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BY-ELECTIONS AND NORTHWEST TERRITORIES ELECTIONS HELD DURING THE YEAR 1951 REPORT OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER
Pursuant to subsection six of section fifty-six of The Dominion Elections Act, 1938
ELECTIONS PARTIELLES ET ELECTIONS DES TERRITOIRES DU NORD-OUEST TENUES PENDANT L'ANNEE 1951
RAPPORT DU , , , DIRECTEUR GENERAL DES ELECTIONS
Conformement au paragraphe 'six de !'article cinquante-six de la Loi des elections jederales, 1938
E D MOND CLO UTIER, C.M.G., O.A., D.S.P. QUEEN'S P RINTER AND CONTROLLER OF STATIONERY OTTAWA, 19ii2 ·: ·'._.,:, _· 99292- 1
LEGISLATIVE UBRARV YELLOWKNIFE, N.W.T. ELECTIONS WATERLOO SOUTH-Con.
Stations Bureaux de votation
Urban or rural Name--Nom No. crbain ou rural
71 82 95 53 71 70 73 :i5 72 66 52 52 23 55 72 26 46 53 20 37 62 Freeport Sn.mttm·inm. 20 62 41 Total&--Totanx ...... 5, 754 8,950 6,483 169 21,356 29,866
J. ~lei ~loffatt, 2,4JI7. Majority for lloward ~leeker over (sur) ~lajoritl! pour Margaret Geens, 3, 196.
99292-2 6 i:LHCT!OXS F.lRTnLU:S, w:;t PROVINCE OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND QUKI PROVINCE DE L'ILE DC PRINCE-EDOLTARD Poiling Staliuns nnJiH-illS du \·ot,• QrJ Brandon City (Cit~) ...... 1 u 112 63 ...... 2 . 175 272 u " 0 • • • • • ~ •••• •• • • 2A u 120 51 173 278 " .. ~ ...... 2B u 115 .45 ...... 160 271 .. .. ~ ~ . 3 u 143 63 . .. • -f- '' 206 296 " " ~: :: :•:::::::::: 4A u 77 37 ·· · ···· ... 114 168 " " ...... 4B u 81 44 1 126 193 " " ...... 5A u 96 33 1 130 193 " " ...... 5B u 71 51 ······· ··· 122 174 ,," ...... 6 u 145 72 ...... 217 336 " . ,...... 7 u 107 53 . ~ .. ~ . ·-·· 160 228 " ...... - .... . -.. 8 u 131 65 I 197 324 " " ...... 9 u 153 99 1 2.S3 332 .. " ····· ········· · 10 u 1.26 66 ...... 3. 192 261 .. .. • ... . + . ~ • • • •• • • . 11 u lOS 91 202 299 " " ······ ······ ··· 12 u li9 93 1 213 276 .. " .. ~ ...... t3A u 107 110 ·········· 217 298 " .. • o o • +o •• • • o • • • • I3B u 60 45 2 107 142 .. ,," ··· ··········· · I4A u 85 81 ...... 166 229 " ...... 14B .u 80 n I 156 215 .. " ...... 1M u 127 93 ...... 220 319 " " ·· ·· ··· ···· ···· 15B u 90 M 1 145 216 ,", " ·· ········· ···· l(i u 121 108 ...... 229 ao:l .. ·· -············· 17 u 150 116 1 267 3-19 " " .... ~ ...... 18 u 119 76 I 196 276 " " ··· ··· ········· 19 u 109 59 ·· ··· .. ... 168 246 " ...... 20A u 67 30 ...... 97 138 " ",, .... ~ ..... ; .... 20B u 96 68 ...... ~ ...... 164 234 " ...... 21A u M 42 ...... 106 156 " " .._ ...... 21B u S5 52 1 138 195 .. " .. . . ~ .. .- _, ...... 22 u 115 84 ...... 199 286 .. " ...... 23A u 87 39 4 130 203 .". " ...... 23B u 92 66 2 160 220 " .... ~ .....~ . ... 24 u 46 36 1 83 lOS .. " ...... 