The 1969 Manitoba general election was held on June 25, 1969 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of the

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. It was a watershed moment in the province's political history. The social-democratic

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emerged for the first time as the largest party in the legislature, winning 28 out of 57 seats. The governing Progressive Conservative Party fell to 22, and the once-dominant

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fell to an historical low of five. The Social Credit Party won one seat, and there was also one Independent elected. Although the NDP had risen from third place to only one seat short of a majority, it was not clear what form the government would take in the days immediately following the election. There were negotiations among the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives to form a minority coalition government, supported by the Social Credit and Independent members; under this scenario, former Liberal leader

Gildas Molgat Gildas Laurent Molgat, CD (January 25, 1927 – February 28, 2001) was a Canadian politician. He served as leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party from 1961 to 1969, and was subsequently appointed to the Senate of Canada, where he served as Speak ...

would have become

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. These plans came to nothing when Liberal MLA

Laurent Desjardins Laurent Louis "Larry" Desjardins (March 15, 1923 – February 7, 2012) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a member of the Manitoba legislature for most of the period from 1959 to 1988, and was a cabinet minister under New Democ ...

announced that he would sit as a "Liberal Democrat" supporting the NDP, allowing the NDP to form government by one seat.

Edward Schreyer Edward Richard Schreyer (born December 21, 1935) is a Canadian politician, diplomat, and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 22nd since Canadian Confederation. Schreyer was born and educated in Manitoba, and was first electe ...

became the province's first social democratic Premier shortly thereafter. The Manitoba NDP had a total election budget of $45,000. Although very small by modern standards, this was the most the party had ever spent up to this time. The Liberals had managed to remain as the Official Opposition for a decade after losing power in

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. However, this would be the start of almost 20 years in the political wilderness; the party would not come close to governing again until winning opposition status in

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Results

Riding results

Party key: *PC:

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba (french: Parti progressiste-conservateur du Manitoba) is a centre-right political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is currently the governing party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, after winnin ...

*L:

Manitoba Liberal Party The Manitoba Liberal Party (french: Parti libéral du Manitoba) is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Its roots can be traced to the late 19th century, following the province's creation in 1870. Origins and early development (to 1883) Origina ...

*NDP:

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 ...

*SC:

Manitoba Social Credit Party The Manitoba Social Credit Party (originally the Manitoba Social Credit League) was a political party in the Canadian province of Manitoba. In its early years, it espoused the monetary reform theories of social credit. It was formed in the 1935 ...

*Comm:

Communist Party of Canada - Manitoba The Communist Party of Canada (Manitoba) is the provincial wing of the Communist Party of Canada for the province of Manitoba. Founded in 1921, it was an illegal organization for several years and its meetings were conducted with great secrecy. ...

*Ind: Independent (x) denotes incumbent.

Arthur Arthur is a common male given name of Brittonic languages, Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. An ...

: *(x) J. Douglas Watt (PC) 3133 *John McRae (L) 1375 *Raymond Jones (NDP) 980

Assiniboia Assiniboia District refers to two historical districts of Canada's Northwest Territories. The name is taken from the Assiniboine First Nation. Historical usage ''For more information on the history of the provisional districts, see also Distric ...

: *(x)

Stephen Patrick Stephen Clifford Patrick (''né'' Patrebka, March 24, 1932 – January 11, 2014) was a Canadian politician and athlete. Patrick was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1962 to 1977. Career Patrick played with the Wi ...

(L) 2355 *Bill Docking (PC) 2329 *Curtis Nordman (NDP) 1466

Brandon East Brandon East is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It encompasses half of the City of Brandon, the other half being represented in Brandon West. Historical riding The original riding of Brandon East existed f ...

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Leonard Evans Leonard Salusbury Evans (August 19, 1929 – January 2, 2016) was a Canadian politician in Manitoba. He was a member of the Manitoba legislature from 1969 to 1999 and was a Cabinet Minister in the governments of New Democratic Premiers Edward ...

(NDP) 3035 *Emily Lyons (PC) 1962 *Don Martin (L) 1194

Brandon West Brandon West is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It encompasses half of the City of Brandon, the other half being represented in Brandon East. History of the riding The original riding of Brandon West exist ...

