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The1962 Manitoba general election was held on December 14, 1962 to elect 57 members to theLegislative Assembly ofManitoba, Canada. It resulted in amajority victory for the incumbentProgressive Conservatives under the leadership ofPremierDufferin Roblin, securing a third term for the party.
Roblin's Tories won 36 seats versus 13 for theLiberals led byGildas Molgat, 7 for thesocial democraticNew Democrats led byRussell Paulley, and 1 seat for theSocial Credit Party led byJacob Froese.
TheCommunist Party ran two candidates, neither being successful.
| Party | Party leader | # of candidates | Seats | Popular vote | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Elected | # | % | % Change | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dufferin Roblin | 57 | 36 | 36 | 134,208 | 45.0% | ||
| Liberal | Gildas Molgat | 57 | 11 | 13 | 108,283 | 36.3% | ||
| New Democratic | Russell Paulley | 40 | 10 | 7 | 47,304 | 15.8% | ||
| Social Credit | Jacob Froese | 11 | - | 1 | 6,930 | 2.3% | ||
| Communist | William Cecil Ross | 2 | - | - | 816 | 0.3% | ||
| Independent | 3 | - | - | 960 | 0.3% | |||
| Total | 170 | 57 | 57 | 298,501 | 100% | |||
| PC | 44.96% | |||
| Liberal | 36.28% | |||
| New Democratic | 15.85% | |||
| Social Credit | 2.32% | |||
| Others | 0.59% | |||
| PC | 63.16% | |||
| Liberal | 22.81% | |||
| New Democratic | 12.28% | |||
| Social Credit | 1.75% | |||
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | Liberal | NDP | ||||||
| Churchill | Gordon Beard 2,170 | Francis Jobin 1,973 | John Ingebrigtson | |||||
| Flin Flon | Charles Witney 2,375 | Eli Ross 1,175 | Fred Ledieu 448 | Charles Witney | ||||
| Rupertsland | Joseph Jeannotte 2,329 | Reginald McKay 515 | Thomas Hamilton 461 | Joseph Jeannotte | ||||
| The Pas | John Carroll 2,484 | Adam Deminick 1,497 | Rachael Schewchuk 430 | John Carroll | ||||
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | Liberal | NDP | Social Credit | |||||||
| Arthur | J. Douglas Watt 2,629 | Harry Patmore 1,861 | J. Douglas Watt | |||||||
| Birtle-Russell | Robert Smellie 2,676 | Victor Fulton 1,701 | Arnold Minish 704 | Robert Smellie | ||||||
| Brandon | Reginald Lissaman 4,771 | James Creighton 3,182 | Hans Fries 1542 | Harold Wright 535 | Reginald Lissaman | |||||
| Brokenhead | Richard Mulder 1,314 | Max Dubas 971 | Ed Schreyer 1,910 | Ed Schreyer | ||||||
| Carillon | Peter Thiessen 1,278 | Leonard Barkman 2,116 | Edward Dubois 811 | Edmond Prefontaine | ||||||
| Cypress | Thelma Forbes 2,746 | Welland Stonehouse 1,928 | Charles Turner 267 | Thelma Forbes | ||||||
| Dauphin | Stewart McLean 3,247 | John Seale 1,801 | Stewart McLean | |||||||
| Dufferin | William Homer Hamilton 2,542 | R.G. Douglas 1,309 | William Homer Hamilton | |||||||
| Emerson | Michael Sokolyk 1,964 | John Tanchak 2,545 | John Tanchak | |||||||
| Ethelbert Plains | James Crowe 1,376 | Michael Hryhorczuk 1,930 | A. Clifford Matthews 706 | Michael Hryhorczuk | ||||||
| Fisher | Emil Moeller 1,410 | Arthur Dublin 1,076 | Peter Wagner 1,323 | Peter Wagner | ||||||
| Gimli | George Johnson 2,316 | Don Martin 794 | Magnus Eliason 917 | George Johnson | ||||||
| Gladstone | Jack McPhedran 2,020 | Nelson Shoemaker 2,868 | Fred Cooks 249 | Nelson Shoemaker | ||||||
| Hamiota | Barry Strickland 2,573 | Frank Taylor 2,015 | M.S. Antonation 329 | Barry Strickland | ||||||
| Lac du Bonnet | Oscar Bjornson 1,740 | John Ateah 1,264 | John Bracken 843 | Oscar Bjornson | ||||||
| Lakeside | John Frederick Bate 1,452 | Douglas Campbell 2,009 | H.C. Alfen 207 | Douglas Campbell | ||||||
| La Verendrye | Rene Prefontaine 1,086 | Albert Vielfaure 1,394 | Raymond Thuot 719 | Stan Roberts | ||||||
| Minnedosa | Walter Weir 2,828 | Frank Anderson 1,536 | John Lee 472 | C.V. Hutton 456 | Walter Weir | |||||
| Morris | Harry Shewman 1,648 | Phil Perron 1,126 | Wilbur Tinkler 609 | Harry Shewman | ||||||
| Pembina | Carolyne Morrison 2,436 | Charles Cousins 2,225 | Carolyne Morrison | |||||||
| Portage la Prairie | John Christianson 2,124 | Gordon Johnston 2,414 | Francis Mason 220 | John Christianson | ||||||