25A u 122 69 2 1113 313 " " ·· ·· · · l· ···· ··· 25B u 89 42 ...... 131 193 " " .. ~ ...... _ ..'"' . 26A u 179 88 1 268 347 " " ·· ··· ···· ····· · 26B u 139 92 . ' ...... 6" 231 348 " " ··············· 2(1C u 86 40 141 231 " " .... ~ .. .. •· ...... ~ 2iA u 101 44 3 148 201 " " ·········· ····· 27B u 127 56 1 184 251 " " ··· ·· ····· ····· 28A u 88 57 3 148 221 " " .. .- \' • • 'o ...... ~ 28B u 80 54 2 136 20\ .. " ...... - .... 29A u 99 40 1 140 190 " " ...... 29B u 54 69 • + • · +····· 123 167 " " ...... 30A u 98 56 1 155 225 .. " ...... 30B u 62 44 1 107 155 " " ...... 31A u Ill 71 6 128 178 " " ...... 31B u 65 85 3 153 190 BLRCTJOSS V4RTlE'LLh'S, 7/J51 11 JHtANDOX C:rm. URAXnOX-Con. --~------·------ Pnlling ;-;t:dion:i Hul1PLin:-: de· \'(JLP H<'j(·r·t<.~rl ! Bulle· tin' d<· n>tu d(;fJI! Elr'r·[c,rs balkt T(J~:d ( lf:pns{·:-: pour Total Elc•r·tors pajH_'r:-, YOt(• on list on lir-:t. pap£>r~ \'OtP l~rh:tn 01' or {:It>dPurt:i flJ_ntl BuliP(in"' Yotf' runt! dP ,-ut(: total !'Ut' l:t list~· l'rhain' rP.iP1 (·~ i (_,lj_ on rnral :;,) q;; ::.) flak Lake, IJ2 :JO :J!J WI 7:) Rout!Pdp;e !):J 10 5X 75 ]0:3 :;! 1 +1 I)± (i4 t:-w Belleview .. 22 42 72 Findlay 9.) :~2 22 54 ';fj I' ~;.) ! < Pipestone. (Jii 12•3 102 228 20.'\ t )heron ::J ~~ 97 :Js 44 82 110 .....:IHIHIJC:r\'ill('-( 'ar\H't'l \' S"arth .. flr~ I::o Virden. m-: lOU 1(),) 214 2!!9 '1oddon . 7:2 111 \-L 0H !!7 41i 14:) 1 192 \YnwanQ.~a \-I ... i<;O 179 . )1-Z !!D K2 I ~li 128 ' 183 '\1 % .A-K 100 122 ;)2 174 210 T'rce::·h:-t~Ik .L-Z 100 11.') [):3 :· ··, ]()8 21.5 Dou.rrhl.~ 101 L'i!l 107 266 :140 ~I . "i :'ltiio. IIarmsw<>rth. 102 71) :3n 100 222 L-Z 1\ :;{; Hargrave 1o:J 8[} I 42 :: 131 225 Brool Bulleths dP Yott' !{eicc1 e1l ; ('AJ,(;AUY W!,S'I' dt·vc:..J·,~ p()ur L;dlot Total Electors ('au:--:c cf Y:H·an(·y.-Hcjignntion uf .\rthnr Lt>-!~(J.V Smith, .Tuly TJ, 1:J.)J. c·n 1i:::t p:q;Pr:.; \"ntu ( 'ausc deb yaca!H'P.--D(;rni:·:~iun ~L:• .:\rUtur Lc·H\~:< ~ruith, l!~!) jui1l('t 1\J.JI. ()] Bulletins Ynte f:lPct<:•uro !~t·tl!rning Oillf·cr IJ T 1_~ (_' l ~' ~(,lnillation, ::\(JYCrnher 2U. 1\\;)l, ru r.ll Uffi(·iernlppnrtcur. ·' · oung. ~~- '~ary, :\Jl:L de Y'!te total :3ur b Prt'.--:;c.mtation, le :20 novcn1 hrc El;)l. ]j,,t•· Lrh:dn, n~jPt?~ \l"rit 11 439 122B u ;l() 53 .'j() I 4 I 137 308 !fiB .:;o 2V 71 2 152 12:3A G 27 29 32 I 5 9:3 I 219 17 .50 24 fj(\ 140 237 12:3H u 24 i :lii 30 ! 1 I 90 I 219 IR .52 2:l Slj Hi2 :lfi4 . I 124 ! u 21 I iii i 23 II 1 , 96 I 186 19 .18 27 94 5 184 :JG4 AdYanr·e (Provisoire)i I c r' 6 I 14 I 11 I 31 . ~0 15 1 .1-1 70 121; 2! 731 5 71 ~ !52 2.51 . _ Tota~=~::':x_._·-.~~>~~j . ~~-·=C2·~~f·6,oogj-5,273 i ... ~~~~13,984_1_~-38~~~ 22 22 .'i 5(\ 1 84 1g3 2:JA 29 17 68 1 115 463 2:lB 2fi 24 .5ii 1 10.1 j2 :Uajority for Gordon Churchill 0\·er (sur) ( Norman Wright, 736. 