Springfield (federal electoral district)

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Springfield was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1968.

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This riding was created in 1914 from parts of the Selkirk and Provencher ridings. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Churchill, Portage, Provencher, Selkirk and Winnipeg North ridings.

Springfield was a swing riding, often returning members of the Liberal, Progressive Conservative, and New Democratic parties and their historical equivalents. The riding was most recently held by NDP MP Ed Schreyer, before it was dissolved into surrounding ridings.

Election results

1965

1965 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
New Democratic SCHREYER, Ed 8,001
Progressive Conservative SLOGAN, Joe 7,246
Liberal BILYNSKY, Wm.4,104
Social Credit LUINING, Robert H.1,085
NDP gain from PC Swing -

1963

1963 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative SLOGAN, Joe 9,552
Liberal WARREN, Archie5,532
New Democratic SYMS, Frank3,648
Social Credit LUINING, Robert H.1,358
PC hold Swing -

1962

1962 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative SLOGAN, Joe 8,052
Liberal WARREN, Archie5,248
New Democratic SCHULZ, Jake 4,960
Social Credit REMPEL, Bernie1,669
PC hold Swing -

1958 by-election

This by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent MP Val Yacula, on 24 September 1958. The riding was held for the Progressive Conservatives by Joseph Slogan.

By-election on 15 December 1958
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative SLOGAN, Joe 4,248
Liberal WESELAK, Anton Bernard 3,757
Co-operative Commonwealth SCHULZ, Jake 3,446
PC hold Swing -

1958

1958 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative YACULA, Val 7,045
Co-operative Commonwealth SCHULZ, Jake 4,962
Liberal WESELAK, Anton Bernard 3,491
Social Credit GROSS, John William1,125
PC gain from CCF Swing -

1957

1957 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Co-operative Commonwealth SCHULZ, Jake 5,949
Liberal WESELAK, Anton Bernard 4,453
Social Credit SCHLAMP, Lawrence Paul3,558
Progressive Conservative YACULA, Val 1,684
CCF gain Swing Liberal-

1953

1953 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal WESELAK, Anton Bernard 6,240
Co-operative Commonwealth DEGRAFF, Frank Jacob1,878
Social Credit TRAPP, Paul Gottfried1,221
Progressive Conservative SLOGAN, Joseph 1,201
Independent Liberal SINNOTT, John Sylvester 1,068
Labor–Progressive BILESKI, Andrew469
Independent BIBEROVICH, Ladislaus293
Liberal hold Swing -

1949

1949 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal SINNOTT, John Sylvester 8,253
Co-operative Commonwealth WASYLYK, Harry4,418
Progressive Conservative BODIE, J. Leslie3,494
Labor–Progressive BILESKI, Andrew1,117
Liberal hold Swing -

1945

1945 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal SINNOTT, John Sylvester 5,376
Co-operative Commonwealth DONELEYKO, Wilbert 4,797
Labor–Progressive BILESKI, Andrew2,400
Progressive Conservative BETHEL, Clarence Henry2,308
Social Credit MCLEOD, Alexander James Harper1,783
Independent ABBOTT, Charles Leo231
Liberal hold Swing -

1940

1940 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal TURNER, John Mouat 7,462
Co-operative Commonwealth KNOWLES, Stanley Howard 7,018
National Government FINLAYSON, Roderick Kenneth3,311

1935

1935 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal TURNER, John Mouat 3,564
Co-operative Commonwealth SULKERS, Herbert3,117
Liberal–Progressive STRYK, Nicholas John 2,998
Conservative TAYLOR, Louis Lawrence2,351
Reconstruction DOYLE, Arthur M.1,667
Independent LiberalMCMURRAY, Joseph Henry478
Independent ZAHARYCHUK, Andrew280
Liberal gain from Conservative (historical) Swing -

1930

1930 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative HAY, Thomas 5,446
Liberal–Progressive BISSETT, Edgar Douglas Richmond 3,617
Labour LANGE, Frederick William1,106
Independent LiberalROSS, Donald Andrew511
Independent LiberalGRABOWSKI, Stanley307
Conservative (historical) gain from Liberal–Progressive Swing -

1926

1926 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Progressive BISSETT, Edgar Douglas Richmond 3,852
Conservative HAY, Thomas 2,638
Labour DUNN, Thomas Herbert1,375
Liberal–Progressive gain from Conservative (historical) Swing -

1926

1925 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative HAY, Thomas 2,259
Liberal BISSETT, Edgar Douglas Richmond 1,724
Progressive HOLLAND, John1,665
Conservative (historical) gain from Progressive Swing -

1921

1921 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive HOEY, Robert Alexander 5,779
Liberal MOLLOY, Thomas Boniface 4,382
Conservative SUTHERLAND, Alexander Douglas2,234
Progressive gain from Unionist Swing -

1917

1917 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Government (Unionist) RICHARDSON, Robert Lorne 5,870
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) CHARETTE, Guillaume Joseph3,781
Unionist pickup new district.

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