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The Manitoba general election of 1959 was held on 14 May, with two constituencies (Churchill, Rupertsland) deferred to 11 June. The results were as follows:
The voting results for individual constituencies were as follows:
Constituency |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Arthur |
John Gordon “Jack” Cobb (1903-1959) |
Progressive Conservative |
2,513 |
John Wilfred McRae |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,932 |
William G. Powne |
Independent |
556 |
Assiniboia |
George William Johnson (1892-1973) |
Progressive Conservative |
3,157 |
Donovan Swailes (1892-1984) |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
2,940 |
John Henry “Jack” Brownrigg (1912-1963) |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,388 |
George Raymond Alexander Brown (1897-1968) |
Independent |
269 |
Birtle-Russell |
Robert Gordon Smellie (1923-2005) |
Progressive Conservative |
2,239 |
Rodney Stewart “Rod” Clement (1919-1969) |
Liberal-Progressive |
2,015 |
Michael Sotas |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
947 |
Brandon |
Reginald Otto Lissaman (1908-1974) |
Progressive Conservative |
5,452 |
Gordon A. Phillips |
Liberal-Progressive |
2,159 |
Hans Fries |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
1,415 |
Brokenhead |
Edward Richard “Ed” Schreyer |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
2,017 |
Gordon B. Burnett |
Progressive Conservative |
1,409 |
Arthur A. “Archie” Trapp (1918-2007) |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,083 |
Burrows |
John Martin Hawryluk (1910-1975) |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
2,235 |
Andrew Zaharychuk |
Progressive Conservative |
1,286 |
Joseph R. Hnidan |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,155 |
William Cecil Ross (c1911-1998) |
Labour Progressive |
675 |
Carillon |
Edmond Prefontaine (1897-1971) |
Liberal-Progressive |
2,397 |
Peter J. Thiessen |
Progressive Conservative |
1,791 |
Churchill |
John Evinn Ingebrigtson (1919-1998) |
Progressive Conservative |
1,587 |
Kenneth D. Wray |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,326 |
Cypress |
Pierre Marcel Joseph Boulic (1916-1959) |
Progressive Conservative |
2,951 |
John Leslie Sundell |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,781 |
Dauphin |
Stewart Edgertson McLean (1913-1996) |
Progressive Conservative |
2,951 |
A. Clifford Matthews |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
1,233 |
Emma Hildegard Ringstrom (1906-1992) |
Liberal-Progressive |
967 |
Dufferin |
William Homer Hamilton (1913-1997) |
Progressive Conservative |
2,077 |
Walter Clifton McDonald (1903-1999) |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,923 |
Chester Ernest Johnson |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
167 |
Elmwood |
Stephen “Steve” Peters (1912-1976) |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
2,782 |
Henry Emerson Snyder (1891-1984) |
Progressive Conservative |
2,560 |
Alexander Turk (1906-1988) |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,488 |
Emerson |
John Peter Tanchak (1905-1983) |
Liberal-Progressive |
2,752 |
Ben Comeaux |
Progressive Conservative |
2,190 |
Ethelbert Plains |
Michael Nicholas Hryhorczuk (1905-1978) |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,856 |
Peter Burtnick |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
1,590 |
Isadore Syrnyk |
Progressive Conservative |
1,001 |
Fisher |
Peter Wagner (1916-1995) |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
1,777 |
Roy Ellison |
Progressive Conservative |
1,361 |
W. J. Griffin Jr. |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,028 |
Flin Flon |
Charles Hubert “Buck” Witney (1919-1991) |
Progressive Conservative |
1,810 |
Francis Laurence “Bud” Jobin (1914-1995) |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,728 |
Frederick S. Pope |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
923 |
Fort Garry |
Sterling Rufus Lyon (1927-2010) |
Progressive Conservative |
4,842 |
Stan Farwell |
Liberal-Progressive |
2,035 |
Mrs. Nena Woodward |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
1,373 |
Fort Rouge |
Edward Gurney Vaux Evans (1907-1987) |
Progressive Conservative |
4,352 |
Jerry Marrin |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,947 |
Robert C. Murdoch |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
1,425 |
Gimli |
George Johnson (1920-1995) |
Progressive Conservative |
2,570 |
Alex Hawrysh |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,007 |
Zado Zator |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