24A 31 1.5 1 119 430 :Uajorite pour J \ Charles mesick, 3,512. 24B 22 25 4:3 90 25 fil 32 6.5 2 !GO 315 ••• 1 2GA :J1 17 46 I 95 379 26B :w 12 fl4 2 108 27A 4fi '23 flR I:J6 536 27B 29 19 GO 108 28A .)/ 27 9:1 158 ii39 ... l 28B 42 44 9:1 179 2() liS 2.1 84 2 166 337 30A :38 J:l 62 1 114 396 30B 24 24 :J.j 1 84 :n :31 :l4 65 J 1:n 317 ill :31-) 71 1 1+5 344 40 i ?4 101 1 16() 442 27 ~ 48 83 15 IS J:l 46 157 .. l 50 :10 I 51 132 2iil 16 BY-IJU~CTIOSS, 1.951 ELEC'TIOSS PAR'l'IELLE,'S, 1Du1 17 CALGARY-0 L'EST---Con. CAJ,GAR :r-WES'f·-Con. Ballot paper~ C'iJf!t fur Pollinl! Stations Ballot pDpPr~ f'a.st for BullPtins th Yute Bureaux dt> Yotation B!Jll('tin;;;: d~ Yoh.' 1 HPjerted prJur d{pud's pour E!cc·tors d(po~(·;-; 1 IJ:dlot Tol:ll EIPrtors papers on list pap('f6 YOtC on list ('rh:dl ! 1.-r],,n or Ul' Bulle1ins Yoff' f:Jer-teur' Bulldins \'ole fclccteurs nu:d sur la, rural [ tlP,YO_!C::.. 101 a 1 de vote total "'r lrt 1 lisle lisle _ i J'PjPt('~ ~ rejr,tes Crhain ! Crhain nu rural I () 20 2.1 2 ]()1 ~\rnalgarr Polling Stations Ballot papers cast for - - Bureaux de votation Bulletins de vote Rejected NORTHWEST TERRITORIES ELECTIONS deposes pour ballot Total Electors papers vote on list Urban - - - or Bulletins Vote Electeun ltLECTIONS DES TERRITOIRES DU NORD-OUEST rural sur Ia =<:$ de vote total Name-Nom No. - rejetes liste Urbain ~ 0"" <:$ ag= -o..c::... .., ..c::" 0 "' MACKENZIE NORTH {NORD) ou ,..o, ~..d.::S ~]~ rural i'L<0>Cl <~Cl ooz Returning Officer \ · a· · y · N Nomii!Ation, August 20, 1951. ------Officier rapporteur f FranciS eorge Megill, ellowknife, .W.T. Presentation, le 20 aot'lt 1951. Writ dated July 3, 195L Election { September 17, 1961. Bowness Village-Con ...... A-J 114 R 38 72 84 ...... 194 688 " " ...... K-Z 114 R 36 70 80 1 187 Bref emis le 3 juillei 1951. le 17 septembre 1951 18 29 21 Elbow Valley ...... A-L 115 R · ·· ·· ·· ··· 68 463 Candidates ( Mervyn Arthur Hardie, Yellowknife, N.W.T., Clerk-Commis. " ...... M-Z 115 R 19 27 33 2 81 Candidats John Murray McMeekan, Yellowknife, N.W.T., Publisher-Editeur. 116 R 15 56 62 2 135 l Brickburn ...... A-K 485 James Guy Wheeler, Yellowknife, N.W.T., Broker-Courtier. " ...... L-Z 116 R 11 63 42 ...... 116 Pirmez Creek ...... 118 R 11 4 13 1 29 l 32 - Springbank ...... 119 R 15 12 37 ········ ·· 64 92 Bearspaw ...... 120 R 9 8 26 ...... 43 65 Polling Stations Ballot papers cast for I Glendale .. ······· ·· ...... 121 R 13 14 42 1 70 110 ...... 122 R 10 20 17 ...... 47 90 Weedon ...... Bureaux de votation Bulleotins de vote I Rejected I Dog Pound . . ····· · ...... 