Electoral History
| Canadian federal election, 1935: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Clarence Decatur HOWE | 6,591 | ||||
| Conservative | George WARDROPE | 2,807 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Alex GIBSON | 1,357 | ||||
| Communist | Albert Edward SMITH | 1,161 | ||||
| Reconstruction | Peter Allan LEGROW | 519 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1940: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Hon. Clarence Decatur HOWE | 10,327 | ||||
| National Government | Alan A. BARTON | 5,213 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Alex GIBSON | 3,128 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1945: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Hon. Clarence Decatur HOWE | 10,045 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Arthur THOMPSON | 5,504 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Calvin WARDROPE | 3,516 | ||||
| Labour-Progressive | Robert Melbourne AYLWARD | 1,004 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1949: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Rt. Hon. Clarence Decatur HOWE | 12,646 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | James Thomas CAWLEY | 6,401 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Ainslie ROBINSON | 5,068 | ||||
| Social Credit | John Emil DAGSVIK | 627 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1953: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Rt. Hon. Clarence Decatur HOWE | 12,272 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ronald Vincent WILMOT | 5,865 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bob ROBINSON | 5,415 | ||||
| Labour-Progressive | Bruce MAGNUSON | 923 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1957: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Douglas M. FISHER | 12,228 | ||||
| Liberal | Clarence Decatur HOWE | 10,813 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ina M. VIGARS | 5,261 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1958: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Douglas M. FISHER | 12,217 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norman R. WILSON | 10,215 | ||||
| Liberal | Edward V. ANTEN | 9,043 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1962: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| New Democratic Party | Douglas M. FISHER | 13,437 | ||||
| Liberal | David W. MORGAN | 11,502 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norman R. WILSON | 9,226 | ||||
| Communist | Osmo R. LAHTI | 418 | ||||
| Social Credit | Gilbert HEATH | 352 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1963: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| New Democratic Party | Douglas M. FISHER | 16,141 | ||||
| Liberal | Saul LASKIN | 13,132 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Harvey W. SMITH | 6,316 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1965: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Robert ANDRAS | 14,706 | ||||
| New Democratic Party | Gordon Oliver ROTHNEY | 12,275 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Harvey SMITH | 8,075 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1968: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Robert K. ANDRAS | 11,079 | ||||
| New Democratic Party | Gordon Oliver ROTHNEY | 7,306 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Carl ROGERS | 4,179 | ||||
| Communist | Norman FREED | 233 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1972: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Bob ANDRAS | 14,351 | ||||
| New Democratic Party | Chris FERGUSON | 6,756 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John ERICKSON | 6,027 | ||||
| No affiliation | Clifford WAHL | 274 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 1974: Port Arthur | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Bob ANDRAS | 14,523 | ||||
| New Democratic Party | Dusty MILLER | 8,591 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Frank WRIGHT | 3,322 | ||||
| Communist | Clifford WAHL | 164 | ||||
| Marxist-Leninist | Janina KLEE | 54 | ||||
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