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The Manitoba general election of 1932 was held on 16 June. The results were as follows:
Party
Leader
Votes
Seats
Liberal-Progressive
John Bracken (1883-1969)
38
Conservative
Fawcett Gowler Taylor (1878-1940)
10
Independent Labour Party
John Queen (1882-1946)
4
Farmer-Labour
Clifford Barclay (1876-1961)
1
Labour
?
1
Independent
-
1
David Campbell (1870-1932)
0
Totals
55
The voting results for individual constituencies were as follows:
Constituency
Returning Officer
Candidate
Party
Votes
Arthur
William Wilkinson
Duncan Lloyd McLeod (1874-1935)
Liberal-Progressive
1,835
Arthur Ross
Conservative
881
Assiniboia
Jon Jonsson Bildfell (1870-1955)
Ralph Humphreys Webb (1886-1945)
Conservative
2,813
John McLean (c1886-1953)
Labour
2,349
John George Smith (1873-1947)
Liberal-Progressive
1,008
Beautiful Plains
Frederick William Sirrett
Adalbert James Moses Poole (1881-1970)
Liberal-Progressive
2,378
John Silas Poole (1872-1963)
Conservative
1,729
Birtle
John Stalker
John William Pratt (1894-1973)
Independent
1,954
William Courtney Wroth (1880-1954)
Conservative
1,315
Brandon City
David P. Duncan
George Dinsdale (1887-1943)
Conservative
3,021
Harry Spafford (1888-1978)
Independent Labour
2,192
David E. Clement (1874-1938)
Liberal-Progressive
1,555
Henry William “Harry” Cater (1869-1945)
Independent
893
Carillon
George Renuart
Albert Prefontaine (1861-1935)
Liberal-Progressive
2,590
Maurice Duprey (1873-1945)
Conservative
804
Cypress
George Graham
James Lyall Christie (1891-1953)
Liberal-Progressive
1,795
William Hooey Spinks (1873-1949)
Conservative
1,539
Dauphin
John Scale
Robert Hawkins (1879-1962)
Liberal-Progressive
1,861
Ernest Newburn McGirr (1887-1982)
Conservative
1,595
W. J. Wickes
Independent
578
Deloraine
James Steedsman
Hugh McKenzie (1870-1957)
Liberal-Progressive
2,003
John Agnew
Conservative
1,523
Dufferin
Robert Malcolmson
John Alfred Munn (1882-1942)
Liberal-Progressive
2,568
Arthur Beltram Roblin (1885-1954)
Conservative
1,966
Emerson
Samuel Gibson
Robert Franklin Curran (1883-1958)
Liberal-Progressive
2,028
William Richard Johnston
Conservative
1,788
Wasyl “William” Kolodzinski (1884-1975)
Farmer Labour
559
Ethelbert
Nicholas Kologie
Nicholas Apoluner Hryhorczuk (1888-1979)
Liberal-Progressive
2,331
Nicholas Bilash (1890-1961)
Independent
1,682
Fairford
Timothy Webster
Stuart Sinclair Garson (1898-1977)
Liberal-Progressive
1,011
Albert Walmsley Kirvan (1870-1952)
677
Fisher
Alfred Hopgood
Nicolas Volodymir Bachynsky (1887-1969)
Liberal-Progressive
851
William N. Kolisnyk (1887-1967)
Labour
388
W. E. Hodgins
Conservative
388
J. G Hamilton
195
Gilbert Plains
Joseph B. McDermot
Arthur Ritchie Berry (1880-1943)
Liberal-Progressive
1,601
H. A. Alley
Conservative
1,312
Gimli
Valdimar Stefanson (1889-1981)
Einar Sigurjon Jonasson (1887-1935)
Liberal-Progressive
1,704
Ingimar Ingaldson (1888-1934)
Liberal-Progressive
1,410
Gunnar Solmundur Thorvaldson (1901-1969)
Conservative
858
Iwan Kapusta
Independent
716
Michael Ewanchuk (1908-2004)
Independent
232
Gladstone
Roy Christopher Fahrni (1884-1958)
William Morton (1884-1958)
Liberal-Progressive
1,902
George Hall
Conservative
1,144
Glenwood
Alfred William Herriott
