Manitoba municipal elections, 1995
The 1995 Manitoba municipal elections were held on October 25, 1995 to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in various communities throughout Manitoba, Canada.
Cities
- Barbara Bragg is founder and president of The Learning Company, a training centre that teaches students various aspects of computer technology. In 2002, she won a Contribution to Community Award.[1] As of 2007, she serves on the Brandon University Animal Care Committee.[2] She had previously served on Brandon's Board of Governors ini the 1990s, resigning in 1997.[3] Bragg campaigned for the Rosser Ward (Ward Two) a second time in a 1999 by-election, losing to Marion Robinsong. Her husband, Marty Snelling, was the Progressive Conservative candidate for Brandon East in the 1999 provincial election.[4]
- Romeo Lemieux represented Ward Seven on the Brandon City Council from 1992 to 1995.
post-election changes
Mayor Rick Borotsik resigned his position in 1997, after being elected to the Canadian House of Commons. A by-election was held to choose his replacement.
- Dan Munroe was a former city councillor. He was elected to represent the city's seventh ward in 1983 or earlier, and served until 1992.[5]
See: Winnipeg municipal election, 1995
Rural Municipalities
1995 Rockwood municipal election, Reeve
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Leon Vandekerckhove |
accl. |
not listed |
1995 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward One
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Clayton McMurren |
426 |
58.84 |
| Tom Huffman |
177 |
24.45 |
| Ted Demeniuk |
121 |
16.71 |
| Total valid votes |
724 |
100.00 |
1995 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward Two
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Gordon Appleyard |
accl. |
. |
1995 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward Three
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Garnet Thievin |
372 |
83.41 |
| Dean Reid |
74 |
16.59 |
| Total valid votes |
446 |
100.00 |
1995 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward Four
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| Ken Hibbitt |
146 |
55.09 |
| (x)Bill Docking |
102 |
38.49 |
| Doug Holmes |
17 |
6.42 |
| Total valid votes |
265 |
100.00 |
1995 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward Five
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Gilbert Good |
accl. |
. |
1995 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward Six
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Alex Glowachuk |
174 |
56.31 |
| Jeff Tomchak |
135 |
43.69 |
| Total valid votes |
309 |
100.00 |
Towns
1995 Hartney municipal election, Mayor of Hartney
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Leo Peloquin |
accl. |
. |
- Leo Peloquin was Mayor of Hartney from 1989 to 1998, and presided over a period of relative economic growth for the town.[6] He did not seek re-election in 1998. He had previously served on council from 1986 to 1989. Peloquin is the father of professional wrestler Chi Chi Cruz.
1995 Neepawa municipal election, Mayor of Neepawa
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| Roy McGillivray |
accl. |
. |
- Roy McGillivray was first elected as Mayor of Neepawa in 1992, defeating incumbent mayor Homer Gill by a two-to-one margin.[7] He was appointed to the provincial building standards board, and was re-elected to the mayoralty without opposition in 1995.[8] In 1996, he encouraged the construction of an Agro-Enviro Centre to support the local farm industry.[9] He did not seek re-election in 1998. In 1999, he was appointed to a task force that assessed flooding damage to businesses in western and southwestern Manitoba.[10] He was critical of Ken Waddell, his successor as mayor, accusing him of "mixing religion with politics".[11]
Villages
1995 Waskada municipal election, Mayor of Waskada
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Vaughn Ramsay |
accl. |
. |
1995 Waskada municipal election, Waskada Village Council (four members elected)
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| John Innes |
accl. |
. |
| Terry Bradco |
accl. |
. |
| Dellene Heath |
accl. |
. |
| Tom Rickard |
accl. |
. |
Source: Winnipeg Free Press newspaper, 27 October 1995.
- ^ Murray McNeill, "Winnipegger wins entrepreneur award", Winnipeg Free Press, 17 May 2002, B4.
- ^ Brandon University Standing Committees, Brandon University, accessed 26 January 2007.
- ^ Brandon University - Board of Governors - Minutes - December 18, 1997, Brandon University, accessed 26 January 2007.
- ^ Helen Fallding, "Firefighter ready to get feet wet as Brandon MLA", Winnipeg Free Press, 27 September 1999, A6.
- ^ Bud Robertson, "Ex-Hartney mayor wins byelection to run Brandon", Winnipeg Free Press, 25 September 1997, A3.
- ^ "Hartney is booming ...", Winnipeg Free Press, 5 July 1997, 2.
- ^ "Incumbents tossed out in Manitoba elections", Toronto Star, 29 October 1992, A28.
- ^ Bob Lowery, "Urban leaders want potty parity in new building code", Winnipeg Free Press, 21 April 1993.
- ^ "Centre to showcase farm industry", Winnipeg Free Press, 30 March 1996, B14.
- ^ "Rural task force to assist businesses affected by flood", M2 Presswire, 13 July 1999.
- ^ Mia Rabson, "Tory 1, Tory 2 or Tory 3?", Winnipeg Free Press, 17 April 2006, A1.
|
List of Manitoba municipal elections
|
|
| Municipal elections |
|
|