1941 Manitoba general election
Manitoba's general election of April 22, 1941 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.
This election was held shortly after the formation of a coalition government in December 1940. The coalition was created after the start of World War II, as a display of unity among the different parties in the legislature.
Premier John Bracken's Liberal-Progressives were the dominant force in government, while the Conservative Party under Errick Willis held a secondary position. The smaller Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and Social Credit League were also included in the government, and had cabinet representation.
The four coalition parties were the only legal political parties in Manitoba in 1941. The Communist Party had been declared illegal the previous year, and its only Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), James Litterick, was expelled from the legislature and forced into hiding.
When the coalition was created, Independent MLA Lewis Stubbs was the only legislator who did not join the government side. He claimed that a healthy opposition was necessary in a parliamentary democracy, and rejected offers to join the government. Later, Social Credit MLA Salome Halldorson and Conservatives Huntly Ketchen and John Poole also crossed to the opposition.
The coalition's victory was a foregone conclusion: in most constituencies, there were no anti-coalition candidates. The opposition came mostly from anti-coalition dissidents in the governing parties. These candidates did not run a coordinated campaign, and did not seriously threaten the government.
The Social Credit League split before the election, and most of its candidates campaigned against the coalition. The party's most prominent MLAs, however, remained on the government side.
In some constituencies, the coalition parties ran candidates against one other. This had little effect on the overall result, though it did influence the relative strength of the coalition partners after the election. In most instances, the incumbent candidates were re-elected. The CCF agreed to limit its challenges against incumbent members, although this courtesy was not always reciprocated by other parties.[1]
As expected, the coalition won a landslide victory. The government parties, along with pro-coalition independents, won 50 of the 55 seats in the legislature.
The election confirmed the Liberal-Progressives and Conservatives as the dominant parties in government. The Liberal-Progressives increased their representation from 23 MLAs to 27, only two short of an overall majority. The Conservatives were not as successful, falling from 16 seats to 12. The party remained influential in cabinet, however, and its leadership remained committed to the coalition.
For the CCF and Social Credit, the results were more problematic. Many CCF members had opposed the coalition, and the party had difficulty mobilizing its supporters to the polls. The CCF won only two seats in their Winnipeg stronghold, and also retained the Gimli constituency for a total of three seats. John Queen, the CCF Mayor of Winnipeg, lost the legislative seat he had held since 1920.
After this result, the CCF's tenure in government was brief. Farmer left the coalition ministry in late 1942, and the party formally voted to leave the coalition at its 1943 convention. Many CCF officials later described their period in the coalition as a disaster for the party.
The result was perhaps even worse for Social Credit, which lost its internal cohesion during the campaign. All of the party's anti-coalition candidates were defeated, while three pro-government incumbents were re-elected. These MLAs effectively became an adjunct of the government, and did little in the way of promoting party policy. The Manitoba Social Credit League was marginalized in the 1940s, and did not become a functioning party again until 1953.
Five pro-coalition independents were also elected.
The five anti-coalition MLAs consisted of three dissident Conservatives (one of whom later rejoined the government), independent Lewis Stubbs, and Bill Kardash. Kardash, who campaigned as a "Worker's candidate", was widely known to be associated with the banned Communist Party. He did not proclaim this association openly, however, and was able to take his seat without a legal challenge.
Three Sound Money Economics System candidates also ran in Winnipeg. All fared poorly, and the group disappeared soon after the election.
Contents
1 Results
2 See also
3 Riding results
4 Sources
5 Post-election changes
6 References
Results
Party | Party leader | # of candidates | Seats | Popular vote | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1936 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | ||||
| Liberal-Progressive | John Bracken | | 23 | 27 | | | 35.1% | |
| Conservative | Errick Willis | | 16 | 12 | | | 19.9% | |
| Anti-Coalition Conservative | | | 3 | | | | | |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Seymour Farmer | | 7 | 3 | | | 17.0% | |
Social Credit | none | | 5 | 3 | | | 7.1% | | |
| Independent | | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
| Sound Money Economics | | | | | | | ||
Total | | 55 | 57 | | | 100% | |
Preceded by 1936 Manitoba election | List of Manitoba elections | Succeeded by 1945 Manitoba election |
See also
- List of Manitoba political parties
Riding results
Arthur:
- (x)John R. Pitt (LP) acclaimed
Assiniboia:
David Best (C/Anti-Coalition) 2296- (x)James Aiken (CCF-Progressive/Coalition) 2022
Beautiful Plains:
- (x)John Poole (C/Anti-Coalition) accl.