123 R 22 12 32 66 130 deposes pour ballot Total I Elector:; Garfield ..... ·· ···· ··· · ...... 124 R 13 38 10 ...... 61 172 papers vote on list Cremona ...... · ·· ·· · 125 R 30 65 35 ...... 130 265 Urban - - Westbrook ...... 126 R 21 22 24 ...... 67 162 or Bulletins Vote Elecleurs ...... A-J 127 29 23 62 ...... 114 Cochrane Village ... R 407 rural de vote total sur Ia " " ...... K-Z 127 R 41 20 57 ...... 118 } Name-Nom No. rejetes liste " " 128 R 37 48 59 1 145 212 Urbain Dartique Lodge ...... J2g R 7 3 3 ...... 13 56 ou Water Valley ...... 130 R 24 38 8 ...... 70 164 rural Big Prairie ...... · · · · · 131 R 4 5 3 ...... 12 76 ----""7""------·1------~ 1 ----- 1 - West Cremona...... 132 R 7 16 12 35 60 Morley ...... 133 R 17 7 13 1 38 63 Yellowknife {New) . . ···· · · 1 R 141 15 83 7 246 341 Jumping Pound . · • · 134 R 3 5 29 ...... 37 86 " (Old) ...... 2 R 226 26 29 15 296 309 ...... A-L 1:35 I :J5 50 28 113 102 113 Exshaw . .. R ·· · ·· 474 " (Giant) .. . ·· · ·· ··· 3 R 46 19 37 ...... " ...... M-Z 135 R 27 37 25 ...... 89 } " (Negus) ...... 4 R 36 3 31 ...... 70 93 Seebe ...... 136 R I 9 24 21 ...... 54 185 (Con.) ...... 5 28 9 63 1 101 " R l 170 Canmore Village- " (Con. Hydro) .... 5a R 0 4 1 ...... 5 f ...... A-K 137 R 69 37 11 ...... 117 . 25 North ,iNord) .. 378 " (Indian Village) .. 6 R 24 1 0 ...... 133 ...... L-Z 137 R 82 29 5 1 117 Bathurst Inlet ...... 7 R 7 0 3 ...... 10 82 ...... A-K 138 98 58 20 176 South..(Sud). R 433 Fort Providence ...... 8 R 32 0 7 1 40 169 ············ .L-Z 138 R 81 48 20 2 151 ~ Fort Rae ... ········· ····· ···· 9 R 144 0 4 1 149 377 Banff Town (Ville) Snare River ...... 10 R 5 0 2 ...... 7 9 North-West (Nord-Ouest) Outpost Island ...... 11 R 16 2 1 4 23 2·1 A-L 139 69 17 60 146 ,, R .... 408 Hottah Lake ...... 12 R 2 3 7 ...... 12 6 " ... . M-Z 139 R 77 18 52 1 148 Port Radium ...... 13 R 27 5 12 ...... 44 85 140 72 33 55 163 North-East (Nord-Est).A-L R 3 414 Coppermine ...... 14 R 7 0 28 ...... 35 56 " " . .. M-Z 140 R 63 16 56 4 139 Matthews Lake ...... 15 R 10 3 0 ...... 13 10 22 2 South-East (Sud-Est) .. . A-L 141 R 80 56 160 447 Giauque Lake .. ···· ··· ·· ···· .. 16 R 27 8 9 1 45 51 " " ... M-Z 141 R 82 1 20 73 2 177 Gros Cap ...... 17 R 0 0 0 10 10 29 South-West (Sud-Ouest) ...... 142 R 99 20 58 ...... 177 l 253 Lake Louise ··· ·· ·· ···· ...... 143 _R _ 6 1 13 ...... 20 53 Totals-Totaux ...... 18 778 98 317 40 1, 233 2,057 1 I Totals-Totaux ...... 195 . : ...... 