Robert Simpson (Manitoba politician)
Robert Simpson (18 August 1910 – 11 November 1990) was a Canadian politician, a Progressive Conservative 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 | 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. He served in the House of Commons from the 23rd through 28th Canadian Parliaments. He retired from politics at the 1972 election.
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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