Party: | New Democratic Party of Manitoba |
Year: | 1969 |
Date: | June 7, 1969 |
Location: | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Replaces: | Russell Paulley |
Winner: | Edward Schreyer |
Ballots: | 1 |
Numcands: | 2 |
The 1969 New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election was held on June 7, 1969 to choose a successor to outgoing leader Russell Paulley. There were two candidates for the party leadership: Edward Schreyer and Sidney Green. The contest was expected to be close, but Schreyer won a convincing victory on a strength of a powerful nomination speech. The final tally was 506 votes for Schreyer, against 177 for Green.[1]