a strong leader, often being upstaged by MLAs Donovan Swailes and Lloyd Stinson. Prior to the 1949 election, Hansford publicly rebuked two members of his caucus (Wilbert Doneleyko and Beresford Richards) who had condemned international negotiations for what became the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This resulted in a backlash from the left wing of the CCF, which generally opposed the foreign policies of American President Harry Truman. The CCF ran only 26 candidates in the election of 1949, and won seven seats. Hansford was re-elected in St. Boniface, but finished a discouraging second in what was now a two-member riding (members elected by preferential balloting). He resigned as party leader in 1952, and did not seek re-election in 1953. He subsequently returned to municipal politics, serving as mayor of St. Boniface. Hansford died in Winnipeg in 1959. References 1895 births 1959 deaths Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs 20th-century Canadian politicians Manitoba CCF/NDP leaders Mayors of Saint Boniface, Winnipeg