Birtle:
- (x)Francis Bell (LP) 1417
William C. Wroth (Ind/Coalition) 1228
Brandon:
- (x)George Dinsdale (C) 3285
H.O. McDiarmid (LP) 2921
Carillon:
- (x)Edmond Prefontaine (LP) 1825
W.A. Parenteau (SC/Anti-Coalition) 957
Cypress:
- (x)James Christie (LP) 1423
- Dr. Roderick George Hurton (Ind/Coalition) 917
Dauphin:
- (x)Robert Hawkins (LP) accl.
Deloraine:
- (x)Errick Willis (C) accl.
Dufferin:
- (x)John Munn (LP) accl.
Emerson:
John Solomon (Ind/Coalition) 2436- (x)Herbert Wright (LP) 1735
Ethelbert:
Nicholas Hryhorczuk (LP) 2228
Fred Zaplitny (CCF) 1806
Fairford:
- (x)Stuart Garson (LP) 1142
C.E. Toutant (SC/Anti-Coalition) 531
Fisher:
- (x)Nicholas Bachynsky (LP) 926
L.W. Michalchuk (Ind/Coalition) 893
Gilbert Plains:
- (x)Stanley Fox (SC/Coalition) 1446
Ray Mitchell (LP) 839
Mike Baryluk (CCF) 785
Gimli:
- (x)Joseph Wawrykow (CCF) 2666
S.T. Cigurdson (LP) 2111
James Grant (Ind/Coalition) 47
Gladstone:
- (x)William Morton (LP) accl.
Glenwood:
- (x)James Breakey (LP) accl.
Hamiota:
- (x)Norman Turnbull (SC/Coalition) 1277
William Fraser (LP) 875
Iberville:
Arthur Boivin (Ind/Coalition) 1670- (x)John S. Lamont (LP) 948
Kildonan & St. Andrews:
- (x)James McLenaghen (C) 3447
Cornelius Byle (CCF-Lab/Coalition) 1929
Killarney:
- (x)John Laughlin (C) 1415
Andrew E. Foster (Ind [L]/Anti-Coalition) 814
Lakeside:
- (x)Douglas Campbell (LP) accl.
Lansdowne:
- (x)Matthew Sutherland (LP) accl.
La Verendrye:
- (x)Sauveur Marcoux (LP) 1793
J.S.A. Lemoine (SC/Anti-Coalition) 1303
J.H. Graham (C) 231
Manitou:
- (x)Hugh Morrison (C) accl.
Minnedosa:
- (x)Earl Rutledge (C) 2963
Henry Rungay (LP) 1913
Morden-Rhineland:
- (x)Wallace Miller (C) 1234
R. Wolkof (LP) 1060
Robert Stevenson (Ind/Coalition) 914
Leonard Kruger (Ind/Coalition) 109
[Miller was subsequently elected on transfers.]
Morris:
John C. Dryden (Ind/Coalition) 1708
L.A. Slater (LP) 1169
Mountain:
- (x)Ivan Schultz (LP) accl.
Norfolk:
- (x)John Lawrie (C) 1287
John Muirhead (LP) 1243
Portage la Prairie:
- (x)William Sexsmith (C) accl.
Roblin:
- (x)Sidney Rogers (SC/Coalition) accl.
Rockwood:
- (x)Mungo Lewis (Ind/Coalition) 1984
A.H. Campbell (C) 1139
Hugh H. McIntyre (LP) 748
Rupertsland:
Daniel Hamilton (LP) 683
G.L. Van Vleit (Ind/Coalition) 297
Russell:
William Wilson (LP) 1909
H.J. Peddie (CCF) 1895
St. Boniface:
Austin Clarke (LP) 3684
Edwin Hansford (CCF) 2759
A.J. Tarbutt (SC/Anti-Coalition) 1404
According to the Winnipeg Free Press, Clarke defeated Hansford by 701 votes on the last count.
