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
 
Leader Duff Roblin Gildas Molgat
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal
Leader since June 17, 1954 April 20, 1961
Leader's seat Wolseley Ste. Rose
Last election 36 13
Seats won 31 14
Seat change Decrease5 Increase1
Popular vote 130,102 107,841
Percentage 39.96% 33.13%
Swing Decrease4.74pp Decrease2.97pp
  Third party Fourth party
  NDP SC
Leader Russell Paulley Jacob Froese
Party New Democratic Social Credit
Leader since November 4, 1961 1959
Leader's seat Radisson Rhineland
Last election 7 1
Seats won 11 1
Seat change Increase4 Steady0
Popular vote 75,333 11,538
Percentage 23.14% 3.54%
Swing Increase8.94pp Increase1.22pp
Map of Election Results
Premier before election

Dufferin Roblin
Progressive Conservative

 Premier after the election

Dufferin Roblin
Progressive Conservative

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

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

See also

Riding results

Party key:

Arthur:

Assiniboia:

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

Birtle-Russell:

Brandon:

  • (incumbent)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 ConservativeJohn Blatz1,21733.03
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:

Dufferin:

  • (incumbent)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:

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

Fort Garry:

Fort Rouge:

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

Gimli:

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

Gladstone:

Hamiota:

Inkster:

Kildonan:

Lac Du Bonnet:

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

Lakeside:

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

La Verendrye:

Logan:

Minnedosa:

  • (incumbent)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 ConservativeHarry Shewman1,51847.80-0.92
LiberalBruce MacKenzie1,28840.557.27
New DemocraticWilliam T. Loftus37011.65–
Total valid votes 3,176––
Rejected 33–
Eligible voters / Turnout 5,27560.83-3.72
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

Osborne:

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

Pembina:

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

Portage la Prairie:

Radisson:

Rhineland:

  • (incumbent)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:

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:

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

St. James:

St. Johns:

St. Matthews:

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

St. Vital:

Ste. Rose:

Selkirk:

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

Seven Oaks:

Souris-Lansdowne:

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

Springfield:

Swan River:

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

The Pas:

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

Turtle Mountain:

Virden:

  • (incumbent)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 ConservativeDufferin Roblin3,13248.88
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 ConservativeHarry Graham2,11746.46$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
IndependentBlain Johnston2,61632.41$3,733.76
LiberalGarry Walsh1,70921.17–$6,242.87
Progressive ConservativeMichael Klewchuk1,10913.74$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, 1969: Morris
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeWarner Jorgenson2,14665.7717.97$966.85
LiberalRalph Rasmussen84125.77-14.78$526.56
New DemocraticWilliam T. Loftus2768.46-3.19$770.61
Total valid votes 3,263––
Rejected 15–
Eligible voters / Turnout 5,28462.07–
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
Manitoba provincial by-election, February 20, 1969: Wolseley
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeLeonard Claydon2,16146.62$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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