932 |
Gladstone |
Nelson Menno Shoemaker (1911-2003) |
Liberal-Progressive |
2,469 |
Melvin Earl Murray (1901-1986) |
Progressive Conservative |
2,318 |
Mrs. Della Yuel |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
415 |
Hamiota |
Barry Peill Strickland (1923-1968) |
Progressive Conservative |
2,377 |
James Chester “Jim” Scott (1908-1981) |
Liberal-Progressive |
2,136 |
Arthur Nicholson |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
440 |
Inkster |
Morris Abraham Gray (1887-1966) |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
3,635 |
Mary Annie Wawrykow (1911-1977) |
Progressive Conservative |
2,106 |
John A. “Jack” Kolt (1913-2002) |
Liberal-Progressive |
981 |
L. W. Kaminski |
Labour Progressive |
468 |
Kildonan |
Anthony John “Tony” Reid (1908-1993) |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
3,659 |
John Ernest “Jack” Willis (1913-2002) |
Progressive Conservative |
3,511 |
Cornelius Huebert (c1905-1973) |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,972 |
Lac du Bonnet |
Oscar Ferdinand Bjornson (1906-1972) |
Progressive Conservative |
1,357 |
John Ateah (1913-2002) |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,272 |
Donald H. MacLean |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
1,018 |
Stanley Copp (1914-1987) |
Independent |
346 |
Lakeside |
Douglas Lloyd Campbell (1895-1995) |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,896 |
John Frederick Bate |
Progressive Conservative |
1,774 |
Allen Werbiski |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
278 |
La Verendrye |
Stanley Carl “Stan” Roberts (1927-1990) |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,799 |
Edmund Guertin |
Progressive Conservative |
1,581 |
Logan |
Lemuel Harris (1907-1996) |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
2,098 |
Albert Edward Bennett (1906-1968) |
Progressive Conservative |
1,921 |
John Michael “Big John” Kozoriz (1917-2006) |
Liberal-Progressive |
873 |
Minnedosa |
Walter Cox-Smith Weir (1929-1985) |
Progressive Conservative |
2,386 |
Charles Lemington “Lem” Shuttleworth (1910-2006) |
Liberal-Progressive |
2,029 |
J. M. Lee |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
1,090 |
Morris |
Harold Proctor “Harry” Shewman (1900-1968) |
Progressive Conservative |
1,905 |
Bruce Mackenzie |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,298 |
Osborne |
William Obadiah “Obie” Baizley (1917-2000) |
Progressive Conservative |
3,808 |
Lloyd Cleworth Stinson (1904-1976) |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
3,482 |
David Bowman |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,166 |
Pembina |
Maurice Evans Ridley (1912-1960) |
Progressive Conservative |
3,077 |
Lynwood Clarence Graham (1925-1995) |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,199 |
Portage la Prairie |
John Aaron Christianson (1923-2010) |
Progressive Conservative |
2,300 |
Charles Edwin Greenlay (1899-1984) |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,827 |
Fred Allan Tufford |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
416 |
Radisson |
Andrew Russell “Russ” Paulley (1909-1984) |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
4,085 |
Harold Huppe |
Progressive Conservative |
2,998 |
Nick Slotek |
Liberal-Progressive |
2,029 |
Rhineland |
Wallace Conrad “Wally” Miller (1896-1959) |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,648 |
Leo Recksiedler |
Progressive Conservative |
1,462 |
River Heights |
William Blakeman Scarth (1895-1983) |
Progressive Conservative |
4,936 |
Keith N. Routley (1923-2009) |
Liberal-Progressive |
3,060 |
Magnus Eliason (1911-2005) |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
478 |
Roblin |
Arnold Keith Alexander (1921-1972) |
Progressive Conservative |
1,946 |
Joseph Perchaluk |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
1,569 |
Raymond “Ray” Mitchell (1897-1984) |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,334 |
Rock Lake |
Abram William Harrison (1898-1979) |
Progressive Conservative |
2,545 |
Walter Ernest Clark (1890-1987) |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,843 |
Cyril Hamwee |
Liberal-Progressive |
632 |
Rockwood-Iberville |
George Henry Wilson Hutton (1922-1976) |
Progressive Conservative |
2,269 |
Robert William “Bobby” Bend (1914-1999) |
Liberal-Progressive |
2,143 |
Samuel Cranston |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
444 |
Rupertsland |
Joseph Ernest Jeannotte (1902-1988) |
Progressive Conservative |
2,268 |
Harry Boulette |
Liberal-Progressive |
587 |
