1989 Winnipeg municipal election explained
The 1989 Winnipeg municipal election was held on October 25, 1989 to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees in the city of Winnipeg.
Bill Norrie was re-elected to a fifth term as mayor without serious opposition.
Results
Councillors
- Mark Miller was a first-time candidate. There is a Manitoba resident named Mark Miller who serves as executive director of the Manitoba Ozone Protection Industry Association, and who campaigned for the council of the Rural Municipality of Springfield in 2002 and 2006. It is not clear if this is the same person.[1]
- Peter Graham was a first-time candidate.[2]
School trustees
1989 Winnipeg election, Transcona-Springfield School Division, Ward One (three members elected)| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
|---|
| (incumbent)Mary Andree | 2,280 | 25.82 |
| Betty Ann Watts | 2,112 | 23.91 |
| (incumbent)Wally Stoyko | 1,921 | 21.75 |
| (incumbent)Tom Low | 1,367 | 15.48 |
| Greg Muzychka | 1,152 | 13.04 |
| Total valid votes | 8,832 | 100.00 | |
|---|
Electors could vote for three candidates. Percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.
References
- See for instance Alice Krueger, "Insecticide ban may catch farmers unaware: official", Winnipeg Free Press, 15 January 1996, A4.
- There is an associate professor at the University of Manitoba named Peter Graham, although it is not clear if this is the same person.
