Larry Maguire
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Larry Maguire (born June 1, 1949) is a politician and activist farmer in Manitoba, Canada. He is currently the Deputy Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba in the Manitoba legislature.
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[edit] Farming activist
Maguire is the owner and operator of Maguire Farms Limited in Elgin. He was named mid-Canada's Outstanding Young Farmer in 1986, and received a Certificate of Merit from the Manitoba Agricultural and Food Sciences Grads Association in 1990. He was twice elected as the Canadian Wheat Board Advisory Committee's Western Manitoba Representative, serving from 1987 to 1994.[1] He was also chairman of the Agricultural Diversification Alliance (ADA) and a public governor of the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange in this period, and advocated changes to the federal Crow Equity Fund.[2]
Maguire served as president of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association from 1995 to 1999. This group opposed the Canadian Wheat Board's single-desk marketing policy, and favoured market competition in wheat and barley. Maguire campaigned for re-election as a Wheat Board advisor in 1994 on an openly anti-monopoly platform, arguing that sellers could receive higher prices through an open market. Others disagreed with his assessment.[3] He was defeated by pro-monopoly candidate Bill Nicholson, 2,728 votes to 1,544.[4]
Maguire supported the anti-monopoly position in a 1997 CWB referendum on barley sales. Farmers rejected this position, with 67% opting to remain with single-desk marketing. Maguire was critical of the referendum question, arguing that it should have included a dual-market option.[5]
In 1998, Maguire was appointed to a council evaluating proposals for the Agri-food Research and Development Initiative. This was a joint project from the federal and provincial governments.[6] Later in the same year, he endorsed anti-monopoly candidates in the first ever election of the Canadian Wheat Board's directors. Pro-monopoly candidates won eight of the ten positions.[7]
[edit] Politician
- Federal politics
In June 1993, Maguire upset provincial cabinet minister Jim McCrae to win the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada nomination for Brandon—Souris in the 1993 federal election.[8] The final vote among party members was 1,520 to 1,194. Maguire emphasized farming issues in his nomination speech, and argued that he would be successful in bringing Reform Party supporters back to the Progressive Conservatives.[9]
The Brandon—Souris riding had been held by the PCs since 1953, and was considered a safe seat for the party. The party's support base in western Canada collapsed, however, and Maguire finished third against Liberal Party of Canada candidate Glen McKinnon. He planned to seek the PC nomination again for the 1997 election, but withdrew in favour of Brandon Mayor Rick Borotsik.[10]
- Provincial politics
Maguire sought the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba nomination for Arthur-Virden in April 1999, but lost to rival candidate Gary Nestibo.[11] Nestibo forfeited his nomination following allegations of dubious land sales and vote-stacking, however, and a new nomination meeting was scheduled for August.[12] Maguire finished second on the first ballot, behind Gary's wife Lorna Nestibo, but won on the second count with support from third-place candidate Grant Fotheringham.[13] He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 1999 provincial election, which was won by the New Democratic Party, and entered the legislature as a member of the opposition.
Maguire was appointed as the Progressive Conservative critic for the environment, and lobbied for improvements to the provincial Water Rights Act.[14] He represented the PCs in an all-party delegation to Ottawa to advocate increased funding for farmers,[15] and served on an all-party provincial committee on agriculture.[16]
There were rumours that Maguire would campaign to succeed Gary Filmon as Progressive Conservative Party leader in 2000, although nothing came of this.[17] In 2001, he was reassigned as PC critic for rural development.[18] Shortly thereafter, he recommended conducting research into the possibility of selling large quantities of water to the United States of America.[19] In 2002, he participated in an all-party mission to the United States to oppose that country's farm subsidy policies.[20] He was promoted to finance critic later in the year.[21]
Maguire decided not to open a constituency office following his 1999 election, saying that he could communicate with his constituents by telephone and e-mail.[22] In 2002, he was one of five PC MLAs to support a government motion granting pension, alimony and death benefits to gay and lesbian spouses.[23]
He was re-elected in the 2003 provincial election, as the NDP won an increased majority across the province. After the election, he served as his party's critic for transportation, conservation and intergovernmental affairs.[24] In 2004, he opposed a proposal to introduce photo radar in rural Manitoba.[25]
Hugh McFadyen was elected as the Progressive Conservative Party's new leader in 2006, and chose Maguire as his deputy leader.[26]
[edit] Table of offices held
| Preceded by Jim Downey |
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Arthur-Virden 1999- |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by . |
Western Manitoba Advisor on the Canadian Wheat Board 1986-1994 |
Succeeded by Bill Nicholson |
[edit] Electoral record
| 2003 Manitoba provincial election : Arthur-Virden edit | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | Expenditures | |
| Progressive Conservative | (x)Larry Maguire | 4,135 | 53.81 | +4.56 | $16,859.29 | |
| New Democratic Party | Perry Kalynuk | 3,219 | 41.89 | +6.10 | $12,413.35 | |
| Liberal | Vaughn Ramsay | 331 | 4.31 | -10.66 | $1,630.42 | |
| Total valid votes | 7,685 | 100.00 | ||||
| Rejected and declined ballots | 25 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,710 | 60.40 | -4.17 | |||
| Electors on the lists | 12,765 | |||||
| 1999 Manitoba provincial election : Arthur-Virden edit | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | Expenditures | |
| Progressive Conservative | Larry Maguire | 4,215 | 49.25 | $21,631.54 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Perry Kalynuk | 3,063 | 35.79 | $6,262.00 | ||
| Liberal | Bob Brigden | 1,281 | 14.97 | $9,722.15 | ||
| Total valid votes | 8,559 | 100.00 | ||||
| Rejected and declined ballots | 66 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,625 | 64.57 | ||||
| Electors on the lists | 13,358 | |||||
All Manitoba divisions were redistributed before the 1999 election.
