1949 Manitoba general election
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The 1949 Manitoba general election was held on November 10, 1949, 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
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.[citation needed]
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.
Winnipeg had 12 seats filled through
Results
Party | Leader | First-preference votes | Seats | ||||||
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Votes | % FPv | ± (pp) | Cand. | 1941 | Elected | Change | |||
Coalition candidates | |||||||||
█ Liberal–Progressive | John Bracken | 75,291 | 38.2 | 6.0 | 44 | 25 | 30 | 5 | |
█ Progressive Conservative | Errick Willis | 23,410 | 11.9 | 4.0 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 4 | |
█ Independent | 7,452 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
█ Liberal | 4,311 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | ||
█ Independent Liberal-Progressive | 2,625 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1 | – | – | – | ||
█ Independent-Liberal | 1,015 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1 | – | – | – | ||
█ Social Credit | – | – | 1.3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||
Anti-Coalition candidates | |||||||||
█ Co-operative Commonwealth | Seymour Farmer | 49,933 | 25.3 | 8.5 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 2 | |
█ Progressive Conservative | 9,696 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4 | – | 3 | 3 | ||
█ Independent | 6,892 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | ||
█ Labor–Progressive | 5,243 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
█ Independent-PC | 5,044 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | ||
█ Independent-Liberal | 4,094 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3 | – | – | – | ||
█ Independent-CCF | 1,171 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | ||
█ Independent Liberal-Progressive | 860 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | ||
█ Independent Labour | 99 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | ||
█ Social Credit | – | – | 0.7 | – | – | – | – | ||
█ Socialist | – | – | 0.1 | – | – | – | – | ||
Valid | 197,136 | 100.0 | – | 111 | 55 | 57 | 2 | ||
Rejected | 2,540 | ||||||||
Total votes cast | 199,676 | ||||||||
Registered voters/Turnout[a 1] | 369,644 | 54.0 |
- ^ Excludes constituencies where candidates returned by acclamation
Results by riding
Bold names indicate members returned by acclamation. Italicized names indicate Anti-Coalition candidates returned. Incumbents are marked with *.
Arthur: John R. Pitt *Francis Bell *Brandon City: Joseph Donaldson Carillon: Edmond Prefontaine*[a 1] (Ind-LP)Cypress: James Christie *Dauphin: Ernest McGirr Dufferin: Walter McDonald *John Solomon *Ethelbert: Michael Sawchuk*[a 4] Fairford: James Anderson*[a 5] Fisher: Nicholas Bachynsky *Gilbert Plains: Ray Mitchell Steinn Thompson *Gladstone: William Morton *Charles L. Shuttleworth Iberville: John McDowell[a 1] |
Killarney: Abram Harrison *Lakeside: Douglas Campbell *Lansdowne: Thomas Seens Minnedosa: Henry Rungay*[a 5] Morris: Harry Shewman Mountain: Ivan Schultz *Norfolk-Beautiful Plains:[a 2] Samuel Burch Rhineland: Wallace C. Miller Roblin: Ronald Robertson Rockwood: Robert Bend Rupertsland: Daniel Hamilton *Rodney Clement St. Clements: Nicholas Stryk |
St. George: Christian Halldorson *Ste. Rose: Maurice Dane MacCarthy *Springfield: William Lucko Francis Jobin (Lib)Virden: Robert Mooney *Winnipeg Centre: Paul Bardal Winnipeg Centre: Charles Rhodes Smith *Winnipeg Centre: Gordon Fines Winnipeg Centre: Donovan Swailes *Winnipeg North: Frank Chester Winnipeg North: Morris Gray *Winnipeg North: John Hawryluk Winnipeg North: Bill Kardash *John McDiarmid *Winnipeg South: Ronald Turner *Winnipeg South: Lloyd Stinson *Winnipeg South: Dufferin Roblin (Ind-PC)
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Multi-member constituencies
Party | St. Boniface | Winnipeg Centre | Winnipeg North | Winnipeg South | |
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Liberal–Progressive | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Co-operative Commonwealth | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Labor–Progressive | 1 | ||||
Independent-PC | 1 | ||||
Total | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
St. Boniface
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
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Liberal–Progressive | Joseph Van Belleghem (Coalition) | 26.77 | 3,936 | 4,055 | 5,906 | |
Co-operative Commonwealth | (incumbent)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
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Liberal-Progressive | Joseph Van Belleghem | 3 | 5,906 | 41.54% |
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Co-operative Commonwealth | Edwin Hansford | 3 | 5,206 | 36.62% |
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Progressive Conservative | Paul Marion | 3 | 3,105 | 21.84% |
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Liberal-Progressive | G.P. Shearer | 2 | 2,681 | 18.53% |
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Co-operative Commonwealth | E.R. Gagnon | 1 | 1,483 | 10.09% |
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Exhausted votes | 484 | 3.29% |
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Winnipeg Centre
Four to be elected.