James Washington Breakey (1865-1952)
Liberal-Progressive
2,020
Arnaud E. Smith
Conservative
1,087
Hamiota
Vere E. G. Little
Thomas Wolstenholme (1870-1952)
Liberal-Progressive
1,847
William James Burgess (1896-1981)
Conservative
1,223
Iberville
Charles A. Prefontaine
Arthur Rivers Boivin (1878-1951)
Liberal-Progressive
1,488
Richard Randolph Pattinson (1878-1954)
Conservative
807
Laurier Arthur Regnier (1903-1990)
304
Kildonan and St. Andrews
Frederick Oakley Sargent
James Osborne McLenaghen (1892-1950)
Conservative
2,664
Walter Henry Gabriel “Harry” Gibbs (1872-1952)
Liberal-Progressive
2,625
Charles H. Cook
Labour
1,313
Killarney
W. J. Schnarr
Andrew Edmond Foster (1867-1956)
Liberal-Progressive
1,571
John Bell Laughlin (1879-1941)
Conservative
1,481
Lakeside
Hugh McKay
Douglas Lloyd Campbell (1895-1995)
Liberal-Progressive
1,969
John Pigott “Jack” Bend (1883-1969)
Conservative
1,522
Lansdowne
Robert E. McCaw
Donald Gordon McKenzie (1887-1963)
Liberal-Progressive
2,193
George Robert Douglas Lyon (1880-1932)
Conservative
1,095
R. C. Borton
Farmer-Labour
302
William D. Griggs
189
La Verendrye
George Lavack
Phillipe Adjutor “Pete” Talbot (1879-1967)
Liberal-Progressive
1,627
E. J. R. Arpin
Conservative
1,551
Allan Ramsay
Independent
348
Manitou
Arthur Marsh
Frank Westbrook McIntosh (1879-1951)
Liberal-Progressive
2,268
Joseph Prospere Lusignan (1876-1967)
Conservative
1,776
Minnedosa
H. S. Rungay
Earl James Rutledge (1894-1975)
Conservative
2,432
Neil Cameron (1863-1935)
Liberal-Progressive
2,378
Cecil Lorne St. John (1881-1963)
Independent
396
Morden and Rhineland
Robert Laing
Cornelius W. Wiebe (1893-1999)
Liberal-Progressive
2,837
Hugh McGavin (1874-1958)
Conservative
2,390
Morris
Harold “Harry” Grills (1870-1954)
William Reid Clubb (1884-1962)
Liberal-Progressive
2,526
C. B. McNulty
Conservative
1,077
Mountain
Reginald H. Galloway
Ivan Schultz (1891-1974)
Liberal-Progressive
3,076
Robert George Perfect (1882-1950)
Conservative
1,182
Norfolk
Lorne Campbell
John Muirhead (1877-1954)
Liberal-Progressive
1,773
Reuben James Waugh (1875-1945)
Conservative
1,537
Portage la Prairie
Campbell Millar
Fawcett Gowler Taylor (1878-1940)
Conservative
2,016
Ewan Alexander MacPherson [McPherson] (1879-1954)
Liberal-Progressive
1,051
Roblin
Irwin L. Mitchell
William James Westwood (1887-1962)
Liberal-Progressive
1,847
Frederic Young Newton (1870-1959)
Conservative
1,238
Rockwood
Alfred Edgar Clarke
William Clarke McKinnell (1873-1939)
Liberal-Progressive
2,267
Hannes Marino Hannesson (1884-1958)
Conservative
1,250
Benjamin Evan “Ben” Lewis (1897-1978)
Farmer-Labour
997
Russell
Norman Braendle
Isaac Bertie Griffiths (1882-1970)
Liberal-Progressive
2,523
Ernest Harold Whelpley (1890-1960)
Conservative
1,237
Ruperts Land (held 4 July 1932)
William Campbell
Ewan Alexander MacPherson [McPherson] (1879-1954)
Liberal-Progressive
319
Herbert Grahame Beresford (1880-1938)
Liberal-Progressive
229
Capt. Evan Atkinson
Independent
111
St. Boniface
W. N. Walsh
Harold Frederick Lawrence (1887-1953)
Labour
4,954
Joseph Bernier (1874-1951)
Conservative
4,470
L. P. Gagnon
Liberal-Progressive
3,560
David Campbell (1870-1932)
1,116
St. Clements
William R. Hamilton
Robert Alexander Hoey (1883-1965)
Liberal-Progressive
