Manitoba general election, 1949
Manitoba's general election of November 10, 1949 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.
This election pitted the province's coalition government, made up of the Liberal-Progressive Party and the Progressive Conservative Party, against a variety of opponents.
The social democratic Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was the coalition's primary challenger, while the communist Labour Progressive Party and an assortment of independent candidates also challenged the coalition in some constituencies.
Liberal-Progressive and Progressive Conservative candidates ran against each other in some ridings, generally where no anti-coalition candidates had a serious chance of winning.
The result was a landslide victory for the coalition. Premier Douglas Campbell's Liberal-Progressives remained the dominant party in government, increasing their caucus to thirty-one seats out of fifty-seven—enough to form a majority government even without assistance from other parties. One of these candidates was elected simply as a "Liberal", but sat as a full member of the Liberal-Progressive caucus.
The Progressive Conservative Party, led by Errick Willis, remained the junior partner in government, falling to nine seats from thirteen in the previous election. Five independent "Conservative" or "Progressive Conservative" candidates were also elected, with all but one opposing the coalition government. These results provoked serious debate in the Progressive Conservative Party about the wisdom of staying with the coalition.
The CCF under Edwin Hansford fell to seven seats, down from nine in the previous election. Bill Kardash of the LPP retained his seat in north-end Winnipeg. Three pro-coalition independents were also elected, as was Edmond Prefontaine, an independent Liberal opposing the coalition.
The Social Credit League did not contest the election, having fallen into a state of internal disorganization.
Contents
1 Results
2 See also
3 Riding results
3.1 Single-member constituencies
3.2 Multi-member constituencies
3.2.1 St. Boniface
3.2.2 Winnipeg Centre
3.2.3 Winnipeg North
3.2.4 Winnipeg South
4 Post-election changes
5 Further reading
Results
Party | Party leader | # of candidates | Seats | Popular vote | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1945 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | ||||
| Liberal-Progressive | Douglas Campbell | | 25 | 31 | | | 38.7% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Errick Willis | | 13 | 9 | | | 19.1% | |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Edwin Hansford | | 9 | 7 | | | 25.6% | |
Labor–Progressive | William Cecil Ross | | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| Independent | | 5 | 9 | | | | | |
Total | | 57 | 57 | | | 100% | |
Preceded by 1945 Manitoba election | List of Manitoba elections | Succeeded by 1953 Manitoba election |
See also
- List of Manitoba political parties
Riding results
Party key:
PC: Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
LP: Liberal-Progressive Party of Manitoba
CCF: Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
SC: Manitoba Social Credit Party
LPP: Labour Progressive Party of Manitoba
Ind: Independent
(x) denotes incumbent.
Single-member constituencies
Arthur:
- (x)John R. Pitt (LP/Coalition) 1758
W.G. Powne (Ind LP/Coalition) 952
D.J. McKinnon (CCF) 552
Assiniboia:
Reginald Wightman (LP/Coalition) 4075- (x)Ernest R. Draffin (CCF) 2861
Birtle:
- (x)Francis Bell (LP/Coalition) accl.
Brandon City:
Joseph Donaldson (PC/Coalition) 3743
G.R. Rowe (LP/Coalition) 1933
W.R. Webb (CCF) 1478
Carillon:
- (x)Edmond Prefontaine (IL/Anti-Coalition) 2563
H.B. Johnson (LP/Coalition) 1963
Cypress:
- (x)James Christie (LP/Coalition) 2227
P.J. Deroche (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 1493
Dauphin:
Ernest McGirr (PC/Coalition) 2855
G.I. Jackman (CCF) 1106
Deloraine-Glenwood:
- (x)James O. Argue (PC/Coalition) accl.
Dufferin:
Walter McDonald (LP/Coalition) 1697
G.R. Muir (IPC/Anti-Coalition) 1596
Emerson:
- (x)John Solmon (LP/Coalition) accl.
