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The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on 22 May. The results were as follows:
Riding
Candidate
Party
Votes
Brandon-Souris
Walter Gilbert Dinsdale (1916-1982)
Progressive Conservative
19,108
David Serle
New Democratic
8,949
Vaughn Ramsay
Liberal
7,918
John William Gross (1914-1994)
Social Credit
302
Churchill
Rod Murphy
New Democratic
12,544
Cecil Smith
Progressive Conservative
7,802
Andrew Kirkness
Liberal
3,936
Dauphin
William Gordon David Ritchie (1918-1998)
Progressive Conservative
12,239
Laverne Mitchell Lewycky (1946-2020)
New Democratic
11,770
Robert Klimchuk
Liberal
4,311
Lisgar
Progressive Conservative
21,366
Peter Cole
Liberal
6,201
Keith W. D. Poulson
New Democratic
2,920
Portage-Marquette
Progressive Conservative
18,824
Maude Lelond
New Democratic
6,612
Joe Sponarski
Liberal
6,164
K. F. Baker
Social Credit
347
Kenneth B. Morrison
Independent
319
Provencher
Arthur Jacob “Jake” Epp
Progressive Conservative
17,030
Richard C. Greenway
New Democratic
8,473
Howard J. Loewen (1927-2023)
Liberal
7,459
St. Boniface
Robert Theodore Bockstael (1923-2017)
Liberal
19,752
John Harold “Jack” Hare (1920-2009)
Progressive Conservative
16,987
Grant Wichenko
New Democratic
11,455
Manuel Gitterman
Marxist-Leninist
60
Russ Maley
none
56
Selkirk-Interlake
Terry Sargeant
New Democratic
14,225
Peter Paul Masniuk (1920-1995)
Progressive Conservative
13,569
Bill Shead
Liberal
5,522
Winnipeg North
David Orlikow (1919-1998)
New Democratic
22,417
Anne Steen
Progressive Conservative
11,749
Walter Maxwell Hlady (1924-1986)
Liberal
8,002
William Cecil Ross (c1911-1998)
Communist
242
Brian Ostrow
Marxist-Lennonist
141
Winnipeg North Centre
Stanley Howard Knowles (1908-1997)
New Democratic
15,121
Frank Johnson
Liberal
5,428
Joseph C. “Joe” Kerr (?-2000)
Progressive Conservative
5,408
Paula Fletcher
Communist
182
Marnie Frain
Marxist-Leninist
97
Winnipeg-Assiniboine
Alvin Daniel “Dan” McKenzie (1924-1989)
Progressive Conservative
28,192
David Matas
Liberal
13,668
Max Melnyk
New Democratic
7,949
Peter Stevens
Social Credit
150
Anne Segal
Marxist-Leninist
72
Winnipeg-Birds Hill
William Alexander “Bill” Blaikie (1951-2022)
New Democratic
25,492
Dean Whiteway
Progressive Conservative
19,536
Ronald Wally
Liberal
5,674
Harold J. Dyck
Communist
62
Karen Naylor
Marxist-Leninist
56
Winnipeg-Fort Garry
Liberal
18,822
Sidney Joel Spivak (1928-2002)
Progressive Conservative
18,337
Vivian Rachlis
New Democratic
8,176
Tony Reznowski
Social Credit
245
Douglas Michalchuk
Marxist-Leninist
90
Larry E. Johnston
none
87
Winnipeg-St. James
Robert “Bob” Lane
Progressive Conservative
12,640
J. Frank Syms (c1924-1992)
New Democratic
11,747
Richard Mercier
Liberal
7,636
Linda Lloyd
Marxist-Leninist
135
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Manitoba Members of the Thirtieth Canadian Parliament (1974-1979)
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: 5 August 2023