3,655
R. J. M. Bate
Conservative
2,285
T. H. Dunn
Labour
1,824
R. A. Smith
412
St. George
George Frank Windross
Skuli Sigfusson (1870-1969)
Liberal-Progressive
1,604
Robert Kerr
Conservative
1,104
Ste. Rose
Rene Grulocher
Maurice Dane MacCarthy (1878-1953)
Liberal-Progressive
1,959
Robert Doucette
Conservative
1,203
Springfield
Arlan Matheson
Clifford Barclay (1876-1961)
Farmer-Labour
3,192
Murdoch Mackay (1884-1962)
Liberal-Progressive
2,540
W. B. K. McRury
Conservative
1,113
James Grant
Labour
251
John A. Matheson (1874-1948)
232
Swan River
George Dickson
George Poddester Renouf (1879-1961)
Conservative
1,827
Steve Einarson
Independent
1,776
C. H. Goodman
Liberal-Progressive
1,034
The Pas
Baldwin B. Snydal
John Bracken (1883-1969)
Liberal-Progressive
1,915
N. S. McDonald
Labour
1,071
Harold Frederick Maulson (1876-1952)
Independent Conservative
173
Turtle Mountain
?
Alexander Robert Welch (1873-1961)
Conservative
1,322
Frederick Valentine Bird (1885-1977)
Liberal-Progressive
1,277
Virden
William Macdonald Pineo (1863-1941)
Robert Henry Mooney (1873-1953)
Liberal-Progressive
2,101
Dr. J. H. Heenan
Conservative
1,619
S. T. McBain
249
Winnipeg (* elected)
Clarence Victor McArthur (1893-1981)
William Sanford Evans (1869-1949) *
Conservative
13,507
John Queen (1882-1946) *
Independent Labour Party
9,337
Huntley Douglas Brodie Ketchen (1872-1959) *
Conservative
7,486
William James Major (1881-1953) *
Liberal-Progressive
7,044
John Thomas Haig (1877-1962) *
Conservative
7,019
Marcus Hyman (1883-1938) *
Independent Labour Party
6,593
John Stewart McDiarmid (1882-1965) *
Liberal-Progressive
6,080
William “Bill” Ivens (1878-1957) *
Independent Labour Party
5,470
Seymour James Farmer (1878-1951) *
Independent Labour Party
5,053
Ralph Maybank (1890-1965) *
Liberal-Progressive
4,863
Leslie Morris
United Worker
3,455
Constantine Henry Andrusyshen (1907-1983)
Independent
2,693
William Verner Tobias (1892-1941)
Conservative
1,991
Ralph Wesley Beattie Swail (1896-1945)
Conservative
1,951
Edward William Montgomery (1865-1948)
Liberal-Progressive
1,614
Jessie Mackenzie Macrae Maclennan (1873-1942)
Labour
1,600
James Alexander Barry (1886-1950)
Conservative
1,549
Francis William “Frank” Russell (1864-1950)
Independent
1,339
Jacob Penner (1880-1965)
United Worker
1,106
Victor Bjorn Anderson (1882-1970)
Independent Labour Party
1,061
Beatrice Alice Brigden (1888-1977)
Independent Labour Party
894
George Armstrong (1870-1956)
Socialist
848
H. P. A. Hermanson
688
Duncan Cameron (1865-1948)
Liberal-Progressive
597
John Young Reid (1872-1945)
588
Clarence Garfield Keith (1881-1964)
548
D. M. Elcheshen
Conservative
314
Walter J. Fulton (c1877-1949)
Liberal-Progressive
182
Thomas Gargan
Independent
96
See also:
Events in Manitoba History: Proportional Voting (1920-1957)
Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial By-Elections (1933-1935)
Memorable Manitobans: Members of the Nineteenth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1933-1936)
“The vote in Winnipeg,” Winnipeg Tribune, 17 June 1932, page 1.
Manitoba Election Records (December 1870 to November 1957, June 1958 to June 1969), Manitoba Legislative Library.
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