Manitoba municipal elections, 1998

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The 1998 Manitoba municipal elections were held on October 28, 1998 to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in various communities throughout Manitoba, Canada.

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[edit] Cities

[edit] Brandon

1998 Brandon municipal election, Mayor of Brandonedit
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
(x)Reg Atkinson 7,752 78.28
Wayne Langlois 1,267 12.79
Dave Kattenburg 884 8.93
Total votes cast 9,903 100.00

Source: Winnipeg Free Press, 29 October 1998, A13, 113 of 121 polls reporting. The final results did not significantly change Atkinson's margin of victory. It is not clear if any of the council or school board results (listed below) are also incomplete.


1998 Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward Twoedit
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
(x)Drew Caldwell acclaimed .
  • Caldwell was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 1999 provincial election, and resigned his seat on Brandon City Council. Marion Robinsong was elected as his replacement, defeating five other candidates.[1] Robinsong is a retired teacher, and alumnus of Brandon University, and a supporter of the New Democratic Party. She had been appointed to the Board of Governors of Brandon University shortly before her election.[2] Robinsong campaigned for Mayor of Brandon in 2002, but finished third against Dave Burgess. As of 2007, she serves on the Board of Directors of the Brandon Regional Health Authority.[3]


1998 Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward Sevenedit
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
(x)Scott Smith acclaimed .


1998 Brandon municipal election, School Trustees, Urban
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
(x)Marty Snelling 5,402 10.55
(x)Malcolm Jolly 5,293 10.34
(x)Linda L. Ross 5,227 10.21
(x)Jim Murray 5,180 10.12
Donna Young 4,412 8.62
Cheryl Burke 4,065 7.94
Lynne McCaughey 3,628 7.09
Mark Rukin 3,587 7.01
Tom Downie 3,325 6.50
Lydia Blais 3,248 6.35
Garry Cooper 3,142 6.14
Jo-Ann Pasklivich-Holder 2,900 5.67
Orest Bobei 1,778 3.47
Total votes cast 51,187 100.00

[edit] Winnipeg

See: Winnipeg municipal election, 1998

[edit] Towns

[edit] Neepawa

1998 Neepawa municipal election, Mayoredit
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
Ken Waddell 743 50.96
Robert Durston 715 49.04
Total valid votes 1,458 100.00
1998 Neepawa municipal election, Councillors (six elected)
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
(x)Arnold (Bud) Birch 1,239 16.53
(x)Ronald Forsman 1,193 15.92
Jim Cockburn 1,075 14.34
(x)Dean Dietrich 1,059 14.13
(x)Bill Stilwell 986 13.16
Terrence Volden 871 11.62
(x)Ken Hermiston 856 11.42
Eli (Jim) Baryla 216 2.88
Total valid votes 7,495 100.00

Electors could votes for six candidates. Percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.

[edit] Rural municipalities

[edit] Brenda

1998 RM Brenda municipal election, Reeve of RM Brenda
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
John Dickinson accl. .
1998 Waskada municipal election, Councillors (four elected)
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
Norm Adams accl. .
John Griffith accl. .
Roy Mann accl. .
Bob Brigden 59 70.24
Gordon Voth 25 29.76

[edit] Rockwood

1998 Rockwood municipal election, Reeve
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
(x)Leon Vandekerckhove accl. .


1998 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward Two
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
(x)Gordon Appleyard accl. .


1998 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward Three
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
(x)Garnet Thievin accl. .


1998 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward Four
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
(x)Ken Hibbitt accl. .


1998 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Other Wards (three members)
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
Nick Neumann 282 elected
Gunnar Kratzer 276 elected
(x)Clayton McMurren 241 elected
Dennis Persoage 181 defeated
Jeff Tomchak 157 defeated
Harold Bond 109 defeated
(x)Gilbert Good 104 defeated
Jack Fetterman 56 defeated
Ted Demeniuk 52 defeated
Douglas Valen 45 defeated


Source: Winnipeg Free Press, 29 October 1998, A13. The results in the Free Press list all candidates in alphabetical order, and do not indicate which candidates ran in specific wards.

Persoage appears to have replaced Neumann on council at some point between 1998 and 2002.

[edit] Villages

[edit] Waskada

1998 Waskada municipal election, Mayor of Waskada
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
(x)Vaughn Ramsay accl. .


1998 Waskada municipal election, Waskada Village Council (four members elected)
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
Jackie Reid 119 24.29
(x)Terry Bradco 86 17.55
Anita Barker 76 15.51
Jeanette Stirling 75 15.31
Ken Austin 68 13.88
(x)John Innes 66 13.47
Total valid votes 490 100.00

Electors could vote for four candidates. Percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.

Results are taken from the Winnipeg Free Press newspaper, 2 November 1998. The final official totals do not appear to have been significantly different.

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ "Fitzpatrick, Robinsong elected in Brandon", Winnipeg Free Press, 25 November 1999, A3.
  2. ^ Helen Fallding, "Caldwell drops seven appointees from BU board", Winnipeg Free Press, 6 November 1999, A13.
  3. ^ Board of Directors, Brandon Regional Health Authority, accessed 25 January 2007.