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Edward McGill Edward Robert McGill (September 21, 1912 in Vancouver, British Columbia – December 3, 1996) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1981, and was a ca ...

(PC) 2814 * James M. Skinner (NDP) 2310 *Terry Penton (L) 1796 Burrows: *(x) Ben Hanuschak (NDP) 3418 *Wasyl Michael Swystun (PC) 1317 *Olga E. Lewicki (L) 751 *Andrew Bileski (Comm) 323 Charleswood: *

Arthur Moug Art Thomas Moug (September 19, 1926 – July 16, 2003) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1977. Moug was born in Charleswood, Manitoba. He was ed ...

(PC) 3401 *

Duncan Edmonds Duncan Edmonds (born 1936) is a Canadian businessman, politician, consultant, lobbyist, university professor, and writer. In 1969, he unsuccessfully ran for the leadership of the Manitoba Liberal Party. Life and career Edmonds was born in Toront ...

(L) 2361 * John C. Hilgenga (NDP) 1325

Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1 ...

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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 i ...

(Ind) 1151 *Walter Perepeluk (L) 971 *

Andre Champagne Andre Joseph Orius Champagne (born September 19, 1943) is a Canadian retired ice hockey left winger. He played 2 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple L ...

(PC) 913 *Wilf Hudson (NDP) 822

Crescentwood Crescentwood is a former electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created in 1969, abolished in 1979, re-established in 1989, and abolished again in 1999. The Crescentwood riding was located in Winnipeg's south-central re ...

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Cy Gonick Cy Gonick (born April 8, 1936) is a former politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1973, sitting as a member of the New Democratic Party. Gonick was born in Winnipeg to Louis Gonick an ...

(NDP) 2689 *(x)

Gurney Evans Edward Gurney Vaux Evans (September 3, 1907 – January 8, 1987) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1953 to 1969, and served as a cabinet minister in the ...

(PC) 2416 * Francis Creighton Muldoon (L) 1422 Dauphin: *

Peter Burtniak Peter Burtniak (March 26, 1925 in Fork River, Manitoba – April 8, 2004) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1977, and served as a cabinet minister in the g ...

(NDP) 2933 *(x) Stewart McLean (PC) 2892 *Robert E. Sheldon (L) 620 Elmwood: *(x)

Russell Doern Russell John "Russ" Doern (October 20, 1935 – February 19, 1987) was a Manitoba politician. He served as a cabinet minister in the New Democratic government of Edward Schreyer (1969–1977), but left the New Democratic Party in 1984. He was ...

(NDP) 3803 *Alan George Gardiner (PC) 1526 * John Kozoriz (L) 1053 Emerson: * Gabriel Girard (PC) 2467 *(x) John Tanchak (L) 2014 *Stephen Zaretski (NDP) 695 *Jacob Wall (SC) 237

Flin Flon Flin Flon (pop. 5,185 in 2016 census; 4,982 in Manitoba and 203 in Saskatchewan) is a mining city, located on a correction line on the border of the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with the majority of the city located within M ...

: * Thomas Barrow (NDP) 2045 *(x) Charles H. Witney (PC) 1675 * Francis Jobin (L) 1276

Fort Garry Fort Garry, also known as Upper Fort Garry, was a Hudson's Bay Company trading post at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers in what is now downtown Winnipeg. It was established in 1822 on or near the site of the North West Company's ...

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Bud Sherman Louis Ralph "Bud" Sherman (December 24, 1926 – January 9, 2015) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the House of Commons of Canada during the 1960s and was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manit ...

(PC) 3570 *G. Grant Cosby (NDP) 2063 * Richard Alan Wankling (L) 1936 Fort Rouge: *

Inez Trueman Inez Geneva Trueman (April 8, 1917 – August 22, 2015) (née Gandrud) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Manitoba legislature from 1969 to 1973, and later ran for the House of Common ...

(PC) 2750 *Una Decter (NDP) 2446 * Jane Sayler Heffelfinger (L) 1941 Gimli: *

John Gottfried John Charles Gottfried (October 13, 1917 in Welland, Ontario – July 28, 1980) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1977. The son of Anthony Gottfried and Len ...

(NDP) 2159 *

Eric Stefanson Eric Stefanson (born October 14, 1950) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the cabinet of Progressive Conservative Premier Gary Filmon from 1991 to 1999, and was a member of the Manitoba Legislature from 1990 to 2000. His father, ...

