Liberal-Progressive Party candidates in the 1959 Manitoba provincial election
The Liberal-Progressive Party of Manitoba fielded a full slate of fifty-seven candidates in the 1959 provincial election. The party elected eleven members, retaining their status as the official opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
Candidates
[edit]| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur | John W. McRae | M | 1,932 | 2nd | ||||
| Assiniboia | Jack Brownrigg | M | 1,388 | 3rd | ||||
| Birtle-Russell | Rod Clement | Incumbent | M | 2,015 | 2rd | |||
| Brandon | Gordon A. Phillips | M | 2,159 | 2nd | ||||
| Brokenhead | A. A. Trapp | Incumbent for Lac du Bonnet | M | 1,083 | 3rd | |||
| Burrows | Joseph R. Hnidan | M | 1,155 | 3rd | ||||
| Carillon | Edmond Prefontaine | Incumbent; re-elected | M | 2,397 | 1st | |||
| Churchill | Kenneth D. Wray | M | 954 | 2nd | ||||
| Cypress | John Leslie Sundell | M | 1,781 | 2nd | ||||
| Dauphin | Emma Hildegard Ringstrom | F | 967 | 3rd | ||||
| Dufferin | Walter Clifton McDonald | Incumbent | M | 1,923 | 2nd | |||
| Elmwood | Alex Turk | M | 1,488 | 3rd | ||||
| Emerson | John Tanchak | Incumbent; re-elected | M | 2,752 | 1st | |||
| Ethelbert Plans | Michael Hryhorczuk | Incumbent; re-elected | M | 1,856 | 1st | |||
| Fisher | W. J. Griffin, Jr. | M | 1,028 | 3rd | ||||
| Flin Flon | Francis Lawrence Jobin | Incumbent | M | 1,728 | 2nd | |||
| Fort Garry | Stanley Farwell | M | 2,035 | 2nd | ||||
| Fort Rouge | Jerome Marrin | M | 1,947 | 2nd | ||||
| Gimli | Alex Hawrysh | M | 1,007 | 2nd | ||||
| Gladstone | Nelson Shoemaker | Incumbent; re-elected | M | 2,469 | 1st | |||
| Hamiota | James Chester Scott | M | 2,136 | 2nd | ||||
| Inkster | John A. Colt | M | 981 | 3rd | ||||
| Kildonan | Cornelius K. Huebert | M | 1,972 | 3rd | ||||
| Lac du Bonnet | John Ateah | M | 1,272 | 2nd | ||||
| Lakeside | Douglas Lloyd Campbell | Incumbent; re-elected; party leader from 1948 to 1961; premier from 1948 to 1958 | M | 1,896 | 1st | |||
| La Verendrye | Stan Roberts | Incumbent; re-elected; resigned in May 1962 | M | 1,799 | 1st | |||
| Logan | John Kozoriz | M | 873 | 3rd | ||||
| Minnedosa | Charles Shuttleworth | Incumbent | M | 2,029 | 2nd | |||
| Morris | Bruce MacKenzie | M | 1,298 | 2nd | ||||
| Osborne | David Bowman | M | 1,166 | 3rd | ||||
| Pembina | Lynwood Graham | M | 1,199 | 2nd | ||||
| Portage le Prairie | Charles Greenlay | Incumbent | M | 1,827 | 2nd | |||
| Radisson | Nick Slotek | M | 2,029 | 3rd | ||||
| Rhineland | Wallace C. Miller | Incumbent; re-elected; died 4 October 1959 | M | 1,648 | 1st | |||
| River Heights | Keith Routley | M | 3,060 | 2nd | ||||
| Roblin | Ray Mitchell | M | 1,334 | 3rd | ||||
| Rock Lake | Walter Clark | M | 1,843 | 2nd | ||||
| Rockwood-Iberville | Robert Bend | Incumbent | M | 2,143 | 2nd | |||
| Rupertsland | Harry Boulette | M | 587 | 2nd | ||||
| St. Boniface | Laurent Desjardins | Elected | M | 3,772 | 1st | |||
| St. George | Elman Guttormson | Incumbent; re-elected | M | 2,279 | 1st | |||
| St. James | David Graham | M | 1,541 | 3rd | ||||
| St. Johns | Abe Yanofsky | M | 854 | 3rd | ||||
| St. Matthews | Paul Goodman | M | 1,900 | 3rd | ||||
| Ste. Rose | Gildas Molgat | Incumbent; re-elected; party leader from 1961 to 1969 | M | 2,390 | 1st | |||
| St. Vital | George Goulet | M | 1,946 | 2nd | ||||
| Selkirk | Thomas P. Hillhouse | Incumbent; re-elected | M | 1,814 | 1st | |||
| Seven Oaks | Calvin Scarfe | M | 1,343 | 3rd | ||||
| Souris-Lansdowne | George Adrian Griffith | M | 1,448 | 2nd | ||||
| Springfield | William Lucko | Incumbent | M | 1,507 | 2nd | |||
| Swan River | Arvid Burst | M | 786 | 3rd | ||||
| The Pas | Marvin Hill | M | 1,027 | 2nd | ||||
| Turtle Mountain | Walter Christianson | M | 1,187 | 2nd | ||||
| Virden | John Wesley Clarke | M | 1,337 | 2nd | ||||
| Wellington | William Norrie | Future mayor of Winnipeg | M | 1,624 | 3rd | |||
| Winnipeg Centre | J. Gurzon Harvey | M | 1,462 | 3rd | ||||
| Wolseley | Frank Muldoon | M | 1,707 | 2nd |
Source: Historical summaries, Elections Manitoba, pp. 296–297; candidate names taken from the Canadian Parliamentary Guide (1960).
Candidates in subsequent by-elections
[edit]| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur (26 November 1959) | Harry Patmore | M | 1,959 | 49.04 | 2nd | |||
| Cypress (26 November 1959) | John Leslie Sundell | M | 1,654 | 41.02 | 2nd | |||
| Rhineland (26 November 1959) | David K. Friesen | Seat loss for party | M | 1,075 | 29.99 | 3rd | ||
| Turtle Mountain (26 November 1959) | Edward Dow | Elected; seat gain for party | M | 2,380 | 51.14 | 1st | ||
| Pembina (9 December 1960) | Charles Cousins | M | 1,491 | 30.22 | 2nd |