Islands Brief
1962 Manitoba general election
2026-11-15 08:47:19 · The Daily Ledger
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
Northern Manitoba
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Churchill
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|Gordon Beard2,170
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|Francis Jobin1,973
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|John Ingebrigtson
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Flin Flon
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|Charles Witney2,375
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|Eli Ross1,175
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|Fred Ledieu448
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|Charles Witney
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Rupertsland
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|Joseph Jeannotte2,329
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|Reginald McKay515
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|Thomas Hamilton461
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|Joseph Jeannotte
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|The Pas
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|John Carroll2,484
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|Adam Deminick1,497
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|Rachael Schewchuk430
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|John Carroll
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Southern Manitoba
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Arthur
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|J. Douglas Watt2,629
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|Harry Patmore1,861
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|J. Douglas Watt
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Birtle-Russell
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|Robert Smellie2,676
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|Victor Fulton1,701
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|Arnold Minish704
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|Robert Smellie
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Brandon
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|Reginald Lissaman4,771
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|James Creighton3,182
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|Hans Fries1542
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|Harold Wright535
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|Reginald Lissaman
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Brokenhead
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|Richard Mulder1,314
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|Max Dubas971
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|Ed Schreyer1,910
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|Ed Schreyer
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Carillon
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|Peter Thiessen1,278
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|Leonard Barkman2,116
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|Edward Dubois811
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|Edmond Prefontaine
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Cypress
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|Thelma Forbes2,746
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|Welland Stonehouse1,928
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|Charles Turner267
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|Thelma Forbes
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Dauphin
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|Stewart McLean3,247
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|John Seale1,801
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|Stewart McLean
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Dufferin
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|William Homer Hamilton2,542
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|R.G. Douglas1,309
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|William Homer Hamilton
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Emerson
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|Michael Sokolyk1,964
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|John Tanchak2,545
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|John Tanchak
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Ethelbert Plains
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|James Crowe1,376
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|Michael Hryhorczuk1,930
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|A. Clifford Matthews706
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|Michael Hryhorczuk
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Fisher
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|Emil Moeller1,410
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|Arthur Dublin1,076
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|Peter Wagner1,323
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|Peter Wagner
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Gimli
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|George Johnson2,316
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|Don Martin794
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|Magnus Eliason917
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|George Johnson
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Gladstone
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|Jack McPhedran2,020
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|Nelson Shoemaker2,868
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|Fred Cooks249
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|Nelson Shoemaker
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Hamiota
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|Barry Strickland2,573
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|Frank Taylor2,015
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|M.S. Antonation329
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|Barry Strickland
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| style="background:whitesmoke;"|Lac du Bonnet