St. Clements:
Nicholas Stryk (LP) 3627- (x)Herbert Sulkers (CCF) 2654
St. George:
Skuli Sigfusson (LP) 1477- (x)Salome Halldorson (SC/Anti-Coalition) 881
Ste. Rose:
- (x)Maurice Dane MacCarthy (LP) 1624
Paul Prince (SC/Anti-Coalition) 1425
Springfield:
- (x)Evelyn Shannon (LP) 2061
- Alex McLeod (SC/Anti-Coalition) 1786
M.J.H. Hoban (Independent LP/Coalition) 1044- Fred Small (CCF) 959
The Winnipeg Free Press gives the final count result as: Shannon 2284, McLeod 2238.
Swan River:
- (x)George Renouf (C) 2894
W.J. Lamb (LP) 808
The Pas:
- (x)John Bracken (LP) accl.
Turtle Mountain:
- (x)Alexander Welch (C) accl.
Virden:
- (x)Robert Mooney (LP) accl.
Winnipeg:
First Count (quota: 5335 votes; McDiarmid and Stubbs declared elected)
- (x)John Stewart McDiarmid (LP) 6963
- (x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5801
Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 4955
Bill Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 4889
Stephen Krawchyk (Ind/Coalition) 4673- (x)Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4123
Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3220
Morris Gray (CCF) 3086- (x)James A. Barry (C) 2492
- (x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2249
- (x)John Queen (CCF) 2170
Paul Bardal (LP) 2127
Stanley Knowles (CCF) 1849- Capt. W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1815
F.E. Warriner (C) 1706
H. Dick (LP) 1059
William Ivens (CCF) 962
Harrison Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 780
Laurier Regnier (L/Anti-Coalition) 701
James Cowan (C) 627
Asta Oddson (SC/Anti-Coalition) 575- James Simpkin (CCF) 510
T.H. Elliott (SME) 361
Madeline Hrynlewlecki (SME) 316
J. J. Evans (SC/Anti-Coalition) 294
J.K. Downes (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 192
Thomas McConochie (SME) 187
Second Count (McDiarmid surplus; Smith declared elected)
- (x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
- (x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5801
- Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5485
- William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 4895
- Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4697
- (x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4209
- Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3363
- Morris Gray (CCF) 3093
- (x)James A. Barry (C) 2569
- Paul Bardal (LP) 2408
- (x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2294
- (x)John Queen (CCF) 2248
- Stanley Knowles (CCF) 1867
- W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1829
- F.E. Warriner (C) 1808
- H. Dick (LP) 1164
- William Ivens (CCF) 966
- H. Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 802
- L. Regnier (L/Anti-Coalition) 742
- James Cowan (C) 641
- A. Oddson (SC/Anti-Coalition) 580
- J. Simpkin (CCF) 522
- T.H. Elliott (SME) 366
- M. Hrynlewlecki (SME) 318
- J.J. Evans (SC/Anti-Coalition) 297
- J.K. Downes (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 193
- T. McConochie (SME) 191
Third Count (Stubbs surplus)
- (x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
- (x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
- Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5485
- William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 4931
- Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4713
- (x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4270
- Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3381
- Morris Gray (CCF) 3107
- (x)James A. Barry (C) 2586
- Paul Bardal (LP) 2435
- (x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2349
- (x)John Queen (CCF) 2302
- Stanley Knowles (CCF) 1900
- W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1843
- F.E. Warriner (C) 1825
- H. Dick (LP) 1174
- William Ivens (CCF) 986
- H. Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 814
- L. Regnier (L/Anti-Coalition) 753
- James Cowan (C) 646
- A. Oddson (SC/Anti-Coalition) 587
- J. Simpkin (CCF) 538
- T.H. Elliott (SME) 373
- M. Hrynlewlecki (SME) 321
- J.J. Evans (SC/Anti-Coalition) 303
- J.K. Downes (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 198
- T. McConochie (SME) 193
Fourth Count (Smith surplus)
- (x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
- (x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
- Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
- William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 4931
- Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4714
- (x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4273
- Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3396
- Morris Gray (CCF) 3108
- (x)James A. Barry (C) 2592
- Paul Bardal (LP) 2510
- (x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2353
- (x)John Queen (CCF) 2304
- Stanley Knowles (CCF) 1900
- W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1845
- F.E. Warriner (C) 1838
- H. Dick (LP) 1189
- William Ivens (CCF) 986
- H. Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 815
- L. Regnier (L/Anti-Coalition) 762
- James Cowan (C) 647
- A. Oddson (SC/Anti-Coalition) 587
- J. Simpkin (CCF) 538
- T.H. Elliott (SME) 374
- M. Hrynlewlecki (SME) 321
- J.J. Evans (SC/Anti-Coalition) 303
- J.K. Downes (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 198
