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The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on 22 May. The results were as follows:
Riding
Candidate
Party
Votes
Brandon-Souris
Walter Gilbert Dinsdale (1916-1982)
Progressive Conservative
19,108
David Serle
New Democratic
8,949
Vaughn Ramsay
Liberal
7,918
John William Gross (1914-1994)
Social Credit
302
Churchill
Rodney Edward “Rod” Murphy
New Democratic
12,544
Cecil Morris Smith (1927-1988)
Progressive Conservative
7,802
Andrew Kirkness
Liberal
3,936
Dauphin
William Gordon David Ritchie (1918-1998)
Progressive Conservative
12,239
Laverne Mitchell Lewycky (1946-2020)
New Democratic
11,770
Robert Klimchuk
Liberal
4,311
Lisgar
Progressive Conservative
21,366
Peter Cole
Liberal
6,201
Keith W. D. Poulson
New Democratic
2,920
Portage-Marquette
Progressive Conservative
18,824
Maude Lelond
New Democratic
6,612
Joe Sponarski
Liberal
6,164
K. F. Baker
Social Credit
347
Kenneth B. Morrison
Independent
319
Provencher
Arthur Jacob “Jake” Epp (1939-2025)
Progressive Conservative
17,030
Richard C. Greenway
New Democratic
8,473
Howard J. Loewen (1927-2023)
Liberal
7,459
St. Boniface
Robert Theodore Bockstael (1923-2017)
Liberal
19,752
John Harold “Jack” Hare (1920-2009)
Progressive Conservative
16,987
Grant Wichenko
New Democratic
11,455
Manuel Gitterman
Marxist-Leninist
60
Russ Maley
none
56
Selkirk-Interlake
Terry Sargeant
New Democratic
14,225
Peter Paul Masniuk (1920-1995)
Progressive Conservative
13,569
Bill Shead
Liberal
5,522
Winnipeg North
David Orlikow (1919-1998)
New Democratic
22,417
Anne Steen
Progressive Conservative
11,749
Walter Maxwell Hlady (1924-1986)
Liberal
8,002
William Cecil Ross (c1911-1998)
Communist
242
Brian Ostrow
Marxist-Lennonist
141
Winnipeg North Centre
Stanley Howard Knowles (1908-1997)
New Democratic
15,121
Frank Johnson
Liberal
5,428
Joseph C. “Joe” Kerr (?-2000)
Progressive Conservative
5,408
Paula Fletcher
Communist
182
Marnie Frain
Marxist-Leninist
97
Winnipeg-Assiniboine
Alvin Daniel “Dan” McKenzie (1924-1989)
Progressive Conservative
28,192
David Matas
Liberal
13,668
Max Melnyk
New Democratic
7,949
Peter Stevens
Social Credit
150
Anne Segal
Marxist-Leninist
72
Winnipeg-Birds Hill
William Alexander “Bill” Blaikie (1951-2022)
New Democratic
25,492
Dean Whiteway
Progressive Conservative
19,536
Ronald Wally
Liberal
5,674
Harold J. Dyck
Communist
62
Karen Naylor
Marxist-Leninist
56
Winnipeg-Fort Garry
Liberal
18,822
Sidney Joel Spivak (1928-2002)
Progressive Conservative
18,337
Vivian Rachlis
New Democratic
8,176
Tony Reznowski
Social Credit
245
Douglas Michalchuk
Marxist-Leninist
90
Larry E. Johnston
none
87
Winnipeg-St. James
Robert Edward “Bob” Lane (1927-2025)
Progressive Conservative
12,640
J. Frank Syms (c1924-1992)
New Democratic
11,747
Richard Mercier
Liberal
7,636
Linda Lloyd
Marxist-Leninist
135
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Manitoba Members of the Thirtieth Canadian Parliament (1974-1979)
History of Federal Ridings Since 1867, Parliament of Canada.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 July 2025
