Claim: In the 1949  Manitoba general election, James McLenaghen, born in Balderson, Ontario,  with the Progressive Conservative (Coalition) received 3,478 votes.
Evidence: Progressive Conservative (Coalition) James McLenaghen 3,478 The son of John McLenaghen and Elisabeth McIlquhan, McLenaghen was born in Balderson, Ontario, where he was educated until 1902; afterwards he went to school in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.