Alfred J. Cook |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
393 |
St. Boniface |
Laurent Louis “Larry” Desjardins (1923-2012) |
Liberal-Progressive |
3,772 |
Harry De Leeuw |
Progressive Conservative |
2,992 |
Benjamin Cyr |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
1,309 |
St. George |
Elman Keisler Guttormson (1929-2000) |
Liberal-Progressive |
2,279 |
Ivan George Casselman |
Progressive Conservative |
1,371 |
Mrs. Nellie Baker |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
255 |
St. James |
Douglas Moncreiff Stanes (1917-2001) |
Progressive Conservative |
3,616 |
Al Mackling |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
2,378 |
David Graham |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,541 |
St. John’s |
David Orlikow (1919-1998) |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
2,261 |
Dan Zaharia |
Progressive Conservative |
2,010 |
Daniel Abraham “Abe” Yanofsky (1925-2000) |
Liberal-Progressive |
854 |
Jacob Penner (1880-1965) |
Labour Progressive |
588 |
St. Matthews |
William George Martin (1886-1973) |
Progressive Conservative |
3,635 |
Gordon Richard Fines (1911-1990) |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
2,090 |
Paul W. Goodman (1905-1959) |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,900 |
St. Vital |
Frederick “Fred” Groves (1924-1995) |
Progressive Conservative |
4,599 |
George Goulet |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,946 |
Joseph Trager |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
1,858 |
Ste. Rose |
Gildas Laurent “Gil” Molgat (1927-2001) |
Liberal-Progressive |
2,390 |
Albert Fletcher |
Progressive Conservative |
1,576 |
Leon W. Hoefer |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
353 |
Selkirk |
Thomas Paterson Hillhouse (1896-1991) |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,814 |
Ed Foster |
Progressive Conservative |
1,732 |
William “Scottie” Bryce (1888-1963) |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
872 |
Seven Oaks |
Arthur Edgar Wright (1907-1977) |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
3,889 |
Charles Nye |
Progressive Conservative |
1,973 |
Cal Scarfe |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,343 |
Souris-Lansdowne |
Malcolm Earl McKellar (1918-1976) |
Progressive Conservative |
2,688 |
George Adrian Griffith (1901-1974) |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,448 |
Springfield |
Fred Theodore Klym (1907-1988) |
Progressive Conservative |
1,878 |
William Lucko (1911-1998) |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,507 |
Richard Loeb |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
772 |
Swan River |
Albert Harold “Bert” Corbett (1887-1983) |
Progressive Conservative |
2,292 |
Hilliard Ferriss |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
1,431 |
Arvid Brust |
Liberal-Progressive |
786 |
The Pas |
John Benson “Jack” Carroll (1921-1986) |
Progressive Conservative |
2,345 |
Mervin Hill |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,027 |
Peter Shewchuk |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
779 |
Turtle Mountain |
Errick French Willis (1896-1967) |
Progressive Conservative |
3,247 |
Walter Christianson |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,187 |
Virden |
John William McLeod Thompson (1908-1986) |
Progressive Conservative |
3,097 |
John Wesley Clarke |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,337 |
Wellington |
Richard Harry Seaborn (1911-1991) |
Progressive Conservative |
3,082 |
James R. McIsaac |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
2,854 |
William “Bill” Norrie (1929-2012) |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,624 |
Winnipeg Centre |
James “Jim” Cowan (1914-1997) |
Progressive Conservative |
3,712 |
Fred Paulley |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
1,474 |
John Gurzon Harvey (1906-1970) |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,462 |
Wolseley |
Charles Dufferin “Duff” Roblin (1917-2010) |
Progressive Conservative |
4,351 |
Francis Creighton “Frank” Muldoon (1930-2013) |
Liberal-Progressive |
1,707 |
Peter Griffin |
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
1,131 |
See also:
Events in Manitoba History: Manitoba Provincial By-Elections (1959-1960)
Memorable Manitobans: Members of the Twenty-Sixth Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (1959-1962)
Sources:
Manitoba Election Records (December 1870 to November 1957, June 1958 to June 1969), Manitoba Legislative Library.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 20 September 2023
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