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.
Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank | |
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Arthur | M | 1,932 | 2nd | ||||||
Assiniboia | M | 1,388 | 3rd | ||||||
Birtle-Russell | Incumbent | M | 2,015 | 2rd | |||||
Brandon | M | 2,159 | 2nd | ||||||
Brokenhead | Incumbent for Lac du Bonnet | M | 1,083 | 3rd | |||||
Burrows | M | 1,155 | 3rd | ||||||
Carillon | Incumbent; re-elected | M | 2,397 | 1st | |||||
Churchill | M | 954 | 2nd | ||||||
Cypress | M | 1,781 | 2nd | ||||||
Dauphin | F | 967 | 3rd | ||||||
Dufferin | Incumbent | M | 1,923 | 2nd | |||||
Elmwood | M | 1,488 | 3rd | ||||||
Emerson | Incumbent; re-elected | M | 2,752 | 1st | |||||
Ethelbert Plans | Incumbent; re-elected | M | 1,856 | 1st | |||||
Fisher | M | 1,028 | 3rd | ||||||
Flin Flon | Incumbent | M | 1,728 | 2nd | |||||
Fort Garry | M | 2,035 | 2nd | ||||||
Fort Rouge | M | 1,947 | 2nd | ||||||
Gimli | M | 1,007 | 2nd | ||||||
Gladstone | Incumbent; re-elected | M | 2,469 | 1st | |||||
Hamiota | M | 2,136 | 2nd | ||||||
Inkster | M | 981 | 3rd | ||||||
Kildonan | M | 1,972 | 3rd | ||||||
Lac du Bonnet | M | 1,272 | 2nd | ||||||
Lakeside | Incumbent; re-elected; party leader from 1948 to 1961; premier from 1948 to 1958 | M | 1,896 | 1st | |||||
La Verendrye | Incumbent; re-elected; resigned in May 1962 | M | 1,799 | 1st | |||||
Logan | M | 873 | 3rd | ||||||
Minnedosa | Incumbent | M | 2,029 | 2nd | |||||
Morris | M | 1,298 | 2nd | ||||||
Osborne | M | 1,166 | 3rd | ||||||
Pembina | M | 1,199 | 2nd | ||||||
Portage le Prairie | Incumbent | M | 1,827 | 2nd | |||||
Radisson | M | 2,029 | 3rd | ||||||
Rhineland | Incumbent; re-elected; died 4 October 1959 | M | 1,648 | 1st | |||||
River Heights | M | 3,060 | 2nd | ||||||
Roblin | M | 1,334 | 3rd | ||||||
Rock Lake | M | 1,843 | 2nd | ||||||
Rockwood-Iberville | Incumbent | M | 2,143 | 2nd | |||||
Rupertsland | M | 587 | 2nd | ||||||
St. Boniface | Elected | M | 3,772 | 1st | |||||
St. George | Incumbent; re-elected | M | 2,279 | 1st | |||||
St. James | M | 1,541 | 3rd | ||||||
St. Johns | M | 854 | 3rd | ||||||
St. Matthews | M | 1,900 | 3rd | ||||||
Ste. Rose | Incumbent; re-elected; party leader from 1961 to 1969 | M | 2,390 | 1st | |||||
St. Vital | M | 1,946 | 2nd | ||||||
Selkirk | Incumbent; re-elected | M | 1,814 | 1st | |||||
Seven Oaks | M | 1,343 | 3rd | ||||||
Souris-Lansdowne | M | 1,448 | 2nd | ||||||
Springfield | Incumbent | M | 1,507 | 2nd | |||||
Swan River | M | 786 | 3rd | ||||||
The Pas | M | 1,027 | 2nd | ||||||
Turtle Mountain | M | 1,187 | 2nd | ||||||
Virden | M | 1,337 | 2nd | ||||||
Wellington | Future mayor of Winnipeg | M | 1,624 | 3rd | |||||
Winnipeg Centre | M | 1,462 | 3rd | ||||||
Wolseley | M | 1,707 | 2nd |
Source: Historical summaries, Elections Manitoba, pp. 296–297; candidate names taken from the Canadian Parliamentary Guide (1960).
Riding | Candidate's Name | Notes | Gender | Residence | Occupation | Votes | % | Rank | |
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Arthur (26 November 1959) | M | 1,959 | 49.04 | 2nd | |||||
Cypress (26 November 1959) | M | 1,654 | 41.02 | 2nd | |||||
Rhineland (26 November 1959) | Seat loss for party | M | 1,075 | 29.99 | 3rd | ||||
Turtle Mountain (26 November 1959) | Elected; seat gain for party | M | 2,380 | 51.14 | 1st | ||||
Pembina (9 December 1960) | M | 1,491 | 30.22 | 2nd |
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