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Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial Election (1941)

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The Manitoba general election of 1941 was held on 22 April. The results were as follows:

Party

Leader

Votes

Seats

Liberal-Progressive

John Bracken (1883-1969)

 

27

Conservative

Errick French Willis (1896-1967)

 

15

Independent

-

 

6

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

?

 

3

Social Credit

Stanley William Fox (1906-1984)

 

3

Labour Progressive

?

 

1

Totals

 

55

The voting results for individual constituencies were as follows:

Constituency

Candidate

Party

Votes

Arthur

John Robertson Pitt (1885-1970)

Liberal-Progressive

Acclaim

Assiniboia

David Alexander Best (1880-1949)

Conservative

2,296

James Aiken (1888-1974)

Labour Coalition

2,022

Beautiful Plains

John Silas Poole (1872-1963)

Conservative

Acclaim

Birtle

Francis Campbell “Frank” Bell (1892-1968)

Liberal-Progressive

1,417

William Courtney Wroth (1880-1954)

Independent

1,228

Brandon

George Dinsdale (1887-1943)

Conservative

3,285

Henry Oliver McDiarmid (1882-1952)

Liberal-Progressive

2,921

Carillon

Edmond Prefontaine (1897-1971)

Liberal-Progressive

1,825

W. A. Parenteau

Social Credit

957

Cypress

James Lyall Christie (1891-1953)

Liberal-Progressive

1,423

Dr. R. S. Hurton

Independent

917

Dauphin

Robert Hawkins (1879-1962)

Liberal-Progressive

Acclaim

Deloraine

Errick French Willis (1896-1967)

Conservative

Acclaim

Dufferin

John Alfred Munn (1882-1942)

Liberal-Progressive

Acclaim

Emerson

John Roman Solomon (1910-1985)

Independent

2,436

Herbert Henry Wright (1880-1944)

Liberal-Progressive

1,735

Ethelbert

Nicholas Apoluner Hryhorczuk (1888-1979)

Liberal-Progressive

2,228

Frederick Samuel “Fred” Zaplitny (1913-1964)

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

1,806

Fairford

Stuart Sinclair Garson (1898-1977)

Liberal-Progressive

1,142

C. E. Toutant

Social Credit

531

Fisher

Nicolas Volodymir Bachynsky (1887-1969)

Liberal-Progressive

926

L. W. Michalchuk

Independent

893

Gilbert Plains

Stanley William Fox (1906-1984)

Social Credit

1,446

Raymond “Ray” Mitchell (1897-1984)

Liberal-Progressive

839

Mike Baryluk

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

785

Gimli

Joseph Wawrykow (1908-1979)

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

2,666

Sigurdur Victor Sigurdson (1895-1970)

Liberal-Progressive

2,111

James Grant

Independent

47

Gladstone

William Morton (1884-1958)

Liberal-Progressive

Acclaim

Glenwood

James Washington Breakey (1865-1952)

Liberal-Progressive

Acclaim

Hamiota

Norman Leslie Turnbull (1900-1986)

Social Credit

1,277

William K. Fraser

Liberal-Progressive

875

Iberville

Arthur Rivers Boivin (1878-1951)

Independent

1,670

John Salmon “Bud” Lamont (1885-1964)

Liberal-Progressive

948

Kildonan and St. Andrews

James Osborne McLenaghen (1892-1950)

Conservative

3,447

Cornelius Byle

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

1,929

Killarney

John Bell Laughlin (1879-1941)

Conservative

1,415

Andrew Edmond Foster (1867-1956)

Liberal-Progressive

814

Lakeside

Douglas Lloyd Campbell (1895-1995)

Liberal-Progressive

Acclaim

Lansdowne

Matthew Robinson Sutherland (1893-1971)

Liberal-Progressive

Acclaim

La Verendrye

Sauveur Marcoux (1893-1951)

Liberal-Progressive

1,793

Antonio Lemoine

Social Credit

1,303

J. H. Graham

Conservative

231

Manitou

Hugh Borthwick Morrison (1892-1957)

Conservative

Acclaim

Minnedosa

Earl James Rutledge (1894-1975)

Conservative

2,963

Henry Smalley Rungay (1888-1955)

Liberal-Progressive

1,913

Morden and Rhineland

Wallace Conrad “Wally” Miller (1896-1959)

Conservative

1,234

John R. Wolkof (?-1965)

Liberal-Progressive

1,060

Robert Stevenson

Independent

904

Leonard Krueger

Independent

109

Morris

John Cameron Dryden (1893-1951)

