Winnipeg municipal election, 1963
The 1963 Winnipeg municipal election was held on October 23, 1963 to determine mayors, councillors and school trustees in the City of Winnipeg and its suburban communities. There were also referendum votes in some communities. There was no mayoral election in Winnipeg.
Results
Winnipeg
Mark Danzker, David Mulligan and Edith Tennant were elected to Winnipeg City Council for the city's first ward. Lloyd Stinson, Terry Hind and William McGarva were elected for the second ward. Slaw Rebchuk, Joseph Zuken and Donovan Swailes were elected for the third ward.
St. Vital
Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
(x)Harry Collins | 4,169 | 61.61 | |
Fred Brennan | 2,598 | 38.39 | |
Total valid votes | 6,767 | 100.00 |
Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
(x)Florence Pierce | 1,850 | 27.77 | |
(x)Jack Hardy | 1,835 | 27.54 | |
(x)Alvin Winslow | 1,557 | 23.37 | |
Harold Button | 622 | 9.34 | |
Harry Brown | 453 | 6.80 | |
Dudley Smallwood | 345 | 5.18 | |
Total valid votes | 6,662 | 100.00 |
This election was determined by a single transferable ballot. The quota for election on the first ballot was 1,333 votes; Pierce, Hardy, and Winslow were declared elected to two-year terms. At the end of the fourth transfer, Button had 1,385 votes, Brown 1,197 and Smallwood 669. Button was declared elected to a one-year term, replacing the retiring Fred Brennan.