| 1968 Canadian federal election: Brandon—Souris | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Walter Gilbert Dinsdale | 15,060 | 51.8 | -2.7 | ||||
| Liberal | James R. Bates | 9,963 | 34.3 | +7.9 | ||||
| New Democratic | Harold Van Mulligen | 4,031 | 13.9 | +3.7 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 29,054 | 100.0 | ||||||