Manitoba general election, 1958

Manitoba's general election of June 16, 1958 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.

This election was the first to be held in Manitoba after a comprehensive electoral redistribution in 1956. The redistribution saw the city of Winnipeg abandon its multi-member ridings for single-member constituencies, and gain increased representation in the legislature.

It resulted in a minority victory for the Progressive Conservative Party under the leadership of Dufferin Roblin. Roblin's Tories won twenty-six seats, while Premier Douglas Campbell's Liberal-Progressives were reduced to second-place status with nineteen. The social democratic Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) held the balance of power with eleven seats, and independent Stephen Juba was also elected in Winnipeg. Both Social Credit and the Labour Progressive Party lost their legislative representation.

After the election, the Liberal-Progressives attempted to form a coalition with the CCF to remain in power. The CCF rejected this offer, and allowed Roblin's Tories to form government. Although the Progressive Conservatives had been part of a coalition government from 1940 to 1950, this was the first time since 1915 that they had formed an administration on their own.

This minority parliament proved unstable, and Roblin's government was defeated in the legislature in early 1959. Manitobans returned to the polls shortly thereafter.

Map of Election Results

Results

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular vote
				1953	Elected	Change	#	%	% Change
	Progressive Conservative	Dufferin Roblin	56	12	26	+14		40.6%	-3.9%
	Liberal-Progressive	Douglas Campbell	56	35	19	-16		34.7%	-9.5%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Lloyd Stinson	43	5	11	+6		20.0%	3.44%
	Social Credit	none	12	2	0	-2		1.8%	-11.56%
	Labour Progressive	William Cecil Ross	1	1	0	-1
	Independent		11	2	1	-1
Total					57			100%

Preceded by 1953 Manitoba election

List of Manitoba elections

Succeeded by 1959 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.

Arthur:

• John G. Cobb (PC) 2072
• John W. McRae (LP) 2032
• W.D. Taylor (SC) 693

Assiniboia:

• (x)Donovan Swailes (CCF) 2409
• George William Johnson (PC) 2278
• David M. Graham (LP) 1165

Birtle-Russell:

• (x)Rodney Clement (LP) 2232
• Robert Smellie (PC) 2102
• E. Caldwell (CCF) 933

Brandon:

• (x)Reginald Lissaman (PC) 4442
• R.A. Clement (LP) 2818
• Hans Fries (CCF) 780

Brokenhead:

• Edward Schreyer (CCF) 1474
• F.H. Helwer (LP) 930
• E. Wachal (PC) 729
• (x)Stanley Copp (Ind) 641
• J.W. Cross (SC) 203

Burrows:

• (x)John Hawryluk (CCF) 2032
• (x)William A. Kardash (LPP) 1207
• J.R. Hnidan (LP) 1084
• J. Kereluk (PC) 1067

Carillon:

• (x)Edmond Prefontaine (LP) 2433
• L. Gauthier (PC) 1047
• H. Mueller (Ind) 608

Churchill:

• E.J. Williams (PC) 1580
• K.D. Wray (LP) 1283
• F. Mercer (CCF) 370

1958 Manitoba provincial election : Cypress edit
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	+/-
	Progressive Conservative	Marcel Boulic	2,347	52.12
	Liberal-Progressive	(x)Samuel Burch	1,835	40.75
	Co-operative Commonwealth	G.H. McIntosh	321	7.13
Total valid votes			4,503	100.00
Rejected votes			19
Turnout			4,522	68.13
Electors on the lists			6,637

Dauphin:

• Stewart McLean (PC) 2740
• J. Potoski (LP) 1389
• A. Clifford Matthews (CCF) 1067

Dufferin:

• (x)Walter McDonald (LP) 1822
• William Homer Hamilton (PC) 1749
• Ivan Langtry (SC) 545

Elmwood:

• Steve Peters (CCF) 2375
• (x)Alexander Turk (LP) 1519
• Joseph Stepnuk (PC) 1084
• M. Baryluk (Ind C) 689

Emerson:

• (x)John Tanchak (LP) 2897
• Frank Caspar (PC) 1918
• J. Lambert (Ind) 200

Ethelbert Plains:

• (x)Michael Hryhorczuk (LP) 2308
• Peter Burtniak (CCF) 1327
• Isadore Syrnyk (PC) 835

Fisher:

• Peter Wagner (CCF) 1437
• (x)Nicholas V. Bachynsky (LP) 1381
• J.O. Olsen (PC) 1140

Flin Flon:

• (x)Francis Jobin (LP) 1935
• Charles Witney (PC) 1563
• J.C.W. Kerr (CCF) 637

Fort Garry:

• Sterling Lyon (PC) 3731
• (x)Raymond Fennell (LP) 2408
• N. Woodward (CCF) 1035

Fort Rouge:

• (x)Gurney Evans (PC) 3647
• J.E. Wilson (LP) 1862
• E.R. Draffin (CCF) 1143

Gimli:

• George Johnson (PC) 1988
• (x)Steinn O. Thompson (LP) 1374
• S. Wopnford (CCF) 954

Gladstone:

• Nelson Shoemaker (LP) 2570
• C. Gault (PC) 1677
• M. Batters (CCF) 455

Hamiota:

• Barry P. Strickland (PC) 2261
• W.T. Wherrett (LP) 1859
• A. Nicholson (CCF) 416

Inkster:

• (x)Morris A. Gray (CCF) 3083
• P. Okrainec (PC) 1584
• Peter Taraska (LP) 1516

Kildonan:

