The 1962 Manitoba general election was held on December 16, 1962 to elect 57 members to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Canada. It resulted in a majority victory for the incumbent Progressive Conservatives under the leadership of Premier Dufferin Roblin, securing a third term for the party.

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1962 Manitoba general election

← 1959 December 16, 1962 1966 →
57 seats of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba 29 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Duff Roblin Gildas Molgat Party Progressive Conservative Liberal Leader since June 17, 1954 April 20, 1961 Leader's seat Wolseley Ste. Rose Last election 36 11 Seats won 36 13 Seat change 2 Popular vote 134,208 103,283 Percentage 45.0% 36.3% Swing 2.0pp 6.0pp   Third party Fourth party   NDP SC Leader Russell Paulley Jacob Froese Party New Democratic Social Credit Leader since November 4, 1961 1959 Leader's seat Radisson Rhineland Last election 10 - Seats won 7 1 Seat change 3 1 Popular vote 47,304 6,930 Percentage 15.8% 2.3% Swing 6.0pp 2.3pp
Map of Election Results
Premier before election Dufferin Roblin Progressive Conservative Premier after the election Dufferin Roblin Progressive Conservative

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Roblin's Tories won 36 seats versus 13 for the Liberals led by Gildas Molgat, 7 for the social democratic New Democrats led by Russell Paulley, and 1 seat for the Social Credit Party led by Jacob Froese.

The Communist Party ran two candidates, neither being successful.

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