Liberal Party candidates, 2003 Manitoba provincial election

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The Manitoba Liberal Party fielded a full slate of 57 candidates in the 2003 provincial election, and won two seats to remain the third-largest party in the legislature. Some of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information on others may be found here.

Contents 1 Vaughn Ramsay (Arthur-Virden) 2 Gerry Sankar (Fort Whyte) 3 Brian Head (Kirkfield Park) 4 Mary Lou Bourgeois (Point Douglas) 5 Kristopher Ade (Riel) 6 Ed Kolodziej (St. Johns) 7 Val Mollison (Wolseley) 8 Footnotes

[edit] Vaughn Ramsay (Arthur-Virden)

Ramsay is a farmer, and campaigned for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 1979 federal election.^[1] He served as Mayor of Waskada, a village of fewer than 300 people in southwestern Manitoba, from 1992 to 2006. In 1998, he expressed concern that a proposal to close the local school could result in the destruction of his community.^[2] The school remained open, although the closure of N.M. Paterson & Sons grain elevator the following year was a setback for the local economy.^[3] He did not run for re-election in 2006.

Electoral record

Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
1979 federal	Brandon—Souris	Liberal	7,918	21.83	3/4	Walter Dinsdale, Progressive Conservative
1992 municipal	Mayor of Waskada	n/a	not listed	not listed	not listed	himself
1995 municipal	Mayor of Waskada	n/a	accl.	-	1/1	himself
1998 municipal	Mayor of Waskada	n/a	accl.	-	1/1	himself
2002 municipal	Mayor of Waskada	n/a	accl.	-	1/1	himself
2003 provincial	Arthur-Virden	Liberal	331	4.31	3/3	Larry Maguire, Progressive Conservative

[edit] Gerry Sankar (Fort Whyte)

Sankar has long been active in organizing multicultural events in Winnipeg. He was president of the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha Cultural Organization of Manitoba in the 1990s, and attempted to bring together various cultural groups through events such as the Parade of Cultures (Winnipeg Free Press, 4 June 1993). The group's 1997 parade included Serbian dancers, calypso music, East Indian singing and dancing, Ukrainian dancers and other events (WFP, 24 September 1997). Sankar also organized the Indo Tropical Paradise pavilion for Winnipeg's 2002 Folklorama event, celebrating the East Indian culture of the Caribbean (WFP, 7 August 2002).

He received 1,803 votes (19.16%) in 2003, finishing third against Progressive Conservative incumbent John Loewen.

[edit] Brian Head (Kirkfield Park)

Head was 57 years old at the time of the election, and had been a resident of St. James in Winnipeg for forty-three years. He had worked as a teacher in the area since 1969. As of 2003, he was principal of continuing education for the St. James School Division and principal of the Stevenson Britannia Adult Learning Centre.[1] In the early 2000s, he coordinated a piloting program for high school students in the division (Winnipeg Free Press, 1 August 2000). He received 2,042 votes (22.22%), finishing third against Progressive Conservative leader Stuart Murray.

[edit] Mary Lou Bourgeois (Point Douglas)

Bourgeois is an aboriginal woman. She is an apartment counselor for Stradbrook Residential Services and a volunteer at the Thunderbird House, and has been active in anti-graffiti programs in Winnipeg. She received 547 votes (14.23%), placing second against New Democratic Party incumbent George Hickes.

[edit] Kristopher Ade (Riel)

Ade is the past president of the Young Liberals of Canada (Manitoba). He placed third against New Democrat Christine Melnick with 671 votes.

[edit] Ed Kolodziej (St. Johns)

Kolodziej was born and raised in Winnipeg's north end, and is listed as holding a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the University of Winnipeg.[2] As of 2004, he was a director of Entegra Credit Union and a property assessor for the province.[3]

He received 745 votes (12.77%), finishing second against New Democratic Party incumbent Gord Mackintosh.

[edit] Val Mollison (Wolseley)

Mollison has worked as Manger of Communication Services for London Life Insurance Company and Great-West Lifeco Inc, and as a university lecturer. She was one of the first Liberal candidates nominated in 2003.^[4] She received 766 votes (12.52%), finishing third against New Democratic Party candidate Val Mollison.

[edit] Footnotes