# Liberal-Progressive Party candidates in the 1959 Manitoba provincial election

The Liberal-Progressive Party of Manitoba fielded a full slate of fifty-seven candidates in the 1959 provincial election. The party elected eleven members, retaining their status as the official opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.

## Candidates

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Votes | Rank |
| Arthur | John W. McRae | | M | 1,932 | 2nd |
| Assiniboia | Jack Brownrigg | | M | 1,388 | 3rd |
| Birtle-Russell | Rod Clement | Incumbent | M | 2,015 | 2rd |
| Brandon | Gordon A. Phillips | | M | 2,159 | 2nd |
| Brokenhead | A. A. Trapp | Incumbent for Lac du Bonnet | M | 1,083 | 3rd |
| Burrows | Joseph R. Hnidan | | M | 1,155 | 3rd |
| Carillon | Edmond Prefontaine | Incumbent; re-elected | M | 2,397 | 1st |
| Churchill | Kenneth D. Wray | | M | 954 | 2nd |
| Cypress | John Leslie Sundell | | M | 1,781 | 2nd |
| Dauphin | Emma Hildegard Ringstrom | | F | 967 | 3rd |
| Dufferin | Walter Clifton McDonald | Incumbent | M | 1,923 | 2nd |
| Elmwood | Alex Turk | | M | 1,488 | 3rd |
| Emerson | John Tanchak | Incumbent; re-elected | M | 2,752 | 1st |
| Ethelbert Plans | Michael Hryhorczuk | Incumbent; re-elected | M | 1,856 | 1st |
| Fisher | W. J. Griffin, Jr. | | M | 1,028 | 3rd |
| Flin Flon | Francis Lawrence Jobin | Incumbent | M | 1,728 | 2nd |
| Fort Garry | Stanley Farwell | | M | 2,035 | 2nd |
| Fort Rouge | Jerome Marrin | | M | 1,947 | 2nd |
| Gimli | Alex Hawrysh | | M | 1,007 | 2nd |
| Gladstone | Nelson Shoemaker | Incumbent; re-elected | M | 2,469 | 1st |
| Hamiota | James Chester Scott | | M | 2,136 | 2nd |
| Inkster | John A. Colt | | M | 981 | 3rd |
| Kildonan | Cornelius K. Huebert | | M | 1,972 | 3rd |
| Lac du Bonnet | John Ateah | | M | 1,272 | 2nd |
| Lakeside | Douglas Lloyd Campbell | Incumbent; re-elected; party leader from 1948 to 1961; premier from 1948 to 1958 | M | 1,896 | 1st |
| La Verendrye | Stan Roberts | Incumbent; re-elected; resigned in May 1962 | M | 1,799 | 1st |
| Logan | John Kozoriz | | M | 873 | 3rd |
| Minnedosa | Charles Shuttleworth | Incumbent | M | 2,029 | 2nd |
| Morris | Bruce MacKenzie | | M | 1,298 | 2nd |
| Osborne | David Bowman | | M | 1,166 | 3rd |
| Pembina | Lynwood Graham | | M | 1,199 | 2nd |
| Portage le Prairie | Charles Greenlay | Incumbent | M | 1,827 | 2nd |
| Radisson | Nick Slotek | | M | 2,029 | 3rd |
| Rhineland | Wallace C. Miller | Incumbent; re-elected; died 4 October 1959 | M | 1,648 | 1st |
| River Heights | Keith Routley | | M | 3,060 | 2nd |
| Roblin | Ray Mitchell | | M | 1,334 | 3rd |
| Rock Lake | Walter Clark | | M | 1,843 | 2nd |
| Rockwood-Iberville | Robert Bend | Incumbent | M | 2,143 | 2nd |
| Rupertsland | Harry Boulette | | M | 587 | 2nd |
| St. Boniface | Laurent Desjardins | Elected | M | 3,772 | 1st |
| St. George | Elman Guttormson | Incumbent; re-elected | M | 2,279 | 1st |
| St. James | David Graham | | M | 1,541 | 3rd |
| St. Johns | Abe Yanofsky | | M | 854 | 3rd |
| St. Matthews | Paul Goodman | | M | 1,900 | 3rd |
| Ste. Rose | Gildas Molgat | Incumbent; re-elected; party leader from 1961 to 1969 | M | 2,390 | 1st |
| St. Vital | George Goulet | | M | 1,946 | 2nd |
| Selkirk | Thomas P. Hillhouse | Incumbent; re-elected | M | 1,814 | 1st |
| Seven Oaks | Calvin Scarfe | | M | 1,343 | 3rd |
| Souris-Lansdowne | George Adrian Griffith | | M | 1,448 | 2nd |
| Springfield | William Lucko | Incumbent | M | 1,507 | 2nd |
| Swan River | Arvid Burst | | M | 786 | 3rd |
| The Pas | Marvin Hill | | M | 1,027 | 2nd |
| Turtle Mountain | Walter Christianson | | M | 1,187 | 2nd |
| Virden | John Wesley Clarke | | M | 1,337 | 2nd |
| Wellington | William Norrie | Future mayor of Winnipeg | M | 1,624 | 3rd |
| Winnipeg Centre | J. Gurzon Harvey | | M | 1,462 | 3rd |
| Wolseley | Frank Muldoon | | M | 1,707 | 2nd |
Source: Historical summaries, Elections Manitoba, pp. 296–297; candidate names taken from the Canadian Parliamentary Guide (1960).

## Candidates in subsequent by-elections

| Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Votes | % | Rank |
| Arthur (26 November 1959) | Harry Patmore | | M | 1,959 | 49.04 | 2nd |
| Cypress (26 November 1959) | John Leslie Sundell | | M | 1,654 | 41.02 | 2nd |
| Rhineland (26 November 1959) | David K. Friesen | Seat loss for party | M | 1,075 | 29.99 | 3rd |
| Turtle Mountain (26 November 1959) | Edward Dow | Elected; seat gain for party | M | 2,380 | 51.14 | 1st |
| Pembina (9 December 1960) | Charles Cousins | | M | 1,491 | 30.22 | 2nd |