Manitoba municipal elections, 1977
The 1977 Manitoba municipal elections were held in October 1977 to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in various communities throughout Manitoba, Canada.
Cities
1977 Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward Three
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| Rick Borotsik |
704 |
40.91 |
| Jonathan Robin Toogood |
508 |
29.52 |
| (x)Paul Hudy |
404 |
23.47 |
| Lew Heming |
105 |
6.10 |
| Total votes cast |
1,721 |
100.00 |
- Jonathan Robin Toogood appears to have been a first-time candidate.
- Paul Edward Hudy is an insurance executive. He was elected to the Brandon City Council in 1974 for Victoria Ward, and was defeated in 1977. He strongly criticized the federal government of Brian Mulroney in 1987.[1]
- Lew Heming appears to have been a first-time candidate.
Towns
Hartney
1977 Hartney municipal election, Mayor of Hartney
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| Allan Lougheed |
174 |
60.42 |
| (x)Allen Moffat |
114 |
39.58 |
| Total votes cast |
288 |
100.00 |
- Allan Lougheed appears to have served as Mayor of Hartney until either 1980 or 1981, when he was replaced by Reg Atkinson. There is a councillor named Allan Lougheed in the nearby Rural Municipality of Whitewater as of 2007, although this may not be the same person.
Footnotes
- ↑ Fred McGuiness, "Manitoba shoots down flights of fancy", Toronto Star, 31 January 1987, B5.