• A.J. Reid (CCF) 2776
• J.E. Willis (PC) 2665
• G.N. Suttie (LP) 1808

Lac Du Bonnet:

• A.A. Trapp (LP) 1526
• G.A. Stewart (PC) 1350
• H. Olensky (CCF) 569
• L.P. Schlamp (SC) 299

Lakeside:

• (x)Douglas Campbell (LP) 2119
• J.F. Bate (PC) 1582

La Verendrye:

• Stan Roberts (LP) 1565
• Stan Bisson (PC) 1395

Logan:

• (x)Stephen Juba (Ind) 2234
• Art Coulter (CCF) 1669

Minnedosa:

• (x)Charles Shuttleworth (LP) 2117
• S. Paler (PC) 1983
• (x)Gilbert A. Hutton (SC) 634
• W.A. Yuel (CCF) 443

Morris:

• (x)Harold Shewman (PC) 1762
• B. McKenzie (LP) 1014
• A. Recksiedler (SC) 370

Osborne:

• (x)Lloyd Stinson (CCF) 3215
• J. Howorth (PC) 2813
• K. Routley (LP) 1654

Pembina:

• (x)Maurice E. Ridley (PC) 2683
• K.C. Hartwell (LP) 1510

Portage La Prairie:

• (x)Charles Greenlay (LP) 1978
• R.E. Burk (PC) 1528
• A.R. Barrett (CCF) 541

Radisson:

• (x)Russell Paulley (CCF) 3504
• Bernie Wolfe (LP) 2334
• H. Huppe (PC) 2116

Rhineland:

• (x)Wallace Miller (LP) 1687
• O. Martel (PC) 854
• A. Enns (SC) 758

River Heights:

• W.B. Scarth (PC) 3945
• William John McKeag (LP) 2884
• A. Moore (Ind) 803

Roblin:

• Keith Alexander (PC) 1884
• (x)Ray Mitchell (LP) 1686
• M.A. Miller (CCF) 1031

Rock Lake:

• (x)Abram Harrison (PC) 2465
• Walter E. Clark (LP) 2227

Rockwood-Iberville:

• (x)Robert Bend (LP) 2450
• George Hutton (PC) 1731
• S. Cranston (CCF) 434

Rupertsland:

• Joseph E. Jeannotte (PC) 2342
• (x)Roy Brown (LP) 511
• Asta Oddson (Ind) 364

St. Boniface:

• (x)Roger Teillet (LP) 3178
• Harry DeLeeuw (PC) 2616
• B. Cyr (CCF) 1256

St. George:

• (x)Elman Guttormson (LP) 2144
• D. McFayden (PC) 970
• D.S. Stefanson (CCF) 593
• M.J.G. Magunsson (IC) 274

St. James:

• Douglas M. Stanes (PC) 2646
• (x)Reginald F. Wightman (LP) 2170
• Alvin H. Mackling (CCF) 2136

St. Johns:

• David Orlikow (CCF) 2495
• Stan Carrick (PC) 1295
• Slaw Rebchuk (LP) 922

St. Matthews:

• William G. Martin (PC) 2848
• Gordon R. Fines (CCF) 2026
• Nan Murphy (LP) 1854
• (x)H.B. Scott (IC) 260
• G.A. Frith (Ind) 149

St. Vital:

• Fred Groves (PC) 3616
• W.R. Appleby (LP) 2331
• L.C. Foden (CCF) 1334
• P.B. Hayward (Ind) 242

Ste. Rose:

• (x)Gildas Molgat (LP) 2400
• A. Getz (PC) 1010
• A.J. Bouchard (SC) 415
• L.W. Hoefer (CCF) 354

Selkirk:

• (x)Thomas Hillhouse (LP) 1850
• D.B. Veitch (PC) 1493
• F. Kuzemski (CCF) 591
• F.L. Luining (SC) 173

Seven Oaks:

• Arthur E. Wright (CCF) 3641
• M. Gutnik (PC) 1541
• C.J. Lyon (LP) 1449

Souris-Lansdowne:

• Malcolm E. McKellar (PC) 2256
• D.L. Barclay (LP) 1549
• A. Shiloff (CCF) 95

Springfield:

• (x)William Lucko (LP) 1351
• O. Russell (PC) 1269
• E. Kanarowski (CCF) 875
• W.G. Storsley (SC) 283

Swan River:

• Albert H.C. Corbett (PC) 1421
• Hilliard Farriss (CCF) 1316
• (x)Ronald D. Robertson (LP) 1083
• A.S. Helps (SC) 285

The Pas:

• John Carroll (PC) 2325
• W.E. Cudmore (LP) 898
• Howard Pawley (CCF) 801

Turtle Mountain:

• (x)Errick Willis (PC) 2949
• Edward I. Dow (LP) 1880
• C.A. Ferguson (SC) 316

Virden:

• (x)John Thompson (PC) 2935
• (x)Francis C. Bell (LP) 1662

Wellington:

• Richard Seaborn (PC) 2532
• J.R. McIsaac (CCF) 2385
• (x)Jack St. John (LP) 1958

Winnipeg Centre:

• James Cowan (PC) 3462
• P.W. Goodman (LP) 1623
• D.A. Mulligan (CCF) 1141

Wolseley:

• (x)Dufferin Roblin (PC) 3959
• J.C. Harvey (LP) 1739
• A. Denton (CCF) 1202