12-976: Johnny or John Cobb may refer to: Politicians [ edit ] John Cobb (Canadian politician) (1903–1959), member of Legislative Assembly of Manitoba John Cobb (Australian politician) (born 1950), member of Australian House of Representatives Scholars [ edit ] John Cobb (academic) (1678–1725), English warden of New College, Oxford John Nathan Cobb (1868–1930), American fisheries researcher John Robert Cobb (1903–1967), American orthopedic surgeon and academic John B. Cobb (born 1925), American theologian Other [ edit ] John Cobb (cabinetmaker) ( c. 1710–1778), English upholsterer John Cobb (pioneer) (1814–1893), American settler in California John Cobb (racing driver) (1899–1952), English record holder motorist Johnny Cobb, American songwriter on 1981 album Brothers of
24-605: A Manitoba politician is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 1958 Manitoba general election Douglas Lloyd Campbell Liberal–Progressive Dufferin Roblin Progressive Conservative The 1958 Manitoba general election was held on June 16, 1958 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba , Canada. The election resulted in a minority victory for
36-555: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Cobb (Canadian politician) John Gordon Cobb (January 18, 1903 – August 20, 1959) was a politician in Manitoba , Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1959, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party . The son of William John Cobb and Mary Elizabeth Lloyd, he
48-532: The 1958 provincial election , defeating Liberal-Progressive candidate John McRae by forty votes in the rural, southwestern riding of Arthur . He was re-elected in the 1959 election , defeated McCrae by a greater margin. Cobb was a backbench supporter of Dufferin Roblin 's government during his time in the legislature. He died in Melita three months and seven days after the 1959 campaign. This article about
60-507: The Progressive Conservative Party under the leadership of Dufferin Roblin . This election was the first in Manitoba after a comprehensive electoral redistribution in 1956. The redistribution saw the city of Winnipeg abandon its three four-member districts. St. Boniface also was broken up into two single-member districts. The old Winnipeg, St. Boniface and two suburban districts were made into 20 single-member constituencies altogether, to give
72-509: The City of Winnipeg increased representation in the legislature. Elections hereafter used FPTP. As well the other districts in the province had dropped the Alternative Voting system and simply used the plurality first past the post system from here on. Premier Douglas Campbell 's Liberal-Progressives lost the majority they had held since 1922 . The Progressive Conservative Party under
84-502: The Road Characters [ edit ] Johnny Cobb, protagonist of 1968 Western Firecreek , played by James Stewart See also [ edit ] NOAAS John N. Cobb , American fisheries research ship in service 1950–2008 John Cobbe (1859–1944), Irish-born New Zealand politician John Cobb Cooper (1887–1967), American jurist, airline executive and presidential advisor Cobb (surname) Topics referred to by
96-603: The election, the Liberal-Progressives attempted to form a coalition with the CCF to remain in power. The CCF rejected this offer, instead giving confidence and supply to a PC government under Roblin and ending 36 years of Progressive and Liberal-Progressive led governments in Manitoba. Although the Progressive Conservatives had been part of a coalition government with the Liberal-Progressives from 1940 to 1950, this
108-544: The leadership of Dufferin Roblin won 26 seats, three short of a majority, while the Liberal-Progressives were reduced to second-place status with 19. The social democratic Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) held the balance of power with 11 seats, and independent Stephen Juba was also elected in Winnipeg. Both Social Credit and the Labour Progressive Party lost their legislative representation. After
120-454: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title John Cobb . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Cobb&oldid=1212283379 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
132-462: Was born in Melita, Manitoba , was educated there and went on to attend agricultural college. He worked in banks for a number of years before being hired at a garage in Melita. In 1953, he opened his own garage with his brother in Melita, later adding a service station and restaurant. Cobb served on the town council and was mayor of Melita for six years. Cobb was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in
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#1733085744886144-526: Was the first time since 1915 that they had formed an administration on their own. This was the last time the Liberals formed government in Manitoba. This would begin a sharp decline for the Liberals, and a concurrent rise for the CCF. Roblin's government proved unstable, and was defeated in the legislature in early 1959. Manitobans returned to the polls shortly thereafter, and gave the Tories an outright majority while
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