1966 Manitoba general election

Manitoba general election, 1966

June 23, 1966
57 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba 29 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   PC NDP Leader Dufferin Roblin Gildas Molgat Russell Paulley Party Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic Leader since June 17, 1954 April 20, 1961 June 7, 1969 Leader's seat Wolseley Ste. Rose Radisson Last election 36 13 7 Seats won 31 14 11 Seat change 5 1 4 Popular vote 130,102 107,841 75,333 Percentage 39.96% 33.13% 23.14% Swing 4.74pp 2.97pp 8.94pp
Map of Election Results
Premier before election Dufferin Roblin Progressive Conservative Premier-designate Dufferin Roblin Progressive Conservative

The Manitoba general election held on June 23, 1966, was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It resulted in a third consecutive majority win for the Progressive Conservative Party led by Dufferin Roblin. Roblin's Tories won 31 seats, against 14 for the Liberal Party, 11 for the New Democratic Party and one for Social Credit.

Results

Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
				1962	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change	Progressive Conservative	Dufferin Roblin	57	36	31	-13.9%	130,102	39.96%		Liberal	Gildas Molgat	56	13	14	+7.7%	107,841	33.13%		New Democratic	Russell Paulley	53	7	11	+57.1%	75,333	23.14%
	Social Credit	Jacob Froese	16	1	1	-	11,538	3.54%
	Communist	William Cecil Ross	2	-	-	-	638	0.20%		Independent		1	-	–	-	97	0.03%
Total			185	57	57	-	325,549	100%

Preceded by 1962 Manitoba election

List of Manitoba elections

Succeeded by 1969 Manitoba election

See also

• List of Manitoba political parties

Riding results

Party key:

• PC: Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
• L: Manitoba Liberal Party
• NDP: New Democratic Party of Manitoba
• SC: Manitoba Social Credit Party
• Comm: Communist Party of Canada - Manitoba
• Ind: Independent

(x) denotes incumbent.

Arthur:

• (x)James Douglas Watt (PC) 1902
• Frank Patmore (L) 1807
• C.M. Robson (NDP) 494

Assiniboia:

• (x)Stephen Patrick (L) 5168
• Stewart Millett (PC) 4800
• Charles Norman (NDP) 2943

Birtle-Russell:

• Rod Clement (L) 2223
• (x)Robert G. Smellie (PC) 2078
• Ronald Kostesky (NDP) 446

Brandon:

• (x)Reginald Lissaman (PC) 3863
• Terry Penton (L) 3696
• Harold Weitman (NDP) 1452
• Ben Van Hoffen (SC) 508

Brokenhead:

• Sam Uskiw (NDP) 1889
• George Mulder (PC) 1315
• Stanley Copp (Ind L) 669
• Ken Skiba (SC) 365

Burrows:

• Ben Hanuschak (NDP) 2415
• (x)Mark Smerchanski (L) 1487
• Walter Paschak (PC) 1301

Churchill (deferred to July 7, 1966):

• (x)Gordon Beard (PC) 3159
• W.L. Hudson (L) 2192

Cypress:

• (x)Thelma Forbes (PC) 2331
• Duncan Campbell (L) 1888

Dauphin:

• (x)Stewart McLean (PC) 3149
• Edward Demkiw (L) 1512
• Michael Sotas (NDP) 236

Dufferin:

• (x)Homer Hamilton (PC) 2135
• Cam Johnston (L) 1280
• Walter Taylor (SC) 583

Elmwood:

• Russell Doern (NDP) 2765
• Tom Snowden (PC) 1816
• John Kozoriz (L) 1458
• Walter Bowden (SC) 744

Emerson:

• (x)John Tanchak (L) 2180
• Gabriel Girard (PC) 2015

Ethelbert Plains:

• Michael Kawchuk (NDP) 1246
• William Paziuk (L) 1182
• Melvin Pipe (SC) 884
• John Tycholis (PC) 548

Fisher:

