Conservatives under Dufferin Roblin, who won 26 seats out of 57. The Campbell government initially attempted to stay in power through an alliance with the CCF, which turned down this offer (perhaps due to the disappointment of 1940-43). Roblin was sworn in as Premier later in the year. Roblin's government put the CCF in a paradoxical situation, as the new Premier initiated long-overdue progressive legislation and outflanked the CCF in a bid for centre-left voters. The CCF was forced to lend support to Roblin's initiatives, thereby providing his ministry with the legislative record it needed to win a majority the following year. The Tories won 38 seats the following year, with the CCF dropping to 10. Stinson resigned as party leader in 1960, and was replaced by Russ Paulley. The national CCF had fallen to eight seats in 1958, losing much of its support to John Diefenbaker's Tories. When the national party "reinvented" itself in 1961 as the New Democratic Party (via an alliance with the Canadian Labour Congress), the provincial CCF followed suit. The "New Party" in Manitoba affiliated with the Manitoba Federation of Labour, and Paulley became the first provincial NDP leader later in 1961. The CCF ceased to exist, having been superseded by the New Democratic Party of Manitoba in much the same way as it had previously superseded the ILP. Party leaders 1. Seymour Farmer 1936-1947 2. Edwin Hansford 1948-1952 3. William Bryce 1952 4. Lloyd Stinson 1952-1960 (house leader until 1953) 5. Russell Paulley 1960-1961 All party leaders were elected to their position without opposition. Election results *Ran as the ILP-CCF in 1932, seats compared to the Independent Labour Party's 5 seats in the previous election. See also List of political parties in Canada List of Manitoba CCF/NDP members Social Democratic Party of Canada Independent Labour Party Beatrice Brigden Provincial political parties in Manitoba Manitoba Social democratic parties in Canada Agrarian parties in Canada Defunct agrarian political parties Political parties established in 1932 1932 establishments in Manitoba Political parties disestablished in 1961 1961 disestablishments in Manitoba