Independent

1,708

Leo Arthur Slater (1896-1984)

Liberal-Progressive

1,169

Mountain

Ivan Schultz (1891-1974)

Liberal-Progressive

Acclaim

Norfolk

John Polworth Lawrie (1875-1951)

Conservative

1,287

John Muirhead (1877-1954)

Liberal-Progressive

1,243

Portage la Prairie

William Raymond “Toby” Sexsmith (1885-1943)

Conservative

Acclaim

Roblin

Sydney Ernest Rogers (1888-1965)

Social Credit

Acclaim

Rockwood

Mungo Turnbull Lewis (1894-1969)

Independent

1,984

Angus Howard Campbell (1898-1985)

Conservative

1,139

H. H. McIntyre

Liberal-Progressive

748

Ruperts Land

Daniel Roy “Roxy” Hamilton (1892-1965)

Liberal-Progressive

683

G. L. Van Vliet

Independent

297

Russell

William Wilber Wilfred Wilson (1885-1964)

Liberal-Progressive

1,907

H. J. Peddie

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

1,883

St. Boniface

Austin Lloyd Clark (1896-1945)

Liberal-Progressive

2,673

Edwin Arnold Hansford (1895-1959)

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

2,322

P. J. Tarbutt

Social Credit

1,127

St. Clements

Nicholas John Stryk (1896-1950)

Liberal-Progressive

3,627

Herbert R. Sulkers (1889-1948)

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

2,654

St. George

Skuli Sigfusson (1870-1969)

Liberal-Progressive

1,477

Elin Salome Halldorson (1887-1970)

Social Credit

881

Ste. Rose

Maurice Dane MacCarthy (1878-1953)

Liberal-Progressive

1,624

Paul Prince

Social Credit

1,425

Springfield

Evelyn Foster Shannon (1896-1973)

Liberal-Progressive

2,061

Alexander McLeod

Social Credit

1,786

M. J. H. Hoban

Independent

1,044

Fred Small

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

959

Swan River

George Poddester Renouf (1879-1961)

Conservative

2,894

W. J. Lamb

Liberal-Progressive

808

The Pas

John Bracken (1883-1969)

Liberal-Progressive

Acclaim

Turtle Mountain

Alexander Robert Welch (1873-1961)

Conservative

Acclaim

Virden

Robert Henry Mooney (1873-1953)

Liberal-Progressive

Acclaim

Winnipeg (* elected)

Seymour James Farmer (1878-1951) *

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

6,494

Gunnar Solmundur Thorvaldson (1901-1969) *

Conservative

5,796

William Arthur “Bill” Kardash (1912-1997) *

Labour Progressive

5,351

Huntley Douglas Brodie Ketchen (1872-1959) *

Conservative

5,335

John Stewart McDiarmid (1882-1965) *

Liberal-Progressive

5,335

Charles Rhodes Smith (1896-1993) *

Liberal-Progressive

5,335

Lewis St. George Stubbs (1878-1958) *

Independent

5,335

Stephen Nicholas Krawchyk (1903-1943) *

Independent

5,315

Paul Bardal (1889-1966) *

Liberal-Progressive

5,234

Morris Abraham Gray (1887-1966) *

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

5,140

John Queen (1882-1946)

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

3,892

James Alexander Barry (1886-1950)

Conservative

3,612

Stanley Howard Knowles (1908-1997)

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

2,611

Frederick Edgar Warriner (1884-1966)

Conservative

2,268

William Verner Tobias (1892-1941)

Independent

1,927

Harriet Snetsinger Dick (1867-1957)

Liberal-Progressive

1,369

William “Bill” Ivens (1878-1957)

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

1,120

Harrison Dysart (1885-1949)

Conservative

931

Laurier Arthur Regnier (1903-1990)

Liberal

853

Asta Austmann Oddson (1893-1974)

Social Credit

721

James “Jim” Cowan (1914-1997)

Conservative

665

James Simpkin (1875-1946)

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

563

T. H. Elliott

Independent

484

Madeline Hryniewiecki (1914-1988)

Independent

353

J. J. Evans

Social Credit

311

John Kensington Downes (1879-1944)

Independent

198

T. McConochie

Independent

193

See also:

Events in Manitoba History: Proportional Voting (1920-1957)

Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial By-Elections (1943)

Memorable Manitobans: Members of the Twenty-First Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1941-1945)

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: 31 January 2021

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