• Peter Masniuk (PC) 1480
• Peter Wagner (NDP) 1368
• Arthur Devlin (L) 712
• John Palamarchuk (Ind) 97

Flin Flon:

• (x)Charles Witney (PC) 1750
• Scott Day (NDP) 1090
• Mickey Perepeluk (L) 1071

Fort Garry:

• (x)Sterling Lyon (PC) 6131
• Peter Stokes (L) 2435
• Victor Ratsma (NDP) 1769

Fort Rouge:

• (x)Gurney Evans (PC) 3767
• Frank Muldoon (L) 2451
• Leonard Green (NDP) 1845

Gimli:

• (x)George Johnson (PC) 1981
• Gunnar Eggerston (L) 1021
• Zado Zator (NDP) 767

Gladstone:

• (x)Nelson Shoemaker (L) 2926
• John McPhedran (PC) 1787
• William Yuel (NDP) 236

Hamiota:

• Earl Dawson (L) 2194
• (x)Barry Strickland (PC) 2043
• M.S. Antonation (NDP) 412

Inkster:

• Sidney Green (NDP) 3644
• Olga Fuga (PC) 1713
• Ray Babick (L) 1557
• William Cecil Ross (Comm) 312

Kildonan:

• Peter Fox (NDP) 4644
• (x)James Mills (PC) 3808
• Jim Smith (L) 2966
• Henry Redekopp (SC) 1331

Lac Du Bonnet:

• (x)Oscar Bjornson (PC) 1342
• James Desilets (L) 1262
• Walter Zarecki (NDP) 1151
• Ruben Thomas (SC) 474

Lakeside:

• (x)Douglas Campbell (L) 1780
• Frank Sims (PC) 1428
• Francis Mason (NDP) 272

La Verendrye:

• (x)Albert Vielfaure (L) 1807
• Stan Bisson (PC) 860

Logan:

• (x)Lemuel Harris (NDP) 1975
• Wally Fox-Decent (PC) 1657
• W.M. Suystun (L) 1019

Minnedosa:

• (x)Walter Weir (PC) 2136
• Don McNabb (L) 1615
• Gilbert V. Hutton (SC) 774
• John Lee (NDP) 648

Osborne:

• (x)Obie Baizley (PC) 3363
• Bob Murdoch (NDP) 2189
• Howard Loewen (L) 2141

Pembina:

• (x)Carolyne Morrison (PC) 2056
• Vernon Spangelo (L) 1545
• Frederick Hamm (SC) 878
• Robert Wallcraft (NDP) 129

Portage la Prairie:

• (x)Gordon Johnston (L) 2726
• John Christianson (PC) 1991
• Sybil Barnett (NDP) 312

Radisson:

• (x)Russell Paulley (NDP) 7114
• Joseph Guay (L) 4905
• Nelson McLean (PC) 2561

Rhineland:

• (x)Jacob Froese (SC) 1676
• Bruce Gunn (PC) 1324
• Alf Loewen (L) 696

River Heights:

• Sidney Spivak (PC) 5325
• Scott Wright (L) 4083
• Lionel Orlikow (NDP) 826

Roblin:

• Wally McKenzie (PC) 1798
• Joseph Perchaluk (NDP) 1583
• Jack Mitchell (L) 863

Rock Lake:

• Henry Einarson (PC) 1835
• Ronald Gardiner (L) 1691
• Jacob Harms (SC) 505
• Ernest Sloane (NDP) 333

Rockwood-Iberville:

• Harry Enns (PC) 2091
• Douglas Trick (L) 1429
• Armand De Ryck (NDP) 804
• Wilmer Antonius (SC) 228

Rupertsland:

• (x)Joseph Jeannotte (PC) 1866
• Jean Allard (L) 953
• Douglas MacLachlan (NDP) 363

St. Boniface:

• (x)Laurent Desjardins (L) 4040
• Remi Lafreniere (PC) 1750
• Maurice Paul (NDP) 1033

