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
editRiding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
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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
editRiding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank |
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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 |