(PC) 1936 *Walter Griffin (L) 1663

Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four non-conse ...

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James Ferguson James Ferguson may refer to: Entertainment * Jim Ferguson (born 1948), American jazz and classical guitarist * Jim Ferguson, American guitarist, past member of Lotion * Jim Ferguson, American movie critic, Board of Directors member for the Broadca ...

(PC) 3000 *(x) Nelson Shoemaker (L) 2583 * Mary McIntosh (NDP) 1064 Inkster: *(x) Sidney Green (NDP) 4001 *Robert Armstrong (PC) 989 *Gurzon Harvey (L) 661 Kildonan: *(x) Peter Fox (NDP) 4589 *Don Mills (PC) 1876 *John Gugulyn (L) 851 Lac Du Bonnet: *(x) Samuel Uskiw (NDP) 4060 *(x) Fred Klym (PC) 1267 *Al Tymko (L) 806 Lakeside: *(x)

Harry Enns Harry Enns (November 30, 1931 – June 24, 2010) was a Manitoba politician. He served as a Cabinet Minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin, Walter Weir, Sterling Lyon and Gary Filmon, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the leadersh ...

(PC) 2532 *

Robert Bend Robert (Bobby) Bend (April 14, 1914 – September 24, 1999) was a Canadian politician, and was briefly the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party (1969–1970). Biography Early life Bend was born in Poplar Point, Manitoba, the son of J.P. Bend ( ...

(L) 2190 Logan: * William Jenkins (NDP) 3029 * Samuel Minuk (PC) 871 *Howard Ferguson (L) 679 Minnedosa: *(x)

Walter Weir Walter Cocksmith Weir (June 7, 1929 – April 17, 1985) was a Canadian politician. Weir served as the 15th premier of Manitoba from 1967 to 1969. The son of James Dixon Weir, he was born in Hugh Bluff, Manitoba and was educated there and i ...

(PC) 3525 *Emile Roy Shellborn (NDP) 1713 *

Donald McNabb Donald McNabb (February 1870 – June 18, 1934) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. In 1890 he helped form a committee to raise money to buy books, periodicals and furnishings for the Miner's Library in Lethbridge. McNabb was the first membe ...

(L) 1028

Osborne Osborne may refer to: * Osborne (name) Places Australia * Osborne, South Australia (disambiguation), places associated with the suburb in the Adelaide metropolitan area * Osborne, New South Wales, a rural community in the Riverina region Can ...

: * Ian Turnbull (NDP) 3188 *(x)

Obie Baizley William Obadiah Baizley (May 25, 1917 – May 3, 2000) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1969, and served as a cabinet minister in the governments ...

(PC) 2565 *Win Loewen (L) 965 Pembina: * George Henderson (PC) 2823 *Kenneth John Draper (L) 1815 * David Harms (SC) 521 *Edith Alsop (NDP) 336

Portage la Prairie Portage la Prairie () is a small city in the Central Plains Region of Manitoba, Canada. As of 2016, the population was 13,304 and the land area of the city was . Portage la Prairie is approximately west of Winnipeg, along the Trans-Canada Hig ...

: *(x) Gordon Johnston (L) 2451 * Harvey Carmichael (PC) 2440 *Sidney Coulthard (NDP) 1049 Radisson: *

Harry Shafransky Harry Shafransky (September 4, 1930 – September 10, 1986) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1977. Born in Poland, he came to Canada while still you ...

(NDP) 3707 * Edward Joseph Albert Kotowich (L) 2284 *Moreen Henderson (PC) 1054

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: *(x)

Jacob Froese Jacob M. Froese (November 28, 1917 – June 14, 2003) was a politician in the Canadian province of Manitoba. He was the province's only Social Credit MLA between 1959 and 1973, and was the party's leader for most if not all of the period from 195 ...

(SC) 1981 *

Henry Hildebrand Henry Hildebrand (November 16, 1911 – February 7, 2006) is most known for being the founding principal (later called president) of Briercrest Bible Institute for 42 years; the school is now known as Briercrest Family of Schools or Briercrest C ...

