1995 Manitoba municipal elections explained
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
1995 Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward One (Assiniboine)
- 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]
1995 Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward Three (Victoria)
| Candidate | Total Votes | % of Total Votes |
|---|
| (incumbent)Don Kille | 1329 | 63.71 |
| Ron Cayer | 757 | 36.29 |
| Total valid votes | 2086 | 100.00 | |
1995 Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward Four (University)
| Candidate | Total Votes | % of Total Votes |
|---|
| Rick Chrest | 699 | 54.35 |
| (incumbent)Brian Deacon | 587 | 45.65 |
| Total valid votes | 1286 | 100.00 | |
1995 Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward Five (Meadows)
| Candidate | Total Votes | % of Total Votes |
|---|
| Laurie MacKenzie | 943 | 66.08 |
| Bob Crighton | 484 | 33.92 |
| Total valid votes | 1427 | 100.00 | |
1995 Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward Six (South Centre)
- Romeo Lemieux represented Ward Seven on the Brandon City Council from 1992 to 1995.
1995 Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward Eight (Richmond)
| Candidate | Total Votes | % of Total Votes |
|---|
| (incumbent)Margo Campbell | 1006 | 66.05 |
| Marv Robinson | 517 | 33.95 |
| Total valid votes | 1523 | 100.00 | |
1995, Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward Nine (Riverview)
| Candidate | Total Votes | % of Total Votes |
|---|
| (incumbent)Ross Martin | 577 | 47.41 |
| Bill Comstock | 355 | 29.17 |
| Lorne Hill | 285 | 23.42 |
| Total valid votes | 1217 | 100.00 | |
1995 Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward Ten (Green Acres)
| Candidate | Total Votes | % of Total Votes |
|---|
| Don Jessiman | 616 | 60.40 |
| Peter Logan | 204 | 20.00 |
| (incumbent)Arnold Grambo | 200 | 19.60 |
| Total valid votes | 1020 | 100.00 | |
- Arnold Grambo served four terms on Brandon City Council from 1983 to 1995.
post-election changes
Mayor Rick Borotsik resigned his position in 1997, after being elected to the House of Commons of Canada. 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]
Winnipeg
See: 1995 Winnipeg municipal election
Rural Municipalities
1995 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward One| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
|---|
| (incumbent)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 Three| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
|---|
| (incumbent)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 |
| (incumbent)Bill Docking | 102 | 38.49 |
| Doug Holmes | 17 | 6.42 |
| Total valid votes | 265 | 100.00 | |
1995 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward Six| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
|---|
| (incumbent)Alex Glowachuk | 174 | 56.31 |
| Jeff Tomchak | 135 | 43.69 |
| Total valid votes | 309 | 100.00 | |
Towns
- 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.
- 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, 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.
Notes and References
- Murray McNeill, "Winnipegger wins entrepreneur award", Winnipeg Free Press, 17 May 2002, B4.
- https://www.brandonu.ca/administration/vpacademic/Standing_Committees.asp Brandon University Standing Committees
- https://www.brandonu.ca/administration/governors/minutes/1997/December%2018.htm Brandon University - Board of Governors - Minutes - December 18, 1997
- 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.
