-1974)
Liberal-Progressive
2,390
T. E. McIntyre
Social Credit
1,234
Norfolk
John Polworth Lawrie (1875-1951)
Conservative
1,288
John Muirhead (1877-1954)
Liberal-Progressive
1,206
J. L. Burrows
Social Credit
926
Portage la Prairie
William Raymond “Toby” Sexsmith (1885-1943)
Conservative
1,727
Edward Albert Gilroy (1880-1942)
Liberal-Progressive
1,279
Roblin
Sydney Ernest Rogers (1888-1965)
Social Credit
1,461
William James Westwood (1887-1962)
Liberal-Progressive
1,080
C. D. G. Barber
Conservative
587
Rockwood
Mungo Turnbull Lewis (1894-1969)
Conservative
2,439
William Clarke McKinnell (1873-1939)
Liberal-Progressive
2,056
Russell
Isaac Bertie Griffiths (1882-1970)
Liberal-Progressive
1,827
H. J. Peddie
Independent Labour
1,611
Rupertsland (held 21 August 1936)
Oddur Olafson (1888-1972)
Independent
686
William Walker Kennedy (1882-1963)
Conservative
448
St. Boniface
Harold Frederick Lawrence (1887-1953)
Independent Labour
4,620
L. P. Gagnon
Liberal-Progressive
4,235
George Campbell MacLean (1887-1957)
Conservative
2,747
J. Fred Jodoin
Social Credit
1,730
St. Clements
Herbert R. Sulkers (1889-1948)
Independent Labour
3,819
Robert Alexander Hoey (1883-1965)
Liberal-Progressive
3,154
R. J. M. Bates
Social Credit
1,335
St. George
Elin Salome Halldorson (1887-1970)
Social Credit
1,402
Skuli Sigfusson (1870-1969)
Liberal-Progressive
1,246
Ste. Rose
Maurice Dane MacCarthy (1878-1953)
Liberal-Progressive
1,592
Earlston Stuart Everall (1887-1952)
Conservative
1,097
J. S. Zaplitny
Independent Labour
791
Springfield
Evelyn Foster Shannon (1896-1973)
Liberal-Progressive
2,637
L. J. Pulfer
Social Credit
2,261
George Henry Barefoot (1888-1962)
Independent Labour
1,376
Swan River
George Poddester Renouf (1879-1961)
Conservative
1,986
Daniel Baldwin (1872-1949)
Liberal-Progressive
1,974
Fred Holmes
Independent Labour
853
The Pas (held 21 August 1936)
John Bracken (1883-1969)
Liberal-Progressive
2,968
George Baskerville Mainwaring (1893-1969)
Conservative
1,954
Turtle Mountain
Alexander Robert Welch (1873-1961)
Conservative
1,526
Frederick Valentine Bird (1885-1977)
Liberal-Progressive
1,008
Virden
Robert Henry Mooney (1873-1953)
Liberal-Progressive
1,838
Dr. O. S. Ross
Conservative
1,633
Winnipeg (* elected)
William James Major (1881-1953) *
Liberal-Progressive
7,920
Huntley Douglas Brodie Ketchen (1872-1959) *
Conservative
7,771
James Alexander Barry (1886-1950) *
Conservative
7,251
Seymour James Farmer (1878-1951) *
Independent Labour
7,214
James Litterick (1901-?) *
Communist
7,214
John Queen (1882-1946) *
Independent Labour
7,214
Lewis St. George Stubbs (1878-1958) *
Independent
7,214
Ralph Humphreys Webb (1886-1945) *
Conservative
7,214
John Stewart McDiarmid (1882-1965) *
Liberal-Progressive
7,200
Marcus Hyman (1883-1938) *
Independent Labour
6,127
Mrs. M. Dyma
Liberal-Progressive
4,914
Ralph Wesley Beattie Swail (1896-1945)
Conservative
4,760
Guy Smith
Social Credit
4,200
Gunnar Solmundur Thorvaldson (1901-1969)
Conservative
3,013
Cecil Rice-Jones (1881-1972)
Liberal-Progressive
2,575
William “Bill” Ivens (1878-1957)
Independent Labour
2,542
H. Streuber
Social Credit
1,673
Paul Bardal (1889-1966)
Liberal-Progressive
1,527
A. C. Benjamin
Social Credit
1,182
Beatrice Alice Brigden (1888-1977)
Independent Labour
1,093
C. G. Stewart
Independent Labour
520
See also:
Events in Manitoba History: Proportional Voting (1920-1957)
Memorable Manitobans: Members of the Twentieth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1937-1940)
Sources:
Manitoba Election Records (December 1870 to November 1957, June 1958 to June 1969), Manitoba Legislative Library.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 3 December 2019
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