(PC) 1853 * Willo Sterritt Forrester (L) 782 *Jacob W. Heinrichs (NDP) 181

Riel Riel may refer to: Places * Riel, Netherlands, a town in the Netherlands *Riel (electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, named after Louis Riel * Riel, Winnipeg, a community committee comprising three city wards Pe ...

: *(x)

Donald Craik Donald Craik (August 26, 1931 – September 2, 1985) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1981, and served as a cabinet minister in the governme ...

(PC) 3125 *James Edward Buchanan (NDP) 3096 *Raymond Spence (L) 1423 River Heights: *(x)

Sidney Spivak Sidney Joel Spivak, (May 23, 1928 – July 8, 2002) was a Manitoba politician. He was a Cabinet minister in the governments of Dufferin Roblin, Walter Weir and Sterling Lyon, and was himself leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ma ...

(PC) 4623 *Mark Danzker (L) 1573 * Jack Silverberg (NDP) 1051 Roblin: *(x) J. Wally McKenzie (PC) 2579 *(x) Mike Kawchuk (NDP) 2448 *J.R. Mitchell (L) 516 Rock Lake: *(x) Henry Einarson (PC) 3064 * Remi Engelbert DePape (L) 1818 *Timothy Leonard (NDP) 763 Rossmere: *

(NDP) 4089 * David Wilfred Pekary (PC) 1746 *Vern Breckman (L) 631 * Stanley Copp (Ind) 238 Rupertsland: * Jean Allard (NDP) 1366 *S. P. Berthelette (L) 1142 *Paul Burelle (PC) 1026 St. Boniface: *(x)

(L) 4210 * Kamil Michael Gajdosik (NDP) 2656 * Maurice J. Arpin (PC) 1110

St. George Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...

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Bill Uruski Bill Uruski (born July 27, 1942 in Poplarfield, Manitoba) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1990, and was a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party governments of Ed ...

(NDP) 2284 *(x)

Elman Guttormson Elman Kreisler Guttormson (March 24, 1929 in Lundar, Manitoba – October 10, 2000) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1956 to 1969. The son of John Guttormson and Sigridur ...

(L) 1886 *Joseph Schwartz (PC) 1169 St. James: *

Al Mackling Alvin "Al" Mackling (born December 31, 1927) is a longtime Canadian Democratic Socialist and a retired lawyer. He was an alderman in the former city of St. James from 1961 to 1969 and was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 19 ...

(NDP) 3642 *(x)

Douglas Stanes Douglas Moncrieff Stanes (February 28, 1917 in England – April 29, 2001) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1969. Stanes was a Lieutenant-Colone ...

(PC) 2676 *Peter Moss (L) 1404 St. Johns: *(x)

Saul Cherniack Saul Mark Cherniack, (January 10, 1917 – March 30, 2018) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1962 to 1981, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Edward Schreyer. ...

(NDP) 3642 *Joe Rozmus (PC) 1014 *George Strewchuk (L) 736 St. Matthews: * Wally Johannson (NDP) 2974 *(x) Robert Steen (PC) 2217 *Rudy Peters (L) 1119 Ste. Rose: *(x)

(L) 2247 *Heinz Marohn (PC) 1198 *Leon Hoefer (NDP) 754 *Norma Oswald (SC) 313 Selkirk: *

Howard Pawley Howard Russell Pawley (November 21, 1934 – December 30, 2015) was a Canadian politician and professor who was the 18th premier of Manitoba from 1981 to 1988. Prior to his premiership, Pawley served in various ministerial positions after his t ...

(NDP) 3374 * Robert Stefan Oliver (PC) 2054 *George S. Sigurdson (L) 835 * Thomas Norquay (Ind) 57 Seven Oaks: *(x)

Saul Miller Saul Alecs Miller (January 27, 1917 in Winnipeg, Manitoba – September 1, 1993) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1981, and held a number of high-profile ...

(NDP) 4203 * Daniel Abraham Yanofsky (PC) 1505 *Evelyne Rosborough (L) 813 Souris-Killarney: *(x) Malcolm Earl McKellar (PC) 3053 *(x) Edward Dow (L) 1982 *

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(NDP) 892

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: *

Rene Toupin Rene Ernest Toupin (May 15, 1934 – March 15, 2014), born in Saint Boniface, Manitoba, was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1977, and served as a cabinet mini ...

