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1962 Manitoba general election

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Field	Value
election_name	1962 Manitoba general election
country	Manitoba
flag_year	1957
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
party_colour	no
party_name	no
previous_election	1959 Manitoba general election
previous_year	1959
elected_members	elected members
next_election	1966 Manitoba general election
outgoing_members	26th Manitoba Legislature
next_year	1966
seats_for_election	57 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
29 seats were needed for a majority
election_date	December 14, 1962
image1	Hon. Duff Roblin (F0563 fl0008 it0001) (cropped 3-4).jpg
colour1
leader1	Duff Roblin
leader_since1	June 17, 1954
party1
leaders_seat1	Wolseley
last_election1	36
seats1	36
seat_change1
popular_vote1	134,208
percentage1	45.0%
swing1	2.0pp
image2	Gildas Molgat.jpg
colour2
leader2	Gildas Molgat
leader_since2	April 20, 1961
party2
leaders_seat2	Ste. Rose
last_election2	11
seats2	13
seat_change2	2
popular_vote2	103,283
percentage2	36.3%
swing2	6.0pp
image4	NDP
colour4
leader4	Russell Paulley
leader_since4	November 4, 1961
party4
leaders_seat4	Radisson
last_election4	10
seats4	7
seat_change4	3
popular_vote4	47,304
percentage4	15.8%
swing4	6.0pp
image5	SC
colour5
leader5	Jacob Froese
leader_since5	1959
party5
leaders_seat5	Rhineland
last_election5	-
seats5	1
seat_change5	1
popular_vote5	6,930
percentage5	2.3%
swing5	2.3pp
map_image	ManitobaElection1962.png
map_size	350px
map_caption	Map of Election Results
title	Premier
posttitle	Premier after the election
before_election	Dufferin Roblin
before_party
after_election	Dufferin Roblin
after_party

29 seats were needed for a majority The 1962 Manitoba general election was held on December 14, 1962 to elect 57 members to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Canada. It resulted in a majority victory for the incumbent Progressive Conservatives under the leadership of Premier Dufferin Roblin, securing a third term for the party.

Roblin's Tories won 36 seats versus 13 for the Liberals led by Gildas Molgat, 7 for the social democratic New Democrats led by Russell Paulley, and 1 seat for the Social Credit Party led by Jacob Froese.

The Communist Party ran two candidates, neither being successful.

Detailed Results

Summary

Party	Party leader	# of
candidates	Seats	Popular vote	1959	Elected	#	%	% Change
Progressive Conservative	Dufferin Roblin	57	36	36	134,208	45.0%		Liberal	Gildas Molgat
Total	170	57	57	298,501	100%

Northern Manitoba

|- || |Gordon Beard 2,170 | |Francis Jobin 1,973 | | ||

John Ingebrigtson

Charles Witney
2,375

| |Eli Ross 1,175 | |Fred Ledieu 448 ||

Charles Witney

Joseph Jeannotte
2,329

| |Reginald McKay 515 | |Thomas Hamilton 461 ||

Joseph Jeannotte

John Carroll
2,484

| |Adam Deminick 1,497 | |Rachael Schewchuk 430 || |John Carroll |}

Southern Manitoba

|- || |J. Douglas Watt 2,629 | |Harry Patmore 1,861 | | | | ||

J. Douglas Watt

Robert Smellie
2,676

| |Victor Fulton 1,701 | |Arnold Minish 704 | | ||

Robert Smellie

Reginald Lissaman
4,771

| |James Creighton 3,182 | |Hans Fries 1542 | |Harold Wright 535 ||

Reginald Lissaman

| |Richard Mulder 1,314 | |Max Dubas 971 || |Ed Schreyer 1,910 | | ||

Ed Schreyer

| |Peter Thiessen 1,278 || |Leonard Barkman 2,116 | | | |Edward Dubois 811 ||

Edmond Prefontaine

Thelma Forbes
2,746

| |Welland Stonehouse 1,928 | | | |Charles Turner 267 ||

Thelma Forbes

Stewart McLean
3,247

| |John Seale 1,801 | | | | ||

Stewart McLean

William Homer Hamilton
2,542

| |R.G. Douglas 1,309 | | | | ||

William Homer Hamilton

| |Michael Sokolyk 1,964 || |John Tanchak 2,545 | | | | ||

John Tanchak

| |James Crowe 1,376 || |Michael Hryhorczuk 1,930 | |A. Clifford Matthews 706 | | ||

