1962 Manitoba general election
December 16, 1962
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 11
Seats won 36 13
Seat change Steady Increase2
Popular vote 134,208 103,283
Percentage 45.0% 36.3%
Swing Decrease2.0pp Increase6.0pp
  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 10 -
Seats won 7 1
Seat change Decrease3 Increase1
Popular vote 47,304 6,930
Percentage 15.8% 2.3%
Swing Decrease6.0pp Increase2.3pp
Map of Election Results
Premier before election

Dufferin Roblin
Progressive Conservative

 Premier after the election

Dufferin Roblin
Progressive Conservative

The 1962 Manitoba general election was held on December 16, 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 57 11 13 108,283 36.3%  
  New Democratic Russell Paulley 40 10 7 47,304 15.8%  
  Social Credit Jacob Froese 11 - 1 6,930 2.3%  
Communist William Cecil Ross 2 - - 816 0.3%  
  Independent 3 - - 960 0.3%  
Total 170 57 57 298,501 100%  
Popular vote
PC
 
 44.96%
Liberal
 
 36.28%
New Democratic
 
 15.85%
Social Credit
 
 2.32%
Others
 
 0.59%
Seats summary
PC
 
 63.16%
Liberal
 
 22.81%
New Democratic
 
 12.28%
Social Credit
 
 1.75%

Northern Manitoba

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
PCLiberalNDP
Churchill Gordon Beard
2,170		 Francis Jobin
1,973		 John Ingebrigtson
Flin Flon Charles Witney
2,375		 Eli Ross
1,175		 Fred Ledieu
448		 Charles Witney
Rupertsland Joseph Jeannotte
2,329		 Reginald McKay
515		 Thomas Hamilton
461		 Joseph Jeannotte
The Pas John Carroll
2,484		 Adam Deminick
1,497		 Rachael Schewchuk
430		 John Carroll

Southern Manitoba

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
PCLiberalNDPSocial Credit
Arthur J. Douglas Watt
2,629		 Harry Patmore
1,861		 J. Douglas Watt
Birtle-Russell Robert Smellie
2,676		 Victor Fulton
1,701		 Arnold Minish
704		 Robert Smellie
Brandon Reginald Lissaman
4,771		 James Creighton
3,182		 Hans Fries
1542		 Harold Wright
535		 Reginald Lissaman
Brokenhead Richard Mulder
1,314		 Max Dubas
971		 Ed Schreyer
1,910		 Ed Schreyer
Carillon Peter Thiessen
1,278		 Leonard Barkman
2,116		 Edward Dubois
811		 Edmond Prefontaine
Cypress Thelma Forbes
2,746		 Welland Stonehouse
1,928		 Charles Turner
267		 Thelma Forbes
Dauphin Stewart McLean
3,247		 John Seale
1,801		 Stewart McLean
Dufferin William Homer Hamilton
2,542		 R.G. Douglas
1,309		 William Homer Hamilton
Emerson Michael Sokolyk
1,964		 John Tanchak
2,545		 John Tanchak
Ethelbert Plains James Crowe
1,376		 Michael Hryhorczuk
1,930		 A. Clifford Matthews
706		 Michael Hryhorczuk
Fisher Emil Moeller
1,410		 Arthur Dublin
1,076		 Peter Wagner
1,323		 Peter Wagner
Gimli George Johnson
2,316		 Don Martin
794		 Magnus Eliason
917		 George Johnson
Gladstone Jack McPhedran
2,020		 Nelson Shoemaker
2,868		 Fred Cooks
249		 Nelson Shoemaker
Hamiota Barry Strickland
2,573		 Frank Taylor
2,015		 M.S. Antonation
329		 Barry Strickland
Lac du Bonnet Oscar Bjornson
1,740		 John Ateah
1,264		 John Bracken
843		 Oscar Bjornson
Lakeside John Frederick Bate
1,452		 Douglas Campbell
2,009		 H.C. Alfen
207		 Douglas Campbell
La Verendrye Rene Prefontaine
1,086		 Albert Vielfaure
1,394		 Raymond Thuot
719		 Stan Roberts
Minnedosa Walter Weir
2,828		 Frank Anderson
1,536		 John Lee
472		 C.V. Hutton
456		 Walter Weir
Morris Harry Shewman
1,648		 Phil Perron
1,126		 Wilbur Tinkler
609		 Harry Shewman
Pembina Carolyne Morrison
2,436		 Charles Cousins
2,225		 Carolyne Morrison
Portage la Prairie John Christianson
2,124		 Gordon Johnston
2,414		 Francis Mason
220		 John Christianson
Rhineland A.J. Thissen
1,478		 J.H. Pennber
791		 Jacob Froese
1,511		 Jacob Froese
Roblin Keith Alexander
2,205		 Charles Filowich
1,530		 Ray Taylor
645		 Keith Alexander
Rock Lake Abram Harrison
2,444		 Harry Parsonage
2,015		 J.A. Potter
257		 Abram Harrison
Rockwood-Iberville George Hutton
2,594		 C.E. Crawford
1,256		 Samuel Cranston
471		 George Hutton
St. George John Hjalmasson
1,210		 Elman Guttormson
2,451		 Elman Guttormson
Ste. Rose J.A. Fletcher
1,467		 Gildas Molgat
2,648		 Leon Hoefer
147		 Gildas Molgat
Selkirk Ben Massey
1,527		 Thomas P. Hillhouse
2,104		 Robert Luining
579		 Thomas P. Hillhouse
Souris-Lansdowne Malcolm McKellar
2,471		 D.L. Barclay
1,532		 Malcolm McKellar
Springfield Fred Klym
1,993		 William Lucko
1,562		 Harold Patzer
429		 Fred Klym
Swan River James Bilton
2,350		 Elmir Simms
1,004		 M.G. Hofford
718		 Albert H.C. Corbett
Turtle Mountain Peter J. McDonald
2,788		 Edward Dow
1,973		 C.R. Baskerville
691		 Edward Dow
Virden Donald McGregor
2,828		 Malcolm McGregor
1,323		 J.J. Morton
450		 John Thompson