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Liberal–Progressive | (incumbent)Charles Rhodes Smith (Coalition) | 25.01 | 5,140 | ||||||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | (incumbent)Donovan Swailes | 24.45 | 5,025 | 5,025 | |||||||
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 | ||
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
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Liberal-Progressive | Charles Rhodes Smith | 1 | 5,140 | 25.01% |
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Co-operative Commonwealth | Donovan Swailes | 1 | 5,025 | 24.45% |
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Progressive Conservative | Hank Scott | 8 | 3,378 | 17.51% |
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Co-operative Commonwealth | Gordon Fines | 7 | 4,321 | 22.45% |
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Liberal-Progressive | Paul Bardal | 8 | 3,578 | 18.55% |
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Labor-Progressive | John McNeil | 5 | 1,392 | 6.91% |
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Co-operative Commonwealth | Ina Thompson | 6 | 1,741 | 8.89% |
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Independent Liberal | Stephen Juba | 4 | 1,155 | 5.65% |
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Liberal-Progressive | J.H. Walker | 3 | 845 | 4.11% |
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Exhausted votes | 1,263 | 6.14% |
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Winnipeg North
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | (incumbent)Morris Gray | 27.33 | 6,718 | ||||||||
Labor–Progressive | (incumbent)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)
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7.33 | 1,804 | 1,818 | 1,868 | 1,914 | 1,935 | 2,110 | 2,681 | 2,809 | |
Independent Liberal-Progressive | (incumbent)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)
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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
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Co-operative Commonwealth | Morris Gray | 1 | 6,718 | 27.33% |
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Labor-Progressive | Bill Kardash | 8 | 5,204 | 22.55% |
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Liberal-Progressive | Frank Chester | 8 | 5,660 | 24.53% |
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Co-operative Commonwealth | John Hawryluk | 8 | 4,485 | 19.44% |
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Liberal-Progressive | John M. Kozoriz
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8 | 2,809 | 12.17% |
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Independent Liberal-Progressive | William Scraba | 4 | 2,046 | 8.38% |
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Liberal-Progressive | Abe Simkin | 7 | 2,411 | 10.04% |
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Progressive Conservative | Stan Carrick
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5 | 1,384 | 5.61% |
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Co-operative Commonwealth | Herman Shaak | 4 | 1,131 | 4.65% |
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Independent | Jerdry Wach | 3 | 671 | 2.74% |
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Liberal-Progressive | Donald Callis | 2 | 533 | 2.17% |
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Independent Labour | A.J. Yallits | 2 | 104 | 0.42% |
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Exhausted votes | 1,505 | 6.12% |
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Winnipeg South
4 to be elected. Quota was 5522.
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
Liberal–Progressive | (incumbent) John McDiarmid (Coalition)
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23.42 | 6,466 | |||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | (incumbent)Lloyd Stinson | 22.99 | 6,346 | 6,346 | ||||
Liberal–Progressive | (incumbent)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 | (incumbent) Alex Stringer (Coalition)
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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
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Liberal-Progressive | John McDiarmid
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1 | 6,466 | 23.42% |
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Co-operative Commonwealth | Lloyd Stinson | 1 | 6,346 | 22.99% |
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Liberal-Progressive | Ronald Turner | 1 | 5,526 | 20.02% |
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Independent Progressive Conservative | Dufferin Roblin | 5 | 5,557 | 21.30% |
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Independent | C.F. Green | 5 | 3,959 | 15.18% |
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Liberal-Progressive | J. Gurzon Harvey | 4 | 3,003 | 10.99% |
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Progressive Conservative | Alex Stringer
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3 | 1,990 | 7.21% |
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Exhausted votes | 1,521 | 5.51% |
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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 C. 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.
- Thomas P. Hillhouse (LP) 2366
- William Earl Gordon(CCF) 1513
- Veitch (PC) 1187
- Albert Trapp (LP) 2729
- Wasylyk (CCF) 560
- Andrew Bileski (LPP) 254
- 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
Further reading
- "Historical Summaries" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. 2007.
- ^ "Twenty-Third General Election Held November 10, 1949 - Summary of Results" (PDF). electionsmanitoba.ca. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved January 16, 2023.