1968 Winnipeg municipal election

The 1968 Winnipeg municipal election was held on October 23, 1968, to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in the City of Winnipeg, the Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg, and the city's suburban communities. Most elections were conducted via a single transferable ballot.

Results

Winnipeg

1968 Winnipeg municipal election, Mayor of Winnipeg
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
(x)Stephen Juba 48,757 75.18
Eric Wells 16,100 24.82
Total valid votes 64,857 100.00

Leonard Claydon, Gurzon Harvey, Ernest Brotman, Gordon Fines, Lillian Hallonquist, Magnus Eliason, Paul Parashin, Joseph Cropo and Max Mulder were elected to two-year terms on the Winnipeg City Council.

Information taken from the Winnipeg Free Press, 24 October 1968.

Greater Winnipeg

1968 Winnipeg municipal election, Metro Councillor, Ward Nine
Party Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
NDPWilliam Hutton5,10643.78
Greater Winnipeg Election CommitteeJ. Ross White4,73940.63
IndependentWilliam Hawryluk1,81915.59
Total valid votes 11,664

Hawryluk's votes were transferred as follows: Hutton 721, White 681. 417 votes were not transferred.

Party Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
NDPWilliam Hutton5,82751.81
Greater Winnipeg Election CommitteeJ. Ross White5,42048.19
Total valid votes 11,247
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