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Stepnuk received 478 votes (2.32%) on the first count, finishing eleventh out of fourteen candidates. He was eliminated after the third count, having increased his total to 489 votes (2.38%). During the campaign, Stepnuk argued that
Canadian resources should be chiefly for domestic use, not for
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Progressive Conservative candidate in Winnipeg North, defeating challenger John F. Kubas. He finished fifth on the first count with 1,795 votes, and was eliminated after the sixth count with 2,373 votes. During this election, he used the
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Newdale, withdrew before the vote. Burgess finished third out of three candidates with 1,047 (26.98%). His transfers gave an unexpected victory to
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Rhineland to express their wishes at the ballot”
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Clarence Moore and W.T. Cann to win the Progressive Conservative nomination on December 19, 1952. He was elected on the first count with 2,182 votes (57.38%). See his biography page for more information.
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1032:, as a Progressive Conservative candidate supporting the governing alliance with the Liberal-Progressives. He finished eighth on the first count with 1,126 votes, and was eliminated after the fifth count with 1,384.
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729:, 6 February 1953). His supporters claimed that Rhineland needed a representative who understood the concerns of farmers. Miller was re-elected, while Recksiedler finished third with 565 votes (18.01%).
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Renouf placed first on the first count with 2,383 votes (49.32%), and was subsequently declared elected on transfers. See his biography page for more information.
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McDowell finished first on the first count with 1,442 votes (38.68%), and was declared elected on the second count. See his biography page for more information.
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Lissaman placed first on the first count with 3,514 votes (46.04%), and was declared elected on the second count. See his biography page for more information.
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