Ethelbert:
Michael N. Hryhohczuk (LP/Coalition) 2171
Fred Zaplitny (CCF) 1409
Fairford:
- (x)James Anderson (LP/Coalition) accl.
Fisher:
- (x)Nicholas Bachynsky (LP/Coalition) 1437
Mike Torbiak (IL/Anti-Coalition) 672
Peter Zozub (CCF) 329
Gilbert Plains:
Ray Mitchell (LP/Coalition) 1598
Jacob Schulz (CCF) 1268
Gimli:
- (x)Steinn Thompson (LP/Coalition) accl.
Gladstone:
- (x)William Morton (LP/Coalition) accl.
Hamiota:
Charles L. Shuttleworth (LP/Coalition) 1478
Edward P. Venables (PC/Coalition) 1237
Iberville:
John McDowell (IPC/Anti-Coalition) 1540
Raoul Allard (LP/Coalition) 1334
H.G. Robertson (CCF) 701
Kildonan-Transcona:
- (x)George Olive (CCF) 4576
M.J.G. McMullen (LP/Coalition) 3693
Killarney:
- (x)Abram Harrison (PC/Coalition) 4576
A.B. Fee (LP/Coalition) 1542
Lakeside:
- (x)Douglas Campbell (LP/Coalition) accl.
Lansdowne:
Thomas Seens (PC/Coalition) 1656- (x)Matthew R. Sutherland (LP/Coalition) 1616
La Verendrye:
- (x)Sauveur Marcoux (LP/Coalition) 1901
E.J.R. Arpin (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 1528
Manitou-Morden:
- (x)Hugh Morrison (IPC/Anti-Coalition) 2074
H.A. Cochlan (PC/Coalition) 1045
Minnedosa:
- (x)Henry Rungay (LP/Coalition) accl.
Morris:
Harry Shewman (Ind/Coalition) 1349- (x)John C. Dryden (LP/Coalition) 1196
Thomas Wishart (CCF) 333
Mountain:
- (x)Ivan Schultz (LP/Coalition) accl.
Norfolk-Beautiful Plains:
Samuel Burch (LP/Coalition) 2208
Harold Nelson (PC/Coalition) 1575- G.H. McIntosh (CCF) 610
Portage la Prairie:
- (x)Charles Greenlay (PC/Coalition) accl.
Rhineland:
- (x)Wallace Miller (PC/Coalition) accl.
Roblin:
- (x)Ronald Robertson (Ind/Coalition) 1189
F.A. Newton (PC/Coalition) 749
M.W. Cryderman (CCF) 639
Rockwood:
Robert Bend (Ind PC/Coalition) 2044
R.A. Quickfall (IL/Anti-Coalition) 859
Rupertsland:
- (x)Daniel Hamilton (LP/Coalition) accl.
Russell:
Rodney Clement (Ind/Coalition) 2207
M.J. Tokar (CCF) 1346
St. Andrews:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative (Coalition) | James McLenaghen | 3,478 | 67.80 | |
| Cooperative Commonwealth Federation | William Earl Gordon | 1,652 | 32.30 | |
Total valid votes | 5,130 | 100.00 | |||
Rejected votes | 102 | ||||
Turnout | 5,232 | 68.3 |
St. Clements:
Nicholas Stryk (LP/Coalition) 2752- (x)Wilbert Doneleyko (Ind CCF) 1171
St. George:
- (x)Christian Halldorson (LP/Coalition) accl.
Ste. Rose:
- (x)Dane MacCarthy (LP/Coalition) accl.
Springfield:
William Lucko (LP/Coalition) 2062
G.E. Newton (Independent LP/Anti-Coalition) 860- Fred Small (CCF) 807
Swan River:
- (x)George P. Renouf (C/Anti-Coalition) 3352
Peter J. McKay (LP/Coalition) 1046
The Pas:
Francis Jobin (L/Coalition) 4311- (x)Beresford R. Richards (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 1522
G.M. Ferg (CCF) 816
Turtle Mountain:
- (x)Errick Willis (PC/Coalition) accl.
