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Events in Manitoba History: Canadian Federal By-Elections (1951)

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Canadian Federal Election (1949) | Canadian Federal Election (1953)

The results of federal by-elections held in Manitoba in 1951 were as follows:

Riding

Election Date

Candidate

Party

Votes

Brandon

25 June 1951

Walter Gilbert Dinsdale (1916-1982)

Progressive Conservative

11,124

John Walter Grant MacEwan (1902-2000)

Liberal

8,371

Winnipeg South Centre

25 June 1951

Gordon Minto Churchilll (1898-1985)

Progressive Conservative

6,009

Norman Ernest Wright (1906-1957)

Liberal

5,273

Charles “Charlie” Biesick (1903-1983)

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

2,497

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Manitoba Members of the Twenty-First Canadian Parliament (1949-1953)

Sources:

History of Federal Ridings Since 1867, Parliament of Canada.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 20 February 2022
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