| 1993 federal election : Brandon—Souris edit | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||
| Liberal | Glen McKinnon | 12,130 | 33.00 | $34,664 | ||
| Reform | Edward Agnew | 11,163 | 30.37 | $32,210 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Larry Maguire | 8,236 | 22.41 | $52,740 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Ross C. Martin | 4,359 | 11.86 | $13,827 | ||
| Christian Heritage | Abe Neufeld | 339 | 0.92 | $2,184 | ||
| National | Eldon Obach | 336 | 0.91 | $5,524 | ||
| Natural Law | Robert Roberts | 112 | 0.30 | $0 | ||
| Canada Party | George H. Armstrong | 82 | 0.22 | $0 | ||
| Total valid votes | 36,757 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 128 | |||||
| Turnout | 36,885 | 68.74 | ||||
| Electors on lists | 53,659 | |||||
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Nicholson | 2,728 | 63.86 |
| (x)Larry Maguire | 1,544 | 36.14 |
| Total valid votes | 4,272 | 100.00 |
Maguire seems to have been elected as the Canadian Wheat Board's Western Manitoba advisor in 1986 and 1990.
All provincial and federal electoral information is taken from Elections Manitoba and Elections Canada. Expenditure entries refer to individual candidate expenses. The 1994 Wheat Board election results are taken from the Winnipeg Free Press, 3 December 2004.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Larry Maguire: Biography, Larry Maguire, accessed 15 December 2006.
- ^ "Alliance announces National Coalition", Canada NewsWire, 6 November 1991, 15:40; Darren Scheuttler, "Crow debate reborn in GATT shadow", Financial Post, 30 January 1992, 12; Don Campbell, "Tories enter pressure-cooker", Winnipeg Free Press, 22 June 1993.
- ^ Bill Redekop, "Wheat board future sparks bitter battle", Winnipeg Free Press, 14 November 1994.
- ^ Bill Redekop, "Farmers' votes a solid rejection of voluntary monopoly' reforms", Winnipeg Free Press, 3 December 1994.
- ^ Mathew Ingram, "Wheat board debate far from over", Winnipeg Free Press, 27 March 1997.
- ^ Paul Samyn, "Sowing seeds of industry", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 February 1998, A1.
- ^ Stevens Wild, "CWB recount bolsters pro-monopoly forces", Winnipeg Free Press, 15 December 1998, B4.
- ^ Maguire was supported by Felix Holtmann, an MP from a neighbouring riding. See Don Campbell, "Brandon Tory battle hard-fought", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 June 1993.
- ^ Don Campbell, "Tory scores upset win", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 June 1993.
- ^ "Way clear for Borotsik", Winnipeg Free Press, 18 October 1996, A9.
- ^ Helen Fallding, "Nestibo gets nod at huge Tory meeting", Winnipeg Free Press, 29 April 1999, A10. The other two candidates were Dale Smeltz and Grant Fotheringham.
- ^ Bill Redekop, "Defendant in lawsuit denies breaking any election rules", Winnipeg Free Press, 29 July 1999, A6.
- ^ Helen Fallding, "Tory nomination goes to second ballot", Winnipeg Free Press, 13 August 1999, A3.
- ^ "Tory eyes on NDP", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 October 1999, A5; Helen Fallding, "Drainage battle may go all the way to Supreme Court", Winnipeg Free Press, 3 April 2000, A6.
- ^ David Kuxhaus, "Prairie politicians band together to plead farmers' case", Winnipeg Free Press, 21 October 1999, A3.
- ^ Helen Fallding, "United farm front is starting to fray", Winnipeg Free Press, 9 May 2001, A13.
- ^ David Roberts, "Majority win has Doer 'energized'", Globe and Mail, 23 September 1999, A4.
- ^ "Mba-Shadow-Cabinet", Broadcast News, 27 September 2001, 13:20.
- ^ Helen Fallding, "Manitoba-based think tank promotes fresh water exports to U.S.", Canadian Press, 28 September 2001, 12:56.
- ^ "Farm bill foes take case to U.S.", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 May 2002, A7.
- ^ Mia Rabson, "Cash squeeze pinches province", Winnipeg Free Press, 24 December 2002, A1.
- ^ Helen Fallding, "Northern MLAs the biggest spenders", Winnipeg Free Press, 29 June 2001, A5.
- ^ "How politicians stand on the issue", Winnipeg Free Press, 1 April 2002, A9.
- ^ "New device, road test to curb drunk drivers", Winnipeg Free Press, 29 November 2003, B9; Mia Rabson, "Tory hits lack of review for Waverley West", Winnipeg Free Press, 15 April 2005, B1; "Mba-campers", Broadcast News, 11 April 2006, 15:52.
- ^ "Cameras to target country speeders", Winnipeg Free Press, 15 February 2004, A1.
- ^ "Tories name new shadow cabinet", Winnipeg Free Press, 6 May 2006, A4.