6,424 5,489 10,686 162 22,761 44,895 f Majority for } Mervyn Arthur Hardie over (sur) { .James Guy Wheeler, 461. Majorltl! pour .John Murray McMeekan, 680. Majority for } Carl Olof Nickle over (sur) { Frank Gordon Buchanan, f,262. !UajoriW pour Arthur .Johnson Dixon, 5,191. I r 20 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES ELECTIONS , 1951 ELECTIONS DES TERRI TO/RES DU NORD-OUEST, 1951 21 MACKENZIE SOUTH (SUD) MACKENZIE WEST (OUEST ) Rffietu:ning Offirtecer } H~gh Duncan, Hay River, N.W.T . Nomination, August 20, 1951. O c1er rappo ur Presentation, le 20 aofit 1951. Returning Officer } Clarence Bell Aklavik N W.T . Nomination, August 20, 1951. Writ dated July 3, 1951. . { September 17, 1951. OffiCler rapporteur ' ' · Presentation, le 20 aofit 1951. Bref emis le 3 juillet 1951. Electlon le 17 septembre 1951. Writ dated July 3, 1951. Election { September 17, 1951. James Brodie, Fort Smith, N.W.T., General Merchant-Marchan. d general. Bref emis le 3 juillet 1951. le 17 septembre 1951. Maurice-Rene Danes, Hay River, N .W.T., P ilot-Pilote. , Frank Carmichael, Aklavik, N.W.T ., Trapper- Trappeur. 2:~~ t~:~s i Stanley Fredrick Dean, Hay River, N.W.T ., Merchant-MarcJ:mnd. Candidates { Karl Helmer Walter Gardlund, Aklavik, N.W.T., Trapper and Power House Operator LOO-Leandre Lirette, Fort Resolution, N .W.T., Trucker--Camwnneur. Candidats Trappeur et operateur de station generatrice d'electricite. Robert Porritt, Hay River, N.W.T ., Merchant-Marchand . Vivian Roberts, Aklavik, N.W.T ., Housewife-Menagere. Ballot papers cast for Polling Stations Polling Stations Ballot papers cast for - - . - Bureaux de votation Bullet ins de vote Rejected - deposes pour Electors Bureaux de votation Bulletins de vote Rejected ballot Total deposes pour Electors papers vote on list ballot Total Urban papers vote on list - - Urban - or Bulletins Vote Ele;;t'eurs or ..., - - rural sur Ia Bulletins Vote Electeurs .!.<> ... liste de vote total sur Ia - .,.~ ., ...... Name-Nom No. 0 rn . ~ rejetes - .... :::::1 ...... , ....~ ~ · liste Urbain Gl 't) - ~-4) ~ _ " .! 6 '""o:" ""'~.... .O0 ...'"' cS -s.s::a ou S o a!Q)al "'""al"'"' al '4)\4.) . ...-~ al '-< """ ou .... ol CI:SQJ~g:S.... :~.g rural ....,ltlo:'"' ::.l~O ""'- - i/.1~0 ...... ~~ rural ~(.) ~~s::o ------:>~ Fort Smith ...... 1 R 235 3 3 27 10 5 283 364 Fort Liard ...... 1 R 19 5 5 2 31 109 Hay River ...... 2 R 23 72 73 3 124 2 297 382 Fort Simpson ...... 2 R 68 4 ... 18 11 2 85 262 Pine Point ...... ··· ··· ·· 3 R 1 5 0 0 0 ...... 6 Fort Wrigley ...... 3 R 40 0 2 42 61 119 189 0 ...... 40 78 Fort Resolution. ·· · · · ·· 4 R 6 8 ...... Fort Norman ...... 4 R 7 3 Talston River. 5 R 10 31 0 0 5 1 47 88 12 ······· ... 22 103 · · · ··· · ···· Fort Franklin ...... 5 R 25 1 36 ...... 62 81 Snowdrift. · · ·· · · · ·· ·· 6 R 0 0 1 36 0 2 39 66 Norman Wells ...... 6 R 14 1 Fort Reliance...... 7 R 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 15 ...... 30 77 ······· ··· Fort Good Hope ...... 