(ran 1957, CCF lost) returned in Nanaimo-Cowichan-the Islands – MP 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968 (died 1969, riding assoc. offers seat to Tommy Douglas who wins by-election) Harold Edward Winch – electrician/former BC CCF leader – CCF – Vancouver East, BC – MP 1953, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, (retired 1972, NDP won [C. Paddy Neale]) Hugh Alexander Bryson – farmer – CCF – Humboldt-Melfort, Saskatchewan – MP 1953, 1957 (ran 1958, CCF lost) Merv Johnson – farmer – CCF – Kindersley, Saskatchewan – MP 1953, 1957 (ran 1958, CCF lost) Alfred Claude Ellis – teacher – CCF – Regina City, Saskatchewan – MP 1953, 1957 (ran 1958, CCF lost) 1954 by-election One CCFer (William Scottie Bryce in Selkirk, Manitoba), who had previously been elected, won a by-election in 1954 to give the party a total of 24 MPs. 1957 general election The party won 25 seats in the 1957 election, including seven new members Frank Howard – logger/union official/former MLA – CCF/NDP – Skeena, BC – MP 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1972 (ran 1974, NDP lost, subsequently a BC NDP MLA 1979–1986) Alex MacDonald – barrister & solicitor – CCF – Vancouver-Kingsway, BC – MP 1957 (ran 1958, CCF lost) Jake Schulz – farmer – CCF – Springfield, Manitoba – MP 1957 (ran 1958, CCF lost) Doug Fisher – teacher – CCF/NDP – Port Arthur, Ontario – MP 1957, 1958 NDP 1962, 1963 (retired 1965, NDP lost) Arnold Peters – representative – CCF/NDP – Timiskaming, Ontario – MP 1957, 1958 NDP 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1979 (ran 1980, NDP lost) Murdo Martin – fire fighter – CCF/NDP – Timmins, Ontario – MP 1957, 1958, NDP 1962, 1963, 1965 (ran 1968, NDP lost) Louis Lewry – reporter – CCF – Moose Jaw-Lake Centre, Saskatchewan – MP 1957 (ran 1958, CCF lost) 1958 general election The party was reduced to 8 seats in the 1958 election. No new MPs were elected. 1960 general election One CCFer, running as a candidate of the New Party, won a by-election in 1960, giving the party a total of nine MPs. Walter Pitman – teacher, later MPP ; New Party ; Peterborough, Ont.; MP 1960 (ran 1962, NDP lost) 1962 general election Now called the "New Democratic Party", the party won a total of 19 seats in the 1962 election, including nine members elected for the first time: Bob Prittie –