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28th Manitoba Legislature
The members of the 28th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in June 1966. The legislature sat from December 5, 1966, to May 22, 1969. The Progressive Conservative Party led by Duff Roblin formed the government. Walter Weir became Premier in 1967 after Roblin resigned to run unsuccessfully for the federal Progressive Conservative Party leadership. Gildas Molgat of the Liberal Party was Leader of the Opposition. A new sales tax of 5% was introduced effective June 1, 1967. James Bilton served as speaker for the assembly. There were three sessions of the 28th Legislature: Richard Spink Bowles Richard Spink Bowles (November 16, 1912 – July 9, 1988) was a Canadian lawyer and office holder in Manitoba, Canada. He served as the province's 16th Lieutenant Governor from 1965 to 1970. Bowles had no political experience prior to hi ... was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. Members of the Assembly The following members were elected to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Results 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 Arthur: *(incumbent) James Douglas Watt (PC) 1902 * Frank Patmore (L) 1807 * C.M. Robson (NDP) 494 Assiniboia: *(incumbent) Stephen Patrick (L) 5168 * Stewart Millett (PC) 4800 *Charles Norman (NDP) 2943 Birtle-Russell: * Rod Clement (L) 2223 *(incumbent) Robert G. Smellie (PC) 2078 * Ronald Kostesky (NDP) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birtle-Russell
Birtle-Russell is a former provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada. Birtle-Russell was established in 1957, created by the first Independent Boundaries Commission in Manitoba. It was located in the western part of the province, on the border with Saskatchewan.''Winnipeg Free Press'', 13 February 1969, p. 15. It included the area around the towns of Birtle and Russell. Political power in the area shifted between the Progressive Conservatives and the Liberal-Progressives and Liberals until 1969. When the New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; french: Nouveau Parti démocratique, NPD) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * t ... first came to office the area became a Progressive Conservative stronghold. Provincial representatives Election results {{Manitoba provincial election, 1969/Electoral District/Birtle-Russell Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Borowski
Joseph Paul Borowski (December 12, 1932 – September 23, 1996) was a Canadian politician and activist. From 1969 to 1971, he was a cabinet minister in Manitoba Premier Edward Schreyer's New Democratic Party (NDP) government. Subsequently, he gained national fame for his opposition to abortion. Early life Borowski was born in Wishart, Saskatchewan, and was educated at Birchcreek School in that province. He subsequently moved to Sudbury, Ontario, and Thompson, Manitoba, to work as a miner and steelworker. Borowski was Vice-President of the United Steelworkers of America Local 6166 in 1964-65, and helped to win municipal incorporation for Thompson at around the same time. He retired from manual labour in his 30s, and became the owner of a gift shop. Political career Borowski became a public figure in Manitoba during the late 1960s, when he camped outside the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in extremely cold weather on two separate occasions. His first such action, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churchill (provincial Electoral District)
Churchill is a former provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1956, and eliminated in 1999. During its existence, Churchill encompassed the northernmost region of the province, a vast and sparsely populated area with no major urban centres. Most of the riding's residents were aboriginal, many living in isolated communities. Elections in this riding were frequently deferred for logistical reasons prior to 1969. When the riding was abolished, its territory was divided between the ridings of Rupertsland, Flin Flon and Thompson Thompson may refer to: People * Thompson (surname) * Thompson M. Scoon (1888–1953), New York politician Places Australia *Thompson Beach, South Australia, a locality Bulgaria * Thompson, Bulgaria, a village in Sofia Province Canada * .... List of provincial representatives Election results 1958 general election 1959 general election 1962 general electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Beard
Gordon Wilbert Beard (September 27, 1921 – November 12, 1972) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Manitoba Legislature from 1963 to 1968, and an independent member from 1969 to 1972. Born in 1921, Beard was educated at Neepawa schools, and worked in a variety of projects in northern Manitoba. He served as President of Norrec Ltd., and Secretary of Arctic Investments Ltd., as well as becoming President of the Northern Restaurants Association through a hotel project that he owned. He served in the Canadian Army from 1942 to 1945, attaining the rank of Sergeant. In 1960, he moved to Thompson. Beard was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in January 1963, in a deferred race from the 1962 general election. Running in the vast northern constituency of Churchill, he defeated Liberal candidate Francis Bud Jobin by 197 votes. He was re-elected by a greater margin in the 1966 election. Beard resigned from the Progressive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carillon (electoral District)
Carillon is a former provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada. It was established for the 1886 provincial election, and eliminated with the 1969 election. The constituency was predominantly francophone. Albert Prefontaine and his son Edmond Edmond is a given name related to Edmund. Persons named Edmond include: * Edmond Canaple (1797–1876), French politician * Edmond Chehade (born 1993), Lebanese footballer * Edmond Conn (1914–1998), American farmer, businessman, and politician ... represented Carillon for almost all of the period between 1903 and 1962, serving with a variety of parties. Provincial representatives Electoral results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Carillon (Electoral District) Former provincial electoral districts of Manitoba 1886 establishments in Manitoba 1969 disestablishments in Manitoba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Barkman