Virden:
- (x)Robert Mooney (LP/Coalition) accl.
Multi-member constituencies
St. Boniface
St. Boniface | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | |
Liberal–Progressive | Joseph Van Belleghem (Coalition) | 26.77 | 3,936 | 4,055 | 5,906 | |
Co-operative Commonwealth | (x)Edwin Hansford | 26.56 | 3,905 | 4,897 | 5,206 | |
Progressive Conservative | Paul Marion (Anti-Coalition) | 18.57 | 2,730 | 2,836 | 3,105 | |
Liberal–Progressive | G.P. Shearer (Coalition) | 18.01 | 2,647 | 2,681 | | |
Co-operative Commonwealth | E.R. Gagnon | 10.09 | 1,483 | | | |
Electorate: 29,981 Valid: 14,701 Spoilt: 237 Quota: 4,901 Turnout: 14,938 (49.82%) |
Party | Candidate | Maximum Round | Maximum Votes | Share in Maximum Round | Maximum Votes First Round VotesTransfer Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal-Progressive | Joseph Van Belleghem | 3 | 5,906 | 41.54% | | |
Co-operative Commonwealth | Edwin Hansford | 3 | 5,206 | 36.62% | | |
Progressive Conservative | Paul Marion | 3 | 3,105 | 21.84% | | |
Liberal-Progressive | G.P. Shearer | 2 | 2,681 | 18.53% | | |
Co-operative Commonwealth | E.R. Gagnon | 1 | 1,483 | 10.09% | | |
Exhausted votes | 484 | 3.29% | |
Winnipeg Centre
Winnipeg Centre | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | |
Liberal–Progressive | (x)Charles Rhodes Smith (Coalition) | 25.01 | 5,140 | 4,112 | 4,112 | 4,112 | 4,112 | 4,112 | 4,112 | 4,112 | |
Co-operative Commonwealth | (x)Donovan Swailes | 24.45 | 5,025 | 5,025 | 4,112 | 4,112 | 4,112 | 4,112 | 4,112 | 4,112 | |
Progressive Conservative | Hank Scott (Coalition) | 11.40 | 2,338 | 2,529 | 2,559 | 2,681 | 2,965 | 3,122 | 3,258 | 3,378 | |
Co-operative Commonwealth | Gordon Fines | 10.48 | 2,149 | 2,170 | 2,749 | 2,784 | 2,871 | 3,225 | 4,321 | 4,112 | |
Liberal–Progressive | Paul Bardal (Coalition) | 8.97 | 1,839 | 2,448 | 2,478 | 2,903 | 3,193 | 3,279 | 3,444 | 3,578 | |
Labor–Progressive | John McNeil | 5.91 | 1,211 | 1,230 | 1,256 | 1,286 | 1,392 | | | | |
Co-operative Commonwealth | Ina Thompson | 5.45 | 1,117 | 1,146 | 1,366 | 1,396 | 1,491 | 1,741 | | | |
Independent Liberal | Stephen Juba (Coalition) | 4.95 | 1,015 | 1,065 | 1,078 | 1,155 | | | | | |
Liberal–Progressive | J.H. Walker (Coalition) | 3.27 | 621 | 830 | 845 | | | | | | |
Electorate: 50,339 Valid: 20,555 Spoilt: 220 Quota: 4,112 Turnout: 20,775 (41.27%) |
Party | Candidate | Maximum Round | Maximum Votes | Share in Maximum Round | Maximum Votes First Round VotesTransfer Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal-Progressive | Charles Rhodes Smith | 1 | 5,140 | 25.01% | | |
Co-operative Commonwealth | Donovan Swailes | 1 | 5,025 | 24.45% | | |
Progressive Conservative | Hank Scott | 8 | 3,378 | 17.51% | | |
Co-operative Commonwealth | Gordon Fines | 7 | 4,321 | 22.45% | | |
Liberal-Progressive | Paul Bardal | 8 | 3,578 | 18.55% | | |
Labor-Progressive | John McNeil | 5 | 1,392 | 6.91% | | |
Co-operative Commonwealth | Ina Thompson | 6 | 1,741 | 8.89% | | |
