Brokenhead (electoral district)
Former provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada
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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.
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Manitoba
District created1958
District abolished1969
First contested1958
 Manitoba electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Manitoba |
| District created | 1958 |
| District abolished | 1969 |
| First contested | 1958 |
| Last contested | 1966 |
Electoral results
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba:[1]
1958
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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. | ||||||||