Robert Simpson (Manitoba politician)
Robert Simpson (18 August 1910 – 11 November 1990) was a Canadian politician, a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Cannington Manor, Saskatchewan and became a clerk and miner by career.
Robert Simpson | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Churchill | |
| In office June 1957 – September 1972 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 18, 1910 Cannington Manor, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Died | November 11, 1990 (aged 80) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Flin Flon, Manitoba |
| Profession | clerk, miner |
He was first elected at the Churchill riding in the 1957 general election, then re-elected there in 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965 and 1968. His final term of office was the 28th Canadian Parliament after which he did not seek further re-election since 1972.
Electoral history
| 1968 Canadian federal election: Churchill—Keewatinook Aski | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Simpson | 9,009 | 41.8 | -9.2 | ||||
| Liberal | Frank Dembinsky | 7,673 | 35.6 | +8.6 | ||||
| New Democratic | Brian Koshul | 4,888 | 22.7 | +7.0 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 21,570 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election: Churchill—Keewatinook Aski | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Simpson | 10,773 | 51.0 | -2.3 | ||||
| Liberal | F.L. Jobin | 5,694 | 27.0 | -6.1 | ||||
| New Democratic | Ken MacMaster | 3,306 | 15.6 | +2.0 | ||||
| Social Credit | Curt R. Shielman | 1,352 | 6.4 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 21,125 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election: Churchill—Keewatinook Aski | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Simpson | 11,707 | 53.3 | +2.0 | ||||
| Liberal | Bruce Dunlop | 7,253 | 33.0 | +2.5 | ||||
| New Democratic | Florence Matthews | 2,990 | 13.6 | -4.5 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 21,950 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election: Churchill—Keewatinook Aski | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Simpson | 10,943 | 51.3 | -13.4 | ||||
| Liberal | Francis Laurence Jobin | 6,511 | 30.6 | +7.2 | ||||
| New Democratic | Florence Matthews | 3,858 | 18.1 | +6.2 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 21,312 | 100.0 | ||||||
Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.
| 1958 Canadian federal election: Churchill—Keewatinook Aski | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Simpson | 11,506 | 64.7 | +25.9 | ||||
| Liberal | Lorne Paterson Ferg | 4,159 | 23.4 | -7.9 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Jack Freedman | 2,118 | 11.9 | +0.2 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 17,783 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election: Churchill—Keewatinook Aski | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Simpson | 6,191 | 38.8 | +20.8 | ||||
| Liberal | George Dyer Weaver | 4,993 | 31.3 | -9.1 | ||||
| Social Credit | Bruce Moore | 2,891 | 18.1 | -2.1 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Gerald Robert Clarkson | 1,870 | 11.7 | -6.9 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 15,945 | 100.0 | ||||||
References
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