Independent Liberal | Stephen Juba | 4 | 1,155 | 5.65% | | |
Liberal-Progressive | J.H. Walker | 3 | 845 | 4.11% | | |
Exhausted votes | 1,263 | 6.14% | |
Winnipeg North
Winnipeg North | |||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | |
Co-operative Commonwealth | (x)Morris Gray | 27.33 | 6,718 | 4,917 | 4,917 | 4,917 | 4,917 | 4,917 | 4,917 | 4,917 | |
Labor–Progressive | (x)Bill Kardash | 16.40 | 4,032 | 4,199 | 4,219 | 4,240 | 4,772 | 4,804 | 4,862 | 5,204 | |
Liberal–Progressive | Frank Chester (Coalition) | 14.85 | 3,649 | 3,714 | 3,923 | 4,035 | 4,107 | 4,501 | 4,824 | 5,660 | |
Co-operative Commonwealth | John Hawryluk | 7.88 | 1,938 | 2,569 | 2,616 | 2,678 | 3,497 | 3,700 | 4,316 | 4,485 | |
Liberal–Progressive | John M. Kozoriz (Coalition) | 7.33 | 1,804 | 1,818 | 1,868 | 1,914 | 1,935 | 2,110 | 2,681 | 2,809 | |
Independent Liberal-Progressive | (x)William Scraba (Coalition) | 6.81 | 1,673 | 1,697 | 1,718 | 1,810 | 1,827 | 2,046 | | | |
Liberal–Progressive | Abe Simkin (Coalition) | 6.54 | 1,607 | 2,139 | 2,227 | 2,243 | 2,270 | 2,351 | 2,411 | | |
Progressive Conservative | Stan Carrick (Coalition) | 4.58 | 1,126 | 1,149 | 1,211 | 1,369 | 1,384 | | | | |
Co-operative Commonwealth | Herman Shaak | 3.12 | 767 | 1,100 | 1,116 | 1,131 | | | | | |
Independent | Jerdry Wach (Coalition) | 2.63 | 646 | 651 | 671 | | | | | | |
Liberal–Progressive | Donald Callis | 2.12 | 521 | 533 | | | | | | | |
Independent Labour | A.J. Yallits | 0.40 | 99 | 104 | | | | | | | |
Electorate: 46,649 Valid: 24,580 Spoilt: 329 Quota: 4,917 Turnout: 24,909 (53.39%) |
Party | Candidate | Maximum Round | Maximum Votes | Share in Maximum Round | Maximum Votes First Round VotesTransfer Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Co-operative Commonwealth | Morris Gray | 1 | 6,718 | 27.33% | | |
Labor-Progressive | Bill Kardash | 8 | 5,204 | 22.55% | | |
Liberal-Progressive | Frank Chester | 8 | 5,660 | 24.53% | | |
Co-operative Commonwealth | John Hawryluk | 8 | 4,485 | 19.44% | | |
Liberal-Progressive | John M. Kozoriz | 8 | 2,809 | 12.17% | | |
Independent Liberal-Progressive | William Scraba | 4 | 2,046 | 8.38% | | |
Liberal-Progressive | Abe Simkin | 7 | 2,411 | 10.04% | | |
Progressive Conservative | Stan Carrick | 5 | 1,384 | 5.61% | | |
Co-operative Commonwealth | Herman Shaak | 4 | 1,131 | 4.65% | | |
Independent | Jerdry Wach | 3 | 671 | 2.74% | | |
Liberal-Progressive | Donald Callis | 2 | 533 | 2.17% | | |
Independent Labour | A.J. Yallits | 2 | 104 | 0.42% | | |
Exhausted votes | 1,505 | 6.12% | |
Winnipeg South
Winnipeg South | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Candidate | % 1st Pref | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | |
Liberal–Progressive | (x)John McDiarmid (Coalition) | 23.42 | 6,466 | 5,522 | 5,522 | 5,522 | 5,522 | |
Co-operative Commonwealth | (x)Lloyd Stinson | 22.99 | 6,346 | 6,346 | 5,522 | 5,522 | 5,522 | |
Liberal–Progressive | (x)Ronald Turner (Coalition) | 20.02 | 5,526 | 5,526 | 5,526 | 5,526 | 5,526 | |