| Rhineland | A.J. Thissen 1,478 | J.H. Pennber 791 | Jacob Froese 1,511 | Jacob Froese | ||||||
| Roblin | Keith Alexander 2,205 | Charles Filowich 1,530 | Ray Taylor 645 | Keith Alexander | ||||||
| Rock Lake | Abram Harrison 2,444 | Harry Parsonage 2,015 | J.A. Potter 257 | Abram Harrison | ||||||
| Rockwood-Iberville | George Hutton 2,594 | C.E. Crawford 1,256 | Samuel Cranston 471 | George Hutton | ||||||
| St. George | John Hjalmasson 1,210 | Elman Guttormson 2,451 | Elman Guttormson | |||||||
| Ste. Rose | J.A. Fletcher 1,467 | Gildas Molgat 2,648 | Leon Hoefer 147 | Gildas Molgat | ||||||
| Selkirk | Ben Massey 1,527 | Thomas P. Hillhouse 2,104 | Robert Luining 579 | Thomas P. Hillhouse | ||||||
| Souris-Lansdowne | Malcolm McKellar 2,471 | D.L. Barclay 1,532 | Malcolm McKellar | |||||||
| Springfield | Fred Klym 1,993 | William Lucko 1,562 | Harold Patzer 429 | Fred Klym | ||||||
| Swan River | James Bilton 2,350 | Elmir Simms 1,004 | M.G. Hofford 718 | Albert H.C. Corbett | ||||||
| Turtle Mountain | Peter J. McDonald 2,788 | Edward Dow 1,973 | C.R. Baskerville 691 | Edward Dow | ||||||
| Virden | Donald McGregor 2,828 | Malcolm McGregor 1,323 | J.J. Morton 450 | John Thompson | ||||||
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | Liberal | NDP | Other | |||||||
| Assiniboia | George Johnson 2,993 | Stephen Patrick 3,232 | Al Mackling 1,978 | George Johnson | ||||||
| Burrows | Peter Okrainec 747 | Mark Smerchanski 1,791 | John Hawryluk 1,502 | Andrew Bileski (Comm.) 517 | John Hawryluk | |||||
| Elmwood | Don Thompson 1,737 | John Kozoriz 1,815 | Steve Peters 2,024 | Steve Peters | ||||||
| Fort Garry | Sterling Lyon 4,721 | David Bowles 2,828 | Cliff Brownridge 1,168 | Sterling Lyon | ||||||
| Fort Rouge | Gurney Evans 3,507 | Brock McArthur 2,128 | William Reid 990 | Gurney Evans | ||||||
| Inkster | Mary Wayrykaw 1,497 | John Shanski 2,081 | Morris Gray 2,658 | Morris Gray | ||||||
| Kildonan | James Mills 3,176 | Ernie Rudolph 2,751 | A.J. Reid 3,172 | John De Fehr (SC) 452 | A.J. Reid | |||||
| Logan | Uberta Blackburn 1,126 | Thomas Blaine 1,006 | Lemuel Harris 1,462 | Lemuel Harris | ||||||
| Osborne | Obie Baizley 3,025 | Robert E. Moffat 1,871 | Jim Buchanan 1,523 | Obie Baizley | ||||||
| Radisson | Nelson McLean 2,712 | Nick Slotek 3,169 | Russell Paulley 4,032 | Russell Paulley | ||||||
| River Heights | Maitland Steinkopf 5,044 | Roy Matas 3,941 | W.B. Scarth | |||||||
| St. Boniface | Brunelle Leveille 1,937 | Laurent Desjardins 4,175 | Ian Wright 662 | Laurent Desjardins | ||||||
| St. James | Douglas Stanes 2,707 | Dave Johnston 2,202 | William Hardy 1,239 | Douglas Stanes | ||||||
| St. Johns | M. Baryluk 1,236 | Ed Pollack 1,229 | Saul Cherniack 1,796 | Saul Simkin (Comm.) 299 F.P. Bashchak (Ind.-Lib.-Lab.) 111 Sam Bordman (Ind.) 54 | David Orlikow | |||||
| St. Matthews | William Martin 2,485 | Don Cook 1,771 | Gordon Fines 1,386 | William Martin | ||||||
| St. Vital | Fred Groves 3,626 | Doug Honeyman 2,605 | Clare Martineau 1,023 | Fred Brennan (Ind.) 795 | Fred Groves | |||||
| Seven Oaks | Jack Chapman 2,635 | Calvin Scarfe 1,600 | Arthur E. Wright 3,095 | Arthur E. Wright | ||||||
| Wellington | Richard Seaborn 2,422 | Gurzon Havey 1,391 | Lloyd Stinson 2,202 | Richard Seaborn | ||||||
| Winnipeg Centre | James Cowan 2,779 | Frank Lamont 1,684 | Donovan Swailes 1,016 | James Cowan | ||||||
| Wolseley | Dufferin Roblin 3,207 | Russ Davis 1,559 | Ed Stefaniuk 798 | Dufferin Roblin | ||||||
| Manitoba provincial by-election, September 30, 1964:River Heights Resignation ofMaitland Steinkopf | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Maitland Steinkopf | 4,963 | 52.57 | -3.57 | ||||
| Liberal | Scott Wright | 4,478 | 47.43 | +3.57 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 9,441 | 100 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservativehold | Swing | −3.57 | ||||||
| Preceded by 1959 Manitoba election | List of Manitoba elections | Succeeded by 1966 Manitoba election |
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