St. George:

• (x)Elman Guttormson (L) 2009
• Arthur Schwartz (PC) 1418
• Stanley Burdett (NDP) 357

St. James:

• (x)Douglas Stanes (PC) 3034
• Lloyd Axworthy (L) 2244
• Jim Rose (NDP) 1487

St. Johns:

• (x)Saul Cherniack (NDP) 2427
• Dan Zaharia (PC) 1215
• Harry Meronek (L) 970
• Don Currie (Comm) 326

St. Matthews:

• Robert Steen (PC) 2941
• Andrew Robertson (NDP) 1950
• Donald Cook (L) 1922

St. Vital:

• Donald Craik (PC) 4432
• Douglas Honeyman (L) 2927
• William Hutton (NDP) 2310

Ste. Rose:

• (x)Gildas Molgat (L) 2410
• Michael Posmituck (PC) 1187
• David Duning (SC) 275
• Harry Shafransky (NDP) 86

Selkirk:

• (x)Thomas Hillhouse (L) 1832
• Syndey Sarbitt (PC) 1792
• Alan Cooper (NDP) 876
• Jens Magnusson (SC) 227

Seven Oaks:

• Saul Miller (NDP) 5295
• Nathan Nurgitz (PC) 2596
• Melvin Fenson (L) 2010

Souris-Lansdowne:

• (x)Malcolm McKellar (PC) 1919
• Frank Ellis (L) 1556
• Margaret Gray (SC) 387
• Irene Bauman (NDP) 238

Springfield:

• (x)Fred Klym (PC) 1697
• Richard Loeb (NDP) 1274
• William Lucko (L) 1113

Swan River:

• (x)James Bilton (PC) 1591
• Gerald Webb (SC) 1185
• Claude Dunbar (L) 793
• George Higgs (NDP) 602

The Pas:

• (x)John Carroll (PC) 2278
• Calvin Gibson (L) 1769
• Glen Allen (NDP) 288

Turtle Mountain:

• Edward Dow (L) 2149
• (x)Peter J. McDonald (PC) 2144
• Peter Sawatsky (SC) 690
• Selwyn Burrows (NDP) 141

Virden:

• (x)Donald Morris McGregor (PC) 2092
• Roland Tolton (L) 1245
• Donald Rowan (SC) 743
• Vernon Mazawasicuna (NDP) 256

Wellington:

• Philip Petursson (NDP) 3153
• (x)Richard Seaborn (PC) 2447
• Gurzon Harvey (L) 1117

Winnipeg Centre:

• (x)James Cowan (PC) 2982
• Ross White (L) 1917
• Donald Malinowski (NDP) 1434

Post-election changes

Note: These by-election results are taken from newspaper reports, and may not exactly match the official returns.

Gordon Beard (PC) became (Ind) in 1968.

Turtle Mountain (results overturned and seat declared vacant, January 30, 1968), March 4, 1968:

• Edward Dow (L) 2443
• Allan Rose (PC) 2240
• Peter Sawatsky (SC) 610

Four seats became vacant in 1968:

• Dufferin Roblin (PC, Wolseley) and Rod Clement (Lib, Birtle-Russell) resigned to seek election to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1968 Canadian general election. Both were unsuccessful.
• Gordon Beard (Ind, Churchill) resigned his seat after protesting that the government was not paying sufficient attention to issues affecting northern Manitoba.
• Harry Shewman (PC, Morris) died in office.

By-elections for all four ridings were called for February 20, 1969. The Progressive Conservative, Liberal, and New Democratic parties fielded candidates in all four ridings, and there was also an independent candidate in Churchill. The Social Credit Party intended to field a candidate in Morris, but ultimately did not do so.

The results for Birtle-Russell, Morris and Wolseley are taken from the Winnipeg Free Press, 21 February 1969. The result from Churchill reflects the findings of a judicial review, and is taken from the Winnipeg Free Press, 19 March 1969.