The Liberal-Progressive Party of Manitoba fielded a full slate of fifty-seven candidates in the 1959 provincial election. The party elected eleven members, retaining their status as the official opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
Candidates RidingCandidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankArthurM1,9322ndAssiniboiaM1,3883rdBirtle-RussellIncumbentM2,0152rdBrandonM2,1592ndBrokenheadIncumbent for Lac du BonnetM1,0833rdBurrowsM1,1553rdCarillonIncumbent; re-electedM2,3971stChurchillM9542ndCypressM1,7812ndDauphinF9673rdDufferinIncumbentM1,9232ndElmwoodM1,4883rdEmersonIncumbent; re-electedM2,7521stEthelbert PlansIncumbent; re-electedM1,8561stFisherM1,0283rdFlin FlonIncumbentM1,7282ndFort GarryM2,0352ndFort RougeM1,9472ndGimliM1,0072ndGladstoneIncumbent; re-electedM2,4691stHamiotaM2,1362ndInksterM9813rdKildonanM1,9723rdLac du BonnetM1,2722ndLakesideIncumbent; re-elected; party leader from 1948 to 1961; premier from 1948 to 1958M1,8961stLa VerendryeIncumbent; re-elected; resigned in May 1962M1,7991stLoganM8733rdMinnedosaIncumbentM2,0292ndMorrisM1,2982ndOsborneM1,1663rdPembinaM1,1992ndPortage le PrairieIncumbentM1,8272ndRadissonM2,0293rdRhinelandIncumbent; re-elected; died 4 October 1959M1,6481stRiver HeightsM3,0602ndRoblinM1,3343rdRock LakeM1,8432ndRockwood-IbervilleIncumbentM2,1432ndRupertslandM5872ndSt. BonifaceElectedM3,7721stSt. GeorgeIncumbent; re-electedM2,2791stSt. JamesM1,5413rdSt. JohnsM8543rdSt. MatthewsM1,9003rdSte. RoseIncumbent; re-elected; party leader from 1961 to 1969M2,3901stSt. VitalM1,9462ndSelkirkIncumbent; re-electedM1,8141stSeven OaksM1,3433rdSouris-LansdowneM1,4482ndSpringfieldIncumbentM1,5072ndSwan RiverM7863rdThe PasM1,0272ndTurtle MountainM1,1872ndVirdenM1,3372ndWellingtonFuture mayor of WinnipegM1,6243rdWinnipeg CentreM1,4623rdWolseleyM1,7072nd
Source: Historical summaries, Elections Manitoba, pp. 296–297; candidate names taken from the Canadian Parliamentary Guide (1960).
Candidates in subsequent by-elections RidingCandidate's NameNotesGenderResidenceOccupationVotes%RankArthur (26 November 1959)M1,95949.042ndCypress (26 November 1959)M1,65441.022ndRhineland (26 November 1959)Seat loss for partyM1,07529.993rdTurtle Mountain (26 November 1959)Elected; seat gain for partyM2,38051.141stPembina (9 December 1960)M1,49130.222nd
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