- T. McConochie (SME) 193
Fifth Count (McConochie eliminated)
- (x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
- (x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
- Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
- William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 4931
- Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4716
- (x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4279
- Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3408
- Morris Gray (CCF) 3113
- (x)James A. Barry (C) 2594
- Paul Bardal (LP) 2525
- (x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2356
- (x)John Queen (CCF) 2315
- Stanley Knowles (CCF) 1903
- W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1848
- F.E. Warriner (C) 1844
- H. Dick (LP) 1194
- William Ivens (CCF) 987
- H. Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 817
- L. Regnier (L/Anti-Coalition) 766
- James Cowan (C) 648
- A. Oddson (SC/Anti-Coalition) 594
- J. Simpkin (CCF) 539
- T.H. Elliott (SME) 414
- M. Hrynlewlecki (SME) 348
- J.J. Evans (SC/Anti-Coalition) 304
- J.K. Downes (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 198
Sixth Count (Downes eliminated)
- (x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
- (x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
- Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
- William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 4931
- Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4717
- (x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4322
- Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3418
- Morris Gray (CCF) 3117
- (x)James A. Barry (C) 2609
- Paul Bardal (LP) 2537
- (x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2376
- (x)John Queen (CCF) 2326
- Stanley Knowles (CCF) 1907
- W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1853
- F.E. Warriner (C) 1846
- H. Dick (LP) 1198
- William Ivens (CCF) 993
- H. Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 836
- L. Regnier (L/Anti-Coalition) 768
- James Cowan (C) 654
- A. Oddson (SC/Anti-Coalition) 594
- J. Simpkin (CCF) 545
- T.H. Elliott (SME) 416
- M. Hrynlewlecki (SME) 349
- J.J. Evans (SC/Anti-Coalition) 311
Seventh Count (Evans eliminated)
- (x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
- (x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
- Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
- William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 4939
- Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4720
- (x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4335
- Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3424
- Morris Gray (CCF) 3127
- (x)James A. Barry (C) 2611
- Paul Bardal (LP) 2547
- (x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2433
- (x)John Queen (CCF) 2345
- Stanley Knowles (CCF) 1915
- W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1855
- F.E. Warriner (C) 1853
- H. Dick (LP) 1202
- William Ivens (CCF) 1003
- H. Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 836
- L. Regnier (L/Anti-Coalition) 770
- A. Oddson (SC/Anti-Coalition) 691
- James Cowan (C) 655
- J. Simpkin (CCF) 552
- T.H. Elliott (SME) 422
- M. Hrynlewlecki (SME) 353
Eighth Count (Hrynlewlecki eliminated)
- (x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
- (x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
- Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
- William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 4953
- Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4788
- (x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4335
- Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3432
- Morris Gray (CCF) 3132
- (x)James A. Barry (C) 2664
- Paul Bardal (LP) 2559
- (x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2466
- (x)John Queen (CCF) 2361
- Stanley Knowles (CCF) 1920
- F.E. Warriner (C) 1861
- W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1857
- H. Dick (LP) 1212
- William Ivens (CCF) 1013
- H. Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 844
- L. Regnier (L/Anti-Coalition) 785
- A. Oddson (SC/Anti-Coalition) 695
- James Cowan (C) 656
- J. Simpkin (CCF) 559
- T.H. Elliott (SME) 484
Ninth Count (Elliott eliminated)
- (x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
- (x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
- Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
- William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 4973
- Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4804
- (x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4402
- Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3456
- Morris Gray (CCF) 3141
- (x)James A. Barry (C) 2678
- Paul Bardal (LP) 2582
- (x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2482
- (x)John Queen (CCF) 2388
- Stanley Knowles (CCF) 1946
- F.E. Warriner (C) 1882
- W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1859
- H. Dick (LP) 1220
- William Ivens (CCF) 1021
- H. Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 857
- L. Regnier (L/Anti-Coalition) 793
- A. Oddson (SC/Anti-Coalition) 716
- James Cowan (C) 662
- J. Simpkin (CCF) 563
Tenth Count (Simpkin eliminated)