7 R 19 4 4 27 140 Wynn's Sawmill ······ ·· · 8 R 11 6 0 2 0 ...... 19 49 Arctic Red River ...... 8 R ········· · - - · ······ 23 3 4 ...... 30 68 -- ~ --- Fort McPherson ...... 9 R 40 30 Totals-Totaux.. .. 8 ...... 286 126 79 110 200 10 811 1,160 6 ······ · 76 169 Aklavik ...... A-K 10 R 72 25 34 5 136 199 " ...... L-Z 10 R 51 24 26 1 102 190 Reindeer Depot ...... 11 R 7 3 8 ...... 18 73 [ Robert Porritt, 86. Tuktoyak tuk ...... 12 R 22 0 29 1 52 Majority for 1. rodl ) Maurice-Reni! Danes. 160. ------130 James B e over (sur Uo-Uandre Lirette, 176. ------MajorlU pour f 1 Totals-Totaux ...... 13 407 103 190 l Stanley Fredrick Dean, 217. ·· ··· ··· 11 711 1,679 Majority for \ Frank Carmichael over (sur) { Vivian Roberts, 217. MajoriM pour f Karl Helmer Walter Gardlund, 304. t I )•) ,-.;() 21J 33f Corran Ban It 40 84 2 12G 140 1SH 921\ !JB !l1 50~ Tracadie H 42 HO 132 1.54 D2H !JO 75 l G.5 }fount Ntcw::rt n IOD J.:j] 244 291 C~lu.rlot.tnttHVll "\dv:Jll('f' Pi~q uid It ti9 ~2 1[)1 182 (Pro\-it'oirC') 11 .lb 9H292 2] 8 BY-ELECTIONS, 1951 9 QUEEN8-Con. PROVINCE OF MANITOBA Ballot papers cast for Polling Statioll8 PROVINCE DU MANITOBA BureAux d e votation Bulletins de vote Rejected deposes pour ballot, Total Electors BRANDON Population-1941, 41,725. papers on list Urban YOte Cause of vDCAnoy- Death of Jame<; E. Matthews, November 24, 1050. or tiecleure Cause de Ia. va.caoce-Dllces de James E. Matthews, le 24 novembte 1950. rural Bulletins Vote de vote total sur Ia Retu;ning Officer } R. A. Clement Brandon Manitoba. Nomination, June II, 19/11. Name-Nom No. rejetks liste Offimer rapporteur ' ' Pre..."Cntntioo, le 11 juin 1951. Urbain ou Writ dated May 8, 1951. Election { June 25, 19.51. rural Brei emls le 8 mai 1951. Ie 25 juin 1951. CIUididates { Walter D insdale.... Bran don, ~lani toba, College Teacher-Professeur. Ca.ndidats J. W. Grant MaoJJ;wno, Brandon, Manitoba, Agricultllristr-Agric;ulteur. Royalty (Ouetrt.) ...... A-K 93 126 West R !Jl 5 647 " " ...... r,.z 93 n 115 121 5 2472221 Royalty Central West (Ouest). A-L 94 R 72 63 135 " " " .M-Z 94 R 70 61 132 445 Ballot papers cast lor • Polling Stations - :: ;: East (Est) .. . A-K: 95 ll 89 56 145 464 - " . ...L-Z 95 R 79 73 152 Bureaux do vot.ation Bulletins de vote R ejected Parkdale.. , ...... 96 R 93 120 1 214 294 d c pos~a pour ballot Total Electon Royalty East (Est)...... 97 R 118 92 2 212 301 papers vote OD llst 1-----1-----·1------t------1------1 Urban .., -- - Totals-Totaux.. •. • . . •...... 118 9,540 9,087 106 18', 733 25,230 or B ulletins Vote E lecteurs rural ~ .. sur La. ~ de vo te wtal Name-Nom No. - 0~ rejetks liste Ur!Jnin '"'"' Majority for } ;J. A.nglls .MacLean, 4S3. -c!l'"' "Sl"' ~ · ~ Majorlt~ pour ou c~.~ t:=d rural i:::O ....;~