Michael Hryhorczuk

Emil Moeller
1,410

| |Arthur Dublin 1,076 | |Peter Wagner 1,323 | | ||

Peter Wagner

George Johnson
2,316

| |Don Martin 794 | |Magnus Eliason 917 | | ||

George Johnson

| |Jack McPhedran 2,020 || |Nelson Shoemaker 2,868 | |Fred Cooks 249 | | ||

Nelson Shoemaker

Barry Strickland
2,573

| |Frank Taylor 2,015 | |M.S. Antonation 329 | | ||

Barry Strickland

Oscar Bjornson
1,740

| |John Ateah 1,264 | |John Bracken 843 | | ||

Oscar Bjornson

| |John Frederick Bate 1,452 || |Douglas Campbell 2,009 | |H.C. Alfen 207 | | ||

Douglas Campbell

| |Rene Prefontaine 1,086 || |Albert Vielfaure 1,394 | | | |Raymond Thuot 719 ||

Stan Roberts

Walter Weir
2,828

| |Frank Anderson 1,536 | |John Lee 472 | |C.V. Hutton 456 ||

Walter Weir

Harry Shewman
1,648

| |Phil Perron 1,126 | | | |Wilbur Tinkler 609 ||

Harry Shewman

Carolyne Morrison
2,436

| |Charles Cousins 2,225 | | | | ||

Carolyne Morrison

| |John Christianson 2,124 || |Gordon Johnston 2,414 | |Francis Mason 220 | | ||

John Christianson

| |A.J. Thissen 1,478 | |J.H. Pennber 791 | | || |Jacob Froese 1,511 ||

Jacob Froese

Keith Alexander
2,205

| |Charles Filowich 1,530 | |Ray Taylor 645 | | ||

Keith Alexander

Abram Harrison
2,444

| |Harry Parsonage 2,015 | |J.A. Potter 257 | | ||

Abram Harrison

George Hutton
2,594

| |C.E. Crawford 1,256 | |Samuel Cranston 471 | | ||

George Hutton

| |John Hjalmasson 1,210 || |Elman Guttormson 2,451 | | | | ||

Elman Guttormson

| |J.A. Fletcher 1,467 || |Gildas Molgat 2,648 | |Leon Hoefer 147 | | ||

Gildas Molgat

| |Ben Massey 1,527 || |Thomas P. Hillhouse 2,104 | |Robert Luining 579 | | ||

Thomas P. Hillhouse

Malcolm McKellar
2,471

| |D.L. Barclay 1,532 | | | | ||

Malcolm McKellar

Fred Klym
1,993

| |William Lucko 1,562 | | | |Harold Patzer 429 ||

Fred Klym

James Bilton
2,350

| |Elmir Simms 1,004 | |M.G. Hofford 718 | | ||

Albert H.C. Corbett

Peter J. McDonald
2,788

| |Edward Dow 1,973 | | | |C.R. Baskerville 691 ||

Edward Dow

Donald McGregor
2,828

| |Malcolm McGregor 1,323 | | | |J.J. Morton 450 ||

John Thompson
}

Winnipeg

|- | |George Johnson 2,993 || |Stephen Patrick 3,232 | |Al Mackling 1,978 | | ||

George Johnson

| |Peter Okrainec 747 || |Mark Smerchanski 1,791 | |John Hawryluk 1,502 | |Andrew Bileski (Comm.) 517 ||

John Hawryluk

| |Don Thompson 1,737 | |John Kozoriz 1,815 || |Steve Peters 2,024 | | ||

Steve Peters

Sterling Lyon
4,721

| |David Bowles 2,828 | |Cliff Brownridge 1,168 | | ||

Sterling Lyon

Gurney Evans
3,507

| |Brock McArthur 2,128 | |William Reid 990 | | ||

Gurney Evans

| |Mary Wayrykaw 1,497 | |John Shanski 2,081 || |Morris Gray 2,658 | | ||

Morris Gray

James Mills
3,176

| |Ernie Rudolph 2,751 | |A.J. Reid 3,172 | |John De Fehr (SC) 452 ||

A.J. Reid

| |Uberta Blackburn 1,126 | |Thomas Blaine 1,006 || |Lemuel Harris 1,462 | | ||

Lemuel Harris

Obie Baizley
3,025

| |Robert E. Moffat 1,871 | |Jim Buchanan 1,523 | | ||

Obie Baizley

| |Nelson McLean 2,712 | |Nick Slotek 3,169 || |Russell Paulley 4,032 | | ||

Russell Paulley

Maitland Steinkopf
5,044

| |Roy Matas 3,941 | | | | ||

W.B. Scarth

| |Brunelle Leveille 1,937 || |Laurent Desjardins 4,175 | |Ian Wright 662 | | ||

Laurent Desjardins

Douglas Stanes
2,707

| |Dave Johnston 2,202 | |William Hardy 1,239 | | ||

Douglas Stanes

| |M. Baryluk 1,236 | |Ed Pollack 1,229 || |Saul Cherniack 1,796 | |Saul Simkin (Comm.) 299 F.P. Bashchak (Ind.-Lib.-Lab.) 111 Sam Bordman (Ind.) 54 ||

David Orlikow

William Martin
2,485

| |Don Cook 1,771 | |Gordon Fines 1,386 | | ||

William Martin

Fred Groves
3,626

| |Doug Honeyman 2,605 | |Clare Martineau 1,023 | |Fred Brennan (Ind.) 795 ||

Fred Groves

| |Jack Chapman 2,635 | |Calvin Scarfe 1,600 || |Arthur E. Wright 3,095 | | ||

Arthur E. Wright

Richard Seaborn
2,422

| |Gurzon Havey 1,391 | |Lloyd Stinson 2,202 | | ||

Richard Seaborn

James Cowan
2,779

| |Frank Lamont 1,684 | |Donovan Swailes 1,016 | | ||

James Cowan

Dufferin Roblin
3,207

| |Russ Davis 1,559 | |Ed Stefaniuk 798 | | ||

Dufferin Roblin
}

By-elections 1962 to 1966

percent=yes|change=yes|by=yes|reason=Resignation of Maitland Steinkopf}} |- style="background-color:white" ! style="text-align:right;" colspan=3 |Total valid votes ! style="text-align:right;" |9,441 ! style="text-align:right;" colspan=2 |100

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