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Robert Simpson (Manitoba politician)

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Robert Simpson
Member of Parliament
for Churchill
In office
June 1957 – September 1972
Succeeded byCharles Keith Taylor
Personal details
Born(1910-08-18)August 18, 1910
Cannington Manor, Saskatchewan, Canada
DiedNovember 11, 1990(1990-11-11) (aged 80)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceFlin Flon, Manitoba
Professionclerk, miner

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.

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

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1968 Canadian federal election: Churchill
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
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
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
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
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
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

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