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1962 Manitoba general election
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The 1962 Manitoba general election was held on December 16, 1962 to elect 57 members to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Canada. It resulted in a majority victory for the incumbent Progressive Conservatives under the leadership of Premier Dufferin Roblin, securing a third term for the party.
Quick Facts 57 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba 29 seats were needed for a majority, First party ...
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Roblin's Tories won 36 seats versus 13 for the Liberals led by Gildas Molgat, 7 for the social democratic New Democrats led by Russell Paulley, and 1 seat for the Social Credit Party led by Jacob Froese.
The Communist Party ran two candidates, neither being successful.