Canada Party candidates, 1993 Canadian federal election

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The short-lived Canada Party fielded a number of candidates in the 1993 Canadian federal election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found here.

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[edit] Manitoba

[edit] George H. Armstrong (Brandon—Souris)

Armstrong, a journalist, received 82 votes (0.22%) for an eighth place finish against Liberal candidate Glen McKinnon.[1]

[edit] Hans C. Kjear (Portage—Lisgar)

Kjear, a farmer, received 83 votes (0.23%) for an eighth place finish against Liberal candidate Jon Gerrard.[2]

[edit] Bill Martens (Winnipeg South)

Martens is a lawyer. He received 44 votes (0.08%), finishing ninth against Liberal candidate Reg Alcock. There is a "Dr. William Martens" in Winnipeg who has wrote Letters ot the Editor against abortion and homosexuality in 1999 and 2000, (Winnipeg Free Press, 23 April 1999 and 31 July 2000), although it is not clear if this is the same person.

[edit] Bill Tataryn (Winnipeg—Transcona)

Tataryn was a retired police officer.[3] He received 39 votes (0.09%), finishing ninth against New Democratic Party incumbent Bill Blaikie. The Winnipeg Free Press newspaper printed an obituary notice for a "William Tataryn" in 1998, although it is not clear if this was the same person.[4]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ History of Federal Ridings since 1867: Brandon—Souris, 1993, Parliament of Canada, accessed 18 December 2006.
  2. ^ History of Federal Ridings since 1867: Portage—Lisgar, 1993, Parliament of Canada, accessed 4 August 1997. The parliamentary site lists Kjear as having received 84 votes; however, the official returns published by Elections Canada show him as having received 83. In 1997, the Winnipeg Free Press announced the death of a 73 year old farmer from Stonewall named Hans Nohr Kjear, whom was his father.
  3. ^ History of Federal Ridings since 1867: Winnipeg—Transcona, 1993, Parliament of Canada, accessed 13 March 2007.
  4. ^ Obituary notices, Winnipeg Free Press, 21 November 1998, A2.