Winnipeg

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
PCLiberalNDPOther
Assiniboia George Johnson
2,993		 Stephen Patrick
3,232		 Al Mackling
1,978		 George Johnson
Burrows Peter Okrainec
747		 Mark Smerchanski
1,791		 John Hawryluk
1,502		 Andrew Bileski (Comm.)
517		 John Hawryluk
Elmwood Don Thompson
1,737		 John Kozoriz
1,815		 Steve Peters
2,024		 Steve Peters
Fort Garry Sterling Lyon
4,721		 David Bowles
2,828		 Cliff Brownridge
1,168		 Sterling Lyon
Fort Rouge Gurney Evans
3,507		 Brock McArthur
2,128		 William Reid
990		 Gurney Evans
Inkster Mary Wayrykaw
1,497		 John Shanski
2,081		 Morris Gray
2,658		 Morris Gray
Kildonan James Mills
3,176		 Ernie Rudolph
2,751		 A.J. Reid
3,172		 John De Fehr (SC)
452		 A.J. Reid
Logan Uberta Blackburn
1,126		 Thomas Blaine
1,006		 Lemuel Harris
1,462		 Lemuel Harris
Osborne Obie Baizley
3,025		 Robert E. Moffat
1,871		 Jim Buchanan
1,523		 Obie Baizley
Radisson Nelson McLean
2,712		 Nick Slotek
3,169		 Russell Paulley
4,032		 Russell Paulley
River Heights Maitland Steinkopf
5,044		 Roy Matas
3,941		 W.B. Scarth
St. Boniface Brunelle Leveille
1,937		 Laurent Desjardins
4,175		 Ian Wright
662		 Laurent Desjardins
St. James Douglas Stanes
2,707		 Dave Johnston
2,202		 William Hardy
1,239		 Douglas Stanes
St. Johns 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
St. Matthews William Martin
2,485		 Don Cook
1,771		 Gordon Fines
1,386		 William Martin
St. Vital Fred Groves
3,626		 Doug Honeyman
2,605		 Clare Martineau
1,023		 Fred Brennan (Ind.)
795		 Fred Groves
Seven Oaks Jack Chapman
2,635		 Calvin Scarfe
1,600		 Arthur E. Wright
3,095		 Arthur E. Wright
Wellington Richard Seaborn
2,422		 Gurzon Havey
1,391		 Lloyd Stinson
2,202		 Richard Seaborn
Winnipeg Centre James Cowan
2,779		 Frank Lamont
1,684		 Donovan Swailes
1,016		 James Cowan
Wolseley Dufferin Roblin
3,207		 Russ Davis
1,559		 Ed Stefaniuk
798		 Dufferin Roblin

By-elections 1962 to 1966

Manitoba provincial by-election, September 30, 1964: River Heights
Resignation of Maitland Steinkopf
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeMaitland Steinkopf4,96352.57-3.57
LiberalScott Wright4,47847.43+3.57
Total valid votes 9,441 100
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −3.57

See also

References

    Further reading

    • Saywell, John T., ed. (1963). Canadian Annual Review for 1962. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
    Preceded by
    1959 Manitoba election    		 List of Manitoba elections Succeeded by
    1966 Manitoba election
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