Brokenhead (electoral district)

Brokenhead was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957 from part of Winnipeg North, and formally came into existence in the provincial election of 1958. The electoral district was last contested in the 1966 Manitoba general election, after which it was abolished.

Brokenhead
Manitoba electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Manitoba
District created1958
District abolished1969
First contested1958
Last contested1966

Electoral results

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1958

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1958 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Co-operative Commonwealth Edward Schreyer 1,474 37.06
Liberal–Progressive Fred Helwer 930 23.38
Progressive Conservative Howard Wachal 729 18.33
Independent Stanley Copp 641 16.12
Social Credit John William Gross 203 5.10
Total valid votes 3,977
Rejected 33
Eligible voters / Turnout 6,505 61.64
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1959

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1959 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Co-operative Commonwealth Edward Schreyer 2,017 44.73 7.67
Progressive Conservative Gordon B. Burnett 1,409 31.25 12.92
Liberal–Progressive A. A. Trapp 1,083 24.02 0.63
Total valid votes 4,509
Rejected 27
Eligible voters / Turnout 6,537 69.39 7.74
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1962

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1962 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Edward Schreyer 1,910 45.53 0.80
Progressive Conservative Dirk Gilbert "Dick" Mulder 1,314 31.32 0.07
Liberal Max Dubas 971 23.15 -0.87
Total valid votes 4,195
Rejected 37
Eligible voters / Turnout 6,515 64.96 -4.43
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1966

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1966 Manitoba general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Sam Uskiw 1,889 44.57 -0.96
Progressive Conservative George Mulder 1,315 31.03 -0.29
Independent Liberal Stanley Copp 669 15.79
Social Credit Ken Skiba 365 8.61
Total valid votes 4,238
Rejected 17
Eligible voters / Turnout 6,675 63.75 -1.21
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

References

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