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 as 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.
[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 in southwestern Manitoba of fewer than 300 people, 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.
| 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] Monique Graboski (Assiniboia)
Graboski is a former executive director of Manitoba Environmental Industries Association Inc., a representative body of more than three hundred environmental companies and agencies in Manitoba.[4] She is also past president of the Board of Directors for the Women's Health Research Foundation of Canada.[5] Graboski was fifty years old in 2003, and was administrative co-ordinator for a lumber firm in the Inkster Industrial Park.[6] She received 657 votes (8.05%) for a third place finish against New Democratic Party incumbent Jim Rondeau, whom she had voted for in the previous election. As of 2006, Graboski is a marriage commissioner in Winnipeg.[7]
[edit] Scott Brigden (Brandon East)
Brigden received 274 votes (4.39%), finishing third against New Democratic Party incumbent Drew Caldwell.
[edit] Candace Sigurdson (Brandon West)
Sigurdson was a businesswomen in Brandon, owning a custom window coverings design business.[8] She received 346 votes (4.05%), finishing third against New Democratic Party incumbent Drew Caldwell.
[edit] Tony Sanchez (Burrows)
Sanchez is a past director of the Philippine Association of Manitoba, and a founding member of the Filipino Canada Toastmaster Club.[9] He was a provincial civil servant in the 1990s. He sought the federal New Democratic Party nomination in Winnipeg North Centre for the 1993 federal election, but lost to Maureen Hemphill on the final ballot.[10]
Sanchez received 1,252 votes (21.58%) in 2003, finishing second against New Democratic Party incumbent Doug Martindale.
[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] Murray Cliff (Radisson)
Cliff was born in Toronto, and was 44 years old in 2006. As of 2006, he is a building product specialist at VicWest and serves on the provincial Liberal Party's policy committee.[11]
He has twice campaigned for a seat on the Winnipeg City Council. He called for property tax cuts in a 2004 by-election, and argued that the city would have to fix its basic infrastructure before it could consider a rapid transit program.[12] He made a point of not spending any money on this campaign.[13] When he ran again in 2006, he announced that he would not ask to be reimbursed for any election expenses and challenged his opponents to make the same commitment.[14] Cliff endorsed Mayor Sam Katz's bid for re-election in the 2006 campaign.[15]
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 provincial | Radisson | Liberal | 624 | 8.42 | 3/3 | Bidhu Jha, New Democratic Party |
| municipal by-election, 22 June 2004 | Winnipeg City Council, St. Boniface Ward | n/a | 1,040 | 6/7 | Franco Magnifico | |
| 2006 municipal | Winnipeg City Council, St. Boniface Ward | n/a | 485 | 3/3 | Dan Vandal |
[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.[16] She received 766 votes (12.52%), finishing third against New Democratic Party candidate Val Mollison.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Canadian federal election, 1979: Brandon-Souris, History of Federal Ridings since 1867, Elections Canada, accessed 6 December 2006.
- ^ Bradley Bird, "Waskada School under review", Winnipeg Free Press, 7 March 1998, A6.
- ^ "Elevator closure a blow for town", Winnipeg Free Press, 24 June 1999, p. 6.
- ^ Roger Newman, "Romancing the green sector", Manitoba Business, 1 April 1997, S2.
- ^ "Liberal slate expands", Winnipeg Free Press, 26 February 2003, B1.
- ^ Aldo Santin, "NDP in fight for hard-won seat", Winnipeg Free Press, 24 May 2003, A11.
- ^ Lady Commissioner, Winnipeg Weddings, accessed 20 December 2006.
- ^ Mia Rabson, "Brandon West epitomized political winds of change", Winnipeg Free Press, 1 June 2003, A7.
- ^ "Sanchez nominated", Winnipeg Free Press, 28 February 2003, B1.
- ^ Brad Oswald, "Hemphill wins nod for North Centre seat", Winnipeg Free Press, 22 March 1993. Hemphill defeated Sanchez by a vote of 441 to 220. Cyril Keeper and Julie Friesen were also candidates.
- ^ Mary Agnes Welch, "St. Boniface race close, oddly quiet", Winnipeg Free Press, 21 October 2006, B2.
- ^ Jason Bell, "St. B candidates promise renewal of French Quarter", Winnipeg Free Press, 17 June 2004, B4; "Who wants to represent city's francophone centre", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 June 2004, B3.
- ^ Kevin Rollason, "Council candidate forced to file audit", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 February 2005, B3.
- ^ Winnipeg Votes 2006: Council Races: St. Boniface, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, accessed 2 March 2007.
- ^ Mary Agnes Welch, "St. Boniface race close, oddly quiet", Winnipeg Free Press, 21 October 2006, B2.
- ^ "Great-West Lifeco Inc. announces result of the London Life Insurance Company Common Share Bid", Canada NewsWire, 16 July 1999, 18:06 report; "Great-West Lifeco Inc. announces increased earnings [...]", Canada NewsWire, 22 July 1999, 12:27 report; "In Brief", Winnipeg Free Press, 8 January 2003, A2.