Independent Progressive Conservative | Dufferin Roblin (Anti-Coalition) | 12.47 | 3,443 | 3,572 | 3,767 | 4,601 | 5,557 | |
Independent | C.F. Green (Anti-Coalition) | 8.51 | 2,349 | 2,444 | 2,833 | 3,151 | 3,959 | |
Liberal–Progressive | J. Gurzon Harvey (Coalition) | 6.30 | 1,739 | 2,320 | 2,447 | 3,003 | | |
Progressive Conservative | (x)Alex Stringer (Coalition) | 6.30 | 1,738 | 1,877 | 1,990 | | | |
Electorate: 53,742 Valid: 27,607 Spoilt: 155 Quota: 5,522 Turnout: 27,762 (51.7%) |
Party | Candidate | Maximum Round | Maximum Votes | Share in Maximum Round | Maximum Votes First Round VotesTransfer Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal-Progressive | John McDiarmid | 1 | 6,466 | 23.42% | | |
Co-operative Commonwealth | Lloyd Stinson | 1 | 6,346 | 22.99% | | |
Liberal-Progressive | Ronald Turner | 1 | 5,526 | 20.02% | | |
Independent Progressive Conservative | Dufferin Roblin | 5 | 5,557 | 21.30% | | |
Independent | C.F. Green | 5 | 3,959 | 15.18% | | |
Liberal-Progressive | J. Gurzon Harvey | 4 | 3,003 | 10.99% | | |
Progressive Conservative | Alex Stringer | 3 | 1,990 | 7.21% | | |
Exhausted votes | 1,521 | 5.51% | |
Post-election changes
On August 15, 1950, Progressive Conservative leader Errick Willis resigned his seat in cabinet. The party formally left the coalition later in the summer, and John McDowell, Hugh Morrison and Dufferin Roblin joined the party caucus.
Some Progressive Conservative MLAs opposed their party's decision, and chose to remain with the coalition side. Charles Greenlay and Wallace Miller chose to remain in cabinet, while James Argue and Joseph Donaldson sat as pro-coalition independents. Argue rejoined the Progressive Conservatives in 1953, while Donaldson resigned his seat. Thomas Seens did not initially support the party's decision to leave the coalition, but sat with the Progressive Conservatives in the legislature.
Ronald Robertson and Edmond Prefontaine rejoined the Liberal-Progressives, while independents Rod Clement and Walter Weir also remained on the government side. Harry Shewman appears to have sided with the opposition.
St. Andrews (dec. James McLenaghen, June 23, 1950), October 24, 1950:
Thomas P. Hillhouse (LP) 2366
William Earl Gordon (CCF) 1513- Veitch (PC) 1187
St. Clements (dec. Nicholas Stryk, 1950), October 24, 1950:
Albert Trapp (LP) 2729- Wasylyk (CCF) 560
Andrew Bileski (LPP) 254
Brandon City (res. Joseph Donaldson, April 18, 1951), January 21, 1952:
Reginald Lissaman (PC) 3223
Alex McPhail (LP) 2233- Spafford (CCF) 1305
La Verendrye (dec. Sauveur Marcoux, November 16, 1951), January 21, 1952:
Edmond Brodeur (LP) 2334- Arpin (PC) 1363
Winnipeg South (res. Charles Rhodes Smith, 1952)
St. Clements (dec. Albert Trapp, January 9, 1953)
Cypress (dec. James Christie, January 19, 1953)
Virden (dec. Robert Mooney, January 30, 1953)
Ste. Rose (dec. Maurice MacCarthy, June 8, 1953)
Further reading
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