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Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial By-Elections (1974-1976)

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

Constituency

Election Date

Candidate

Party

Votes

Crescentwood

25 June 1975

Warren J. Steen (1940-2009)

Progressive Conservative

2,780

Charles Richard Huband

Liberal

2,611

Harvey Patterson

New Democratic

1,987

St. Boniface

20 December 1974

Laurent Louis “Larry” Desjardins (1923-2012)

New Democratic

3,711

Joseph Paul Marion (1927-2023)

Liberal

3,092

Paul J. A. Fredette

Progressive Conservative

378

Souris-Killarney

2 November 1976

Sterling Rufus Lyon (1927-2010)

Progressive Conservative

4,478

Jean Isobel Strath (1930-2011)

Liberal

1,272

Howard Nixon

New Democratic

1,073

Wolseley

25 June 1975

Robert George “Bob” Wilson

Progressive Conservative

2,072

D’Arcy Charles Henry McCaffrey (1936-1998)

Liberal

1,870

Murdoch MacKay

New Democratic

1,815

J. M. A. “Joe” Smith

Independent

55

See also:

Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial Election (1973)

Memorable Manitobans: Members of the Thirtieth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1973-1977)

Sources:

This page was prepared by Jacques Marcoux and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 19 March 2023
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