Leonard A. Barkman (July 12, 1920 – January 5, 1979) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Manitoba legislature from 1962 to 1973, sitting as a member of the Liberal Party. He was the first Mennonite elected to the Manitoba assembly from an area formerly known as the East Reserve, which had at one time been set aside by the federal government for settlement by Mennonite immigrants. Biography Leonard A. Barkman was born July 12, 1920 in Steinbach, Manitoba, the son of Jacob F. Barkman and Margaret Dueck, both natives of Manitoba. Barkman was educated in Steinbach-area schools, operated a small business in the city and married Agnes Reimer in 1945she died May 2, 2002. He also served as mayor of Steinbach for a number of years.From his obituary, ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 8 January 1979, page 109. Available online: He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the election of 1962, defeating Progressive Conservative Peter Thiessen by over 800 votes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrows (electoral District)
Burrows is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957 from part of Winnipeg North, and formally came into existence in the provincial election of 1958. The riding is located in the northern part of Winnipeg. Burrows is named after Theodore Arthur Burrows, who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba from 1926 to 1929. It is bordered to the east by St. Johns and Point Douglas, to the south by Wellington, to the north by Kildonan and The Maples, and to the west by Tyndall Park. The riding's boundaries were significantly redrawn in 1999, taking in a considerable amount of territory which was previously a part of the now-defunct Inkster. The riding's population in 1996 was 18,718. In 1999, the average family income was $35,575, one of the lowest rates in the province. Thirty-nine per cent of the riding's residents are listed as low-income, with an unemployment rate of 13%. One household in four has only one p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Hanuschak
Ben Hanuschak (born April 29, 1930) is a Manitoba politician. He was a cabinet minister in the government of New Democratic Premier Edward Schreyer, and was subsequently a founding member of the Progressive Party of Manitoba. Hanuschak was born in Earl Grey, Saskatchewan. He was educated at the University of Manitoba, and worked as a teacher. Hanuschak was elected to the Manitoba legislature in 1966, defeating Liberal incumbent Mark Smerchanski in the north Winnipeg riding of Burrows. Along with others in the party, he believed that leader Russell Paulley needed to be replaced before the next election. In 1968, he was the only member of the party's parliamentary caucus to support Sidney Green's leadership bid. Edward Schreyer became provincial NDP leader in 1969, and won the subsequent election for the party. Hanuschak was chosen Speaker of the House on August 14, 1969, and kept this position until August 20, 1970. Hanuschak joined Schreyer's cabinet on August 20, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Democratic Party Of Manitoba
The New Democratic Party of Manitoba (french: Nouveau Parti démocratique du Manitoba) is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. It is currently the opposition party in Manitoba. Formation and early years In the federal election of 1958, the national Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was reduced to only eight seats in the House of Commons of Canada. The CCF's leadership restructured the party during the next three years, and in 1961 it merged with the Canadian Labour Congress to create the New Democratic Party (NDP). Most provincial wings of the CCF also transformed themselves into "New Democratic Party" organisations before the year was over, with Saskatchewan as the only exception. There was very little opposition to the change in Manitoba, and the Manitoba NDP was formally constituted on November 4, 1961. Future ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brokenhead (electoral District)
Brokenhead was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957 from part of Winnipeg North, and formally came into existence in the provincial election of 1958. The electoral district was last contested in the 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 Dufferi ..., after which it was abolished. Electoral results 1958 general election 1959 general election 1962 general election 1966 general election References {{DEFAULTSORT:Brokenhead (Electoral District) Former provincial electoral districts of Manitoba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Uskiw
Samuel Uskiw (October 18, 1933 in East Selkirk, Manitoba – March 19, 2011) was a politician and political fundraiser in Manitoba, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1986, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Edward Schreyer and Howard Pawley. Subsequently, he left the New Democrats and became a fundraiser for their leading rival, the Progressive Conservative Party. After completing his education, Uskiw worked in Winnipeg briefly before moving to Ontario where he worked on a farm in Ingersoll and then worked for the Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway. He returned to Manitoba in 1953, working as a potato farmer and meat cutter as well as selling insurance before entering political life, and served as a Junior President of the Manitoba Farmers Union in 1961-1962. He was also a school trustee from 1959 to 1965. In 1964, Uskiw married Olga Bilyk. He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