(NDP) 2724 *George Mulder (PC) 1551 *Hector Bahuaud (L) 807 Sturgeon Creek: * Frank Johnston (PC) 2781 * Robert Megill Chipman (L) 2251 *Stanley J. Carter (NDP) 1251 *William John Turner (Ind) 336 *James Farrell (Ind) 238 Swan River: *(x)

James Bilton James Herbert Bilton (April 10, 1908 in Leeds, England – July 4, 1988) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1962 to 1977, and served as Speaker of the Le ...

(PC) 1920 *Alex Filuk (NDP) 1757 *Jerry Webb (SC) 1252 *Gordon Beaumont (L) 766

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: * Ron McBryde (NDP) 1556 *(x)

John Carroll John Carroll may refer to: People Academia and science *Sir John Carroll (astronomer) (1899–1974), British astronomer *John Alexander Carroll (died 2000), American history professor *John Bissell Carroll (1916–2003), American cognitive sci ...

(PC) 1361 *Calvert D. Gibson (L) 963

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: *(x)

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 ...

(NDP) 2436 *Thomas Farrell (PC) 1500 *Maurice Desjardins (L) 843

Transcona Transcona is a ward and suburb of Winnipeg, Manitoba, located about east of the downtown area. Until 1972, it was a separate municipality, having been incorporated first as the Town of Transcona on 6 April 1912 and then as the City of Tr ...

: *(x) Russ Paulley (NDP) 4614 * Thelma Jean Opseth Call (L) 1488 *Kenn Gunn-Walberg (PC) 1052 Virden: *(x) Morris McGregor (PC) 2161 *(x)

Earl Dawson Earl Phillip Dawson (December 17, 1925March 28, 1987) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator, politician and civil servant. He rose to prominence in Canadian hockey when he served as president of the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association from 1 ...

(L) 1571 *Ralph Rowan (NDP) 1531

Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by me ...

: *(x) Philip Petursson (NDP) 3260 * William McGarva (PC) 1522 *Thomas Bernes(L) 1035

Winnipeg Centre Winnipeg Centre (french: Winnipeg-Centre) is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1925 and since 1997. History This riding was originally created in 1914 f ...

: * Bud Boyce (NDP) 2398 *(x) James Cowan (PC) 1451 *Joseph Wapemoose (L) 822 Wolseley: *(x)

Leonard Claydon Leonard Harold Claydon (December 31, 1915 in Winnipeg, Manitoba – December 8, 1971) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Manitoba legislature as a Progressive Conservative from 1969 until his death. Prime minister John Dief ...

(PC) 2360 *Hans J. Wittich (NDP) 1743 *Paul N. Duval (L) 1391

Post-election changes

Jack Hardy (St. Vital, PC) resigned his seat. A by-election was called for April 5, 1971. Ste. Rose (res.

, October 7, 1970), April 5, 1971: * Aime Adam (NDP) 2785 * Fred Werbiski (L) 2118 * John Borcher (PC) 1792 Minnedosa (res.

, September 1971), November 16, 1971: *

Dave Blake David Robert Blake (March 20, 1925 – February 25, 2008) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1971 to 1988, serving as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. Born on ...

(PC) 3532 *

Emil Shellborn Emil or Emile may refer to: Literature *''Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life *''Emil and the Detective ...

(NDP) 2348 *Hugh Stephenson (L) 1129

formally joined the NDP in 1971. Wolseley (dec.

, 1971), June 16, 1972: *

Israel Asper Israel Harold "Izzy" Asper (August 11, 1932– October 7, 2003) was a Canadian tax lawyer and media magnate. He was the founder and owner of the now-defunct TV and media company CanWest Global Communications Corp and father to its former CEO ...

(L) 3530 * Ernie J. Enns (PC) 2271 *

Vic Schroeder Victor Harold Schroeder (born February 16, 1944 to a Mennonite family in Altona, Manitoba) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1979 to 1988, and a senior cabinet minister in the New De ...

(NDP) 2174 *William Hawryluk (Ind) 45 Jean Allard left the NDP to sit as an Independent on April 7, 1972.

left the NDP caucus on June 25, 1972.

(dec.

, November 12, 1972)

Results

See also

Riding results

Post-election changes

References

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