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Lissaman SwCreighton Cuts Victory MarginBy GARTH STOUFFER Sun Staff WriterBrandon the forgotten city” remembered itsfavorite politician Friday and gave R. O. “Reg” Lissaman an easy victory in his fifth straight success at the polls.With five polls deferred for counting in Winnipeg, Mr. Lissaman wound up the evening with an unofficial total of 4,678 votes to J. A. Creighton’s 3,128. Hans Fries was a poor third with 529 votes for the NDP, while H. E. Wright, Socred, had seven less at 522.PJ _ J Elected in a byelection Jan.wTOIbCSOil 21, 1952, to fill a vacancy left bythe resignation of Conservative ^ Jk J. C. Donaldson, Mr. Lissamannow aims for a record for con-2 t nucd representation of Bran-WlCinCG don' ,n *,anuar' he tics the record set by George Dinsdale whoIt 0. Lissaman . Pc 4,678 sal « the legislature as a Con-J, A. Creighton 'LIB. . 8 128 (or 11 years.u « t Mnn -.41 ^r- Lissaman was dee ared aHans Fries 'NDP. ........... a2*l . . .. Canflriian „Harold Wright (SCI ..... 322 ,™ ’ lne Canadian cressEligible Voters 15,550 ?t 8:39, Mntmumg h.s history ofNumber who Voted 3,853 be!s. th',lr£1 dhecl«red, vlctor'Turnout of Electors in 1^ allb0UA h“ ,,n*' ^Rl.,.nrlnn -7 , lty was slashed somewhat fromp n t p„u„,i................. f the whomping 3.293-ballot edgeBallots Rejected - he piled up in 1959. Mr Lissa-* ac\ jj man up more than 52per cent of the votes cast.Quit Making First ReportNi\ IlC1 The first poll to report—No./*%■ *115/ 46. located at 733 EighteenthCf vAnt At O • AO n rtfi trn
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Brandon Sun
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Sat, Dec 15, 1962
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