1966 Manitoba general election

The 1966 Manitoba general election was held on June 23, 1966 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.

1966 Manitoba general election
June 23, 1966
57 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
29 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  NDP
Leader Duff Roblin Gildas Molgat Russell Paulley
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic
Leader since June 17, 1954 April 20, 1961 November 4, 1961
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 after the election

Dufferin Roblin
Progressive Conservative

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%  
Popular vote
PC
 
 39.96%
Liberal
 
 33.13%
New Democratic
 
 23.14%
Social Credit
 
 3.54%
Others
 
 0.23%
Seats summary
PC
 
 54.39%
Liberal
 
 24.56%
New Democratic
 
 19.30%
Social Credit
 
 1.75%
Preceded by
1962 Manitoba election		 List of Manitoba elections Succeeded by
1969 Manitoba election
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See also

Riding results

Party key:

(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:

Burrows:

1966 Manitoba general election: Carillon
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLeonard Barkman2,35263.83
     Progressive Conservative John Blatz 1,217 33.03
New DemocraticElmer Reimer1163.12
Total valid votes 3,685 100.00
Rejected and discarded votes 59
Turnout 3,744 59.84
Electors on the lists 6,257

Churchill (deferred to July 7, 1966):

Cypress:

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:

Emerson:

Ethelbert Plains:

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

Fisher:

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:

Hamiota:

Inkster:

Kildonan:

Lac Du Bonnet:

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

Lakeside:

La Verendrye:

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
1966 Manitoba general election: Morris
Party Candidate Votes%±%
     Progressive Conservative Harry Shewman 1,518 47.80
LiberalBruce McKenzie1,28840.55
New DemocraticWilliam T. Loftus37011.65
Total valid votes 3,176 100.00
Rejected and discarded votes 33
Turnout 3,209 60.83
Electors on the lists 5,275

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:

Radisson:

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:

St. Boniface:

St. George:

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

St. James:

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:

Ste. Rose:

Selkirk:

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

Seven Oaks:

Souris-Lansdowne:

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

Springfield:

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:

Virden:

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

Wellington:

Winnipeg Centre:

1966 Manitoba general election: Wolseley
Party Candidate Votes%±%
     Progressive Conservative Dufferin Roblin 3,132 48.88
LiberalJulius Koteles1,78027.78
New DemocraticCecil Wood1,49523.33
Total valid votes 6,407 100.00
Rejected and discarded votes 45
Turnout 6,452 55.52
Electors on the lists 11,621

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:

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.[1]

Manitoba provincial by-election, February 20, 1969: Birtle-Russell
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
     Progressive Conservative Harry Graham 2,117 46.46 $1,500.98
LiberalEdward Shust1,40630.85–$2,476.39
New DemocraticDonald Kostesky1,03422.69$1,248.00
Total valid votes 4,557 100
Rejected and discarded votes 23
Turnout 4,580 76.30
Electors on the lists 6,003
Manitoba provincial by-election, February 20, 1969: Churchill
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticJoseph Borowski2,63732.67$2,350.33
     Independent Blain Johnston 2,616 32.41 $3,733.76
LiberalGarry Walsh1,70921.17–$6,242.87
     Progressive Conservative Michael Klewchuk 1,109 13.74 $7,346.47
Total valid votes 8,071 100
Rejected and discarded votes 17
Turnout 8,088 62.97
Electors on the lists 12,845
Manitoba provincial by-election, February 20, 1969: Morris
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
     Progressive Conservative Warner Jorgenson 2,146 65.77 $966.85
LiberalRalph Rasmussen84125.77–$526.56
New DemocraticWilliam T. Loftus2768.46$770.61
Total valid votes 3,263 100
Rejected and discarded votes 17
Turnout 3,280 62.07
Electors on the lists 5,284
Manitoba provincial by-election, February 20, 1969: Wolseley
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
     Progressive Conservative Leonard Claydon 2,161 46.62 $2,640.69
LiberalJulius Koteles1,52833.01–$10,753.19
New DemocraticArchie Stone94420.37$1,423.50
Total valid votes 4,633 100
Rejected and discarded votes 75
Turnout 4,708 41.97
Electors on the lists 11,217

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.

References
  1. Winnipeg Free Press, 4 February 1969, p. 14.
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