Liberal-Progressive Party candidates in the 1959 Manitoba provincial election

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The Liberal-Progressive Party of Manitoba fielded a full slate of fifty-seven candidates in the 1959 provincial election, and elected eleven members to retain their status as the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.

Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here. This page also includes information about Liberal-Progressive candidates in by-elections held between 1959 and 1962.

By-elections

Rhineland

November 26, 1959: David K. Friesen was a prominent resident of the Rhineland area. A historical summary of the by-election, written in 1969, described him as "well-known and wealthy, but not too popular".[1] He received 1,075 votes (29.99%), finishing third against Social Credit candidate Jacob Froese.

References

  1. ^ Winnipeg Free Press, 13 February 1969, p. 15.
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