Events in Manitoba History: Canadian Federal By-Election (1978)

Link to:
Canadian Federal Election (1974) | Canadian Federal Election (1979)

The results of a federal by-election held in Manitoba in 1978 were as follows:

Riding	Election Date	Candidate	Party	Votes
St. Boniface	16 October 1978	John Harold “Jack” Hare (1920-2009)	Progressive Conservative	18,552
		Robert Theodore Bockstael (1923-2017)	Liberal	13,804
		Grant Wichenko	New Democratic	9,570
		Lorne Anthony Reznowski (1929-2011)	Social Credit	1,204
		Donald Bryan Oliver	Independent	281
		William Hawryluk	Independent	161

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Manitoba Members of the Thirtieth Canadian Parliament (1974-1979)

Sources:

History of Federal Ridings Since 1867, Parliament of Canada.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 20 February 2022