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1966 Manitoba general election
← 1962 June 23, 1966 1969 →
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:

Birtle-Russell:

Brandon:

Brokenhead:

Burrows:


1966 Manitoba general election: Carillon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Leonard Barkman 2,352 63.83
Progressive Conservative John Blatz 1,217 33.03
New Democratic Elmer Reimer 116 3.12
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:

Elmwood:

Emerson:

Ethelbert Plains:

Fisher:

Flin Flon:

Fort Garry:

Fort Rouge:

Gimli:

Gladstone:

Hamiota:

Inkster:

Kildonan:

Lac Du Bonnet:

Lakeside:

La Verendrye:

Logan:

Minnedosa:


1966 Manitoba general election: Morris
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Harry Shewman 1,518 47.80 -0.92
Liberal Bruce MacKenzie 1,288 40.55 7.27
New Democratic William T. Loftus 370 11.65 –
Total valid votes 3,176 – –
Rejected 33 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 5,275 60.83 -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:

Pembina:

Portage la Prairie:

Radisson:

Rhineland:

River Heights:

Roblin:

Rock Lake:

Rockwood-Iberville:

Rupertsland:

St. Boniface:

St. George:

St. James:

St. Johns:

St. Matthews:

St. Vital:

Ste. Rose:

Selkirk:

Seven Oaks:

Souris-Lansdowne:

Springfield:

Swan River:

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 Conservative Dufferin Roblin 3,132 48.88
Liberal Julius Koteles 1,780 27.78
New Democratic Cecil Wood 1,495 23.33
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.


Manitoba provincial by-election, February 20, 1969: Birtle-Russell
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Harry Graham 2,117 46.46 $1,500.98
Liberal Edward Shust 1,406 30.85 – $2,476.39
New Democratic Donald Kostesky 1,034 22.69 $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 Democratic Joseph Borowski 2,637 32.67 $2,350.33
Independent Blain Johnston 2,616 32.41 $3,733.76
Liberal Garry Walsh 1,709 21.17 – $6,242.87
Progressive Conservative Michael Klewchuk 1,109 13.74 $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 Conservative Warner Jorgenson 2,146 65.77 17.97 $966.85
Liberal Ralph Rasmussen 841 25.77 -14.78 $526.56
New Democratic William T. Loftus 276 8.46 -3.19 $770.61
Total valid votes 3,263 – –
Rejected 15 –
Eligible voters / turnout 5,284 62.07 –
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 Conservative Leonard Claydon 2,161 46.62 $2,640.69
Liberal Julius Koteles 1,528 33.01 – $10,753.19
New Democratic Archie Stone 944 20.37 $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.

Elections in Manitoba
General elections
Municipal elections
See also: List of Manitoba by-elections

References

  1. Winnipeg Free Press, 4 February 1969, p. 14.

Further reading

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