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Independent Liberal-Progressive candidates in the 1953 Manitoba provincial election

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24: 261:) was elected in 1949 as an independent government supporter. He continued to support the coalition after 1950, and campaigned in 1953 with support from the official Liberal-Progressive organization. He finished in first place on the first count, and was subsequently declared elected. See his biography page for more information. 276:) served in the legislative assembly as a Liberal-Progressive from 1949 to 1953, and originally sought renomination with the party in the buildup to the 1953 election. He was dissatisfied with the nomination process, however, and complained that he was not notified of when meetings were scheduled to occur( 360:
He subsequently entered the contest as an Independent Liberal-Progressive candidate, claiming "The Campbell government has made an excellent record for itself in many ways and one need only mention its acceptance of the provincial-municipal report which gave large financial aid to Winnipeg". (WFP,
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on April 18, 1953, by a vote of 76 to 57, but later alleged that the nomination meeting was improperly convened and entered the contest against Casper. Solomon's candidacy split the local party association. The provincial party declared that the nomination meeting was properly convened, and
45: 345:. He later left the CCF to join the Liberal-Progressives, and ran for an LP nomination in the buildup to the 1953 election. Winnipeg North was a four-member constituency, and the Liberal-Progressives decided to nominate three candidates. Brotman lost to 290:. He finished third on the first ballot with 3,189 votes (16.31%), fell behind on transfers, and was eliminated after the fifth count with 3,932 votes (20.11%). (St. Boniface was a two-member constituency, with a 33% quota for election.) 183:
Solomon finished in first place on the first count, and defeated Casper on the second count. Solomon seems to have rejoined the Liberal-Progressive caucus after the election, while Casper later joined the
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spoke at his nomination meeting and the local party organization was solidly behind him. He was elected on the first count with 1,952 votes. See his biography page for more information.
211:. When the Progressive Conservatives left the coalition in 1950, Bend remained a government supporter. Though he was not an official Liberal-Progressive candidate in 1953, party leader 75: 82: 361:
24 April 1953). He finished sixth on the first count with 1,672 votes (7.50%), and was eliminated after the fifth count with 2,042 votes (9.45%). The quota for election was 20%.
378: 64: 282:, 24 April 1953). Van Belleghem withdrew from the nomination race and contested the election as an Independent Liberal-Progressive, against official party candidates 231:
won the official Liberal-Progressive nomination. He finished second on the first count with 982 votes (42.62%), and formally lost to Brown on the second count.
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by six votes, but he withdrew before election day. Joseph H. Kachor also entered the contest in
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Boulette campaigned as an official Liberal-Progressive candidate in the
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Fred Klym registered as an Independent Liberal-Progressive candidate in
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was declared elected over Fletcher on the second count.
188:. See Solomon's biography page for more information. 8: 379:Candidates in Manitoba provincial elections 52:. Unsourced material may be challenged and 357:at a delegated meeting on April 15, 1953. 116:Learn how and when to remove this message 238:, and finished a distant second against 265:Joseph G. Van Belleghem (St. Boniface) 148:after losing the party nomination to 7: 50:adding citations to reliable sources 343:Cooperative Commonwealth Federation 173:Member of the Legislative Assembly 14: 294:James Albert Fletcher (Ste. Rose) 138:1953 Manitoba provincial election 337:) was previously an alderman in 22: 341:, representing Ward 3 for the 315:Progressive Conservative Party 186:Progressive Conservative Party 1: 329:E.A. Brotman (Winnipeg North) 180:affirmed Casper's candidacy. 219:Harry Boulette (Rupertsland) 250:Rodney S. Clement (Russell) 203:) was first elected in the 395: 313:Fletcher later joined the 240:Progressive Conservative 236:1959 provincial election 298:James Albert Fletcher ( 270:Joseph G. Van Belleghem 205:1949 Manitoba election 192:Robert Bend (Rockwood) 160:John Solomon (Emerson) 156:, but also withdrew. 209:coalition government 46:improve this article 279:Winnipeg Free Press 171:) was an incumbent 132:Liberal-Progressive 302:) was a farmer in 288:L. Raymond Fennell 135:candidates in the 255:Rodney S. Clement 128:There were seven 126: 125: 118: 100: 386: 244:Joseph Jeannotte 223:Harry Boulette ( 213:Douglas Campbell 121: 114: 110: 107: 101: 99: 58: 26: 18: 394: 393: 389: 388: 387: 385: 384: 383: 369: 368: 367: 351:John M. Kozoriz 331: 296: 267: 252: 221: 194: 162: 122: 111: 105: 102: 59: 57: 43: 27: 12: 11: 5: 392: 390: 382: 381: 371: 370: 366: 363: 355:John J. Kelsch 347:Alexander Turk 335:Winnipeg North 333:E.A. Brotman ( 330: 327: 295: 292: 266: 263: 251: 248: 220: 217: 193: 190: 161: 158: 124: 123: 30: 28: 21: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 391: 380: 377: 376: 374: 364: 362: 358: 356: 352: 348: 344: 340: 336: 328: 326: 324: 320: 316: 311: 309: 308:Gildas Molgat 305: 301: 293: 291: 289: 285: 284:Roger Teillet 281: 280: 275: 271: 264: 262: 260: 256: 249: 247: 245: 241: 237: 232: 230: 226: 218: 216: 214: 210: 206: 202: 198: 191: 189: 187: 181: 178: 174: 170: 166: 159: 157: 155: 151: 147: 142: 140: 139: 134: 133: 120: 117: 109: 106:December 2009 98: 95: 91: 88: 84: 81: 77: 74: 70: 67: –  66: 62: 61:Find sources: 55: 51: 47: 41: 40: 36: 31:This article 29: 25: 20: 19: 16: 359: 332: 312: 297: 277: 274:St. Boniface 268: 253: 233: 222: 195: 182: 177:Frank Casper 165:John Solomon 163: 150:Stanley Copp 146:St. Clements 143: 136: 130:Independent 129: 127: 112: 103: 93: 86: 79: 72: 60: 44:Please help 32: 15: 225:Rupertsland 197:Robert Bend 365:References 242:candidate 76:newspapers 300:Ste. Rose 229:Roy Brown 33:does not 373:Category 339:Winnipeg 304:McCreary 201:Rockwood 154:Fairford 259:Russell 169:Emerson 90:scholar 54:removed 39:sources 92:  85:  78:  71:  63:  97:JSTOR 83:books 353:and 323:1962 321:and 319:1959 286:and 69:news 37:any 35:cite 48:by 375:: 349:, 325:. 246:. 272:( 257:( 199:( 167:( 119:) 113:( 108:) 104:( 94:· 87:· 80:· 73:· 56:. 42:.

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Liberal-Progressive
1953 Manitoba provincial election
St. Clements
Stanley Copp
Fairford
John Solomon
Emerson
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Frank Casper
Progressive Conservative Party
Robert Bend
Rockwood
1949 Manitoba election
coalition government
Douglas Campbell
Rupertsland
Roy Brown

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