- (x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
- (x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
- Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
- William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 4977
- Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4811
- (x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4419
- Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3475
- Morris Gray (CCF) 3156
- (x)James A. Barry (C) 2696
- Paul Bardal (LP) 2627
- (x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2623
- (x)John Queen (CCF) 2470
- Stanley Knowles (CCF) 2000
- F.E. Warriner (C) 1906
- W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1873
- H. Dick (LP) 1230
- William Ivens (CCF) 1068
- H. Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 859
- L. Regnier (L/Anti-Coalition) 801
- A. Oddson (SC/Anti-Coalition) 719
- James Cowan (C) 665
Eleventh Count (Cowan eliminated)
- (x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
- (x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
- Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
- William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 4979
- Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4831
- (x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4468
- Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3698
- Morris Gray (CCF) 3161
- (x)James A. Barry (C) 2767
- Paul Bardal (LP) 2664
- (x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2635
- (x)John Queen (CCF) 2487
- Stanley Knowles (CCF) 2021
- F.E. Warriner (C) 1982
- W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1881
- H. Dick (LP) 1266
- William Ivens (CCF) 1072
- H. Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 884
- L. Regnier (L/Anti-Coalition) 823
- A. Oddson (SC/Anti-Coalition) 721
Twelfth Count (Oddson eliminated)
- (x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
- (x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
- Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
- William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 5036
- Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4858
- (x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4563
- Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3740
- Morris Gray (CCF) 3171
- (x)James A. Barry (C) 2778
- Paul Bardal (LP) 2728
- (x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2664
- (x)John Queen (CCF) 2542
- Stanley Knowles (CCF) 2051
- F.E. Warriner (C) 1991
- W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1887
- H. Dick (LP) 1285
- William Ivens (CCF) 1106
- H. Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 904
- L. Regnier (L/Anti-Coalition) 853
Thirteenth Count (Regnier eliminated)
- (x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
- (x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
- Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
- William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 5050
- Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4877
- (x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 4721
- Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3787
- Morris Gray (CCF) 3179
- (x)James A. Barry (C) 2946
- Paul Bardal (LP) 2897
- (x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2687
- (x)John Queen (CCF) 2579
- Stanley Knowles (CCF) 2078
- F.E. Warriner (C) 2026
- W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1897
- H. Dick (LP) 1337
- William Ivens (CCF) 1113
- H. Dysart (C/Anti-Coalition) 931
Fourteenth Count (Dysart eliminated)
- (x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
- (x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
- Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
- (x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 5176
- William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 5060
- Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4885
- Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3862
- Morris Gray (CCF) 3185
- (x)James A. Barry (C) 3012
- Paul Bardal (LP) 2932
- (x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 2703
- (x)John Queen (CCF) 2595
- Stanley Knowles (CCF) 2089
- F.E. Warriner (C) 2069
- W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1904
- H. Dick (LP) 1362
- William Ivens (CCF) 1120
Fifteenth Count (Ivens eliminated)
- (x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
- (x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
- Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
- (x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 5217
- William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 5099
- Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4900
- Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 3872
- Morris Gray (CCF) 3235
- (x)James A. Barry (C) 3033
- (x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 3031
- Paul Bardal (LP) 2952
- (x)John Queen (CCF) 2732
- Stanley Knowles (CCF) 2442
- F.E. Warriner (C) 2082
- W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1907
- H. Dick (LP) 1369
Sixteenth Count (Dick eliminated; Ketchen declared elected)
- (x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
- (x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
- Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
- (x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 5335
- William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 5108
- Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4932
- Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 4024
- Paul Bardal (LP) 3390
- Morris Gray (CCF) 3242
- (x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 3115
- (x)James A. Barry (C) 3101
- (x)John Queen (CCF) 2793
- Stanley Knowles (CCF) 2525
- F.E. Warriner (C) 2227
- W.V. Tobias (Ind) 1927
Seventeenth Count (Tobias eliminated)
- (x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
- (x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
- Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
- (x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 5335
- William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 5162
- Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4940
- Morris Gray (CCF) 4364
- Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 4098
- Paul Bardal (LP) 3462
- (x)James A. Barry (C) 3188
- (x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 3159
- (x)John Queen (CCF) 2980
- Stanley Knowles (CCF) 2545
- F.E. Warriner (C) 2268
Eighteenth Count (Warriner eliminated)
- (x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
- (x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
- Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
- (x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 5335
- William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 5171
- Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 4970
- Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 4723
- Morris Gray (CCF) 4391
- Paul Bardal (LP) 4007
- (x)James A. Barry (C) 3552
- (x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 3263
- (x)John Queen (CCF) 3103
- Stanley Knowles (CCF) 2611
Eighteenth Count (Knowles eliminated)
- (x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
- (x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
- Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
- (x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 5335
- William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 5242
- Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 5031
- Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 4825
- Morris Gray (CCF) 4552
- (x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 4461
- Paul Bardal (LP) 4174
- (x)John Queen (CCF) 3631
- (x)James A. Barry (C) 3612
Nineteenth Count (Barry eliminated; Thorvaldson, Kardash, Krawchuk, Bardal, Farmer and Gray declared elected)
- (x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
- (x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
- Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
- (x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 5335
- Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 5796
- William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 5281
- Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 5207
- Paul Bardal (LP) 4867
- (x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 4718
- Morris Gray (CCF) 4674
- (x)John Queen (CCF) 3892
Twentieth Count (Queen eliminated; final positioning determined)
- (x)John McDiarmid (LP) 5335
- (x)Lewis Stubbs (Ind/Anti-Coalition) 5335
- Charles Rhodes Smith (LP) 5335
- (x)D.B. Huntly Ketchen (C/Anti-Coalition) 5335
- Gunnar Thorvaldson (C) 5796
- (x)Seymour Farmer (CCF) 6494
- William Kardash (Workers/Anti-Coalition) 5351
- Paul Bardal (LP) 5324
- Stephen Krawchuk (Ind/Coalition) 5315
- Morris Gray (CCF) 5140
Sources
The first ballot results for Winnipeg and results for all other constituencies are taken from an official Manitoba government publication entitled "Manitoba elections, 1920-1941", cross-referenced with the 1942 Canadian Parliamentary Guide and the "Historical Statement of Votes" section of the 2003 provincial election report. Unfortunately, the second-ballot results are not listed in these sources.
All ballot results for Winnipeg after the first count are taken from reports in the Winnipeg Free Press newspaper. It is possible that some errors appeared in the original publication.
Post-election changes
John Poole appears to have returned to the coalition shortly after the election. The CCF left the governing coalition in 1943.
Dufferin (dec. John Munn, 1941), June 22, 1943:
Earl Collins (C) accl.
Killarney (dec. John Laughlin, 1941), June 22, 1943:
Abram Harrison (C) 1378- Chapman 987
The Pas (res. John Bracken, January 15, 1943), August 17, 1943:
Beresford Richards (CCF) 3504- McIsaac 1270
- Wright 526
- Mainwaring 480
Brandon (dec. George Dinsdale, 1943), November 18, 1943:
Dwight Johnson (CCF) 3722- Young 3204
Portage la Prairie (dec. William Sexsmith, 1943), November 18, 1943:
Charles Greenlay (C) 1762- Ireland 621
- Miller 436
Winnipeg (dec. Stephen Krawchyk, 1943)
St. Boniface (dec. Austin Clarke, 1945)
Morden-Rhineland (res. Wallace Miller, 1945
Dwight Johnson and Beresford Richards were expelled from the CCF caucus in 1945.
References
^ Ian Stewart, Just One Vote: Jim Walding's nomination to constitutional defeat, (Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press), 2009, p. 14.