1998 Manitoba municipal elections

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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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Cities

Brandon

CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
(x)Reg Atkinson 7,75278.28
Wayne Langlois1,26712.79
Dave Kattenburg8848.93
Total votes cast9,903100.00

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 One (Assiniboine)

CandidateTotal Votes% of Total Votes
Doug Paterson42238.89
Janet Johnson31328.85
Don Somerville18517.05
John Shopka16515.21
Total votes cast1085100.00
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
(x)Drew Caldwell acclaimed.

1998 Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward Three (Victoria)

CandidateTotal Votes% of Total Votes
Todd Lumbardacclaimedn/a

1998 Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward Four (University)

CandidateTotal Votes% of Total Votes
(incumbent)Rick Chrest 92768.41
Glen Kruck42831.59
Total votes cast1355100.00

1998 Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward Five (Meadows)

CandidateTotal Votes% of Total Votes
Beth Smale61552.84
(incumbent)Laurie MacKenzie38432.99
Elizabeth Archambault16514.17
Total votes cast1164100.00

1998 Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward Six (South Centre)

CandidateTotal Votes% of Total Votes
Dave Burgess72175.89
Grant Hamilton15516.32
Bob Crighton7407.79
Total votes cast950100.00
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
(x)Scott Smith acclaimed.

1998 Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward Eight (Richmond)

CandidateTotal Votes% of Total Votes
(incumbent)Margo Campbell38244.06
Pat Bowslaugh30735.41
Chris Milne17820.53
Total votes cast867100.00

1998 Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward Nine (Riverview)

CandidateTotal Votes% of Total Votes
Errol Blackacclaimedn/a

1998 Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward Ten (Green Acres)

CandidateTotal Votes% of Total Votes
(incumbent)Don Jessimanacclaimedn/a
1998 Brandon municipal election, School Trustees, Urban
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
(incumbent)Marty Snelling5,40210.55
(incumbent)Malcolm Jolly5,29310.34
(incumbent)Linda L. Ross5,22710.21
(incumbent)Jim Murray5,18010.12
Donna Young4,4128.62
Cheryl Burke4,0657.94
Lynne McCaughey3,6287.09
Mark Rukin3,5877.01
Tom Downie3,3256.50
Lydia Blais3,2486.35
Garry Cooper3,1426.14
Jo-Ann Pasklivich-Holder2,9005.67
Orest Bobei1,7783.47
Total votes cast51,187100.00

Winnipeg

See: 1998 Winnipeg municipal election

Towns

Neepawa

CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
Ken Waddell74350.96
Robert Durston71549.04
Total valid votes1,458100.00
1998 Neepawa municipal election, Councillors (six elected)
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
(incumbent)Arnold (Bud) Birch1,23916.53
(incumbent)Ronald Forsman1,19315.92
Jim Cockburn1,07514.34
(incumbent)Dean Dietrich1,05914.13
(incumbent)Bill Stilwell98613.16
Terrence Volden87111.62
(incumbent)Ken Hermiston85611.42
Eli (Jim) Baryla2162.88
Total valid votes7,495100.00

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

Rural municipalities

Brenda

1998 RM Brenda municipal election, Reeve of RM Brenda
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
John Dickinsonaccl..
1998 Waskada municipal election, Councillors (four elected)
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
Norm Adamsaccl..
John Griffithaccl..
Roy Mannaccl..
Bob Brigden 5970.24
Gordon Voth2529.76

Rockwood

1998 Rockwood municipal election, Reeve
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
(incumbent)Leon Vandekerckhoveaccl..
1998 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward Two
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
(incumbent)Gordon Appleyardaccl..
1998 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward Three
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
(incumbent)Garnet Thievinaccl..
1998 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward Four
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
(incumbent)Ken Hibbittaccl..
1998 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Other Wards (three members)
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
Nick Neumann282elected
Gunnar Kratzer276elected
(incumbent)Clayton McMurren241elected
Dennis Persoage181defeated
Jeff Tomchak157defeated
Harold Bond109defeated
(incumbent)Gilbert Good104defeated
Jack Fetterman56defeated
Ted Demeniuk52defeated
Douglas Valen45defeated

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.

Villages

Waskada

1998 Waskada municipal election, Mayor of Waskada
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
(incumbent)Vaughn Ramsay accl..
1998 Waskada municipal election, Waskada Village Council (four members elected)
CandidateTotal votes % of total votes
Jackie Reid11924.29
(incumbent)Terry Bradco8617.55
Anita Barker7615.51
Jeanette Stirling7515.31
Ken Austin6813.88
(incumbent)John Innes6613.47
Total valid votes490100.00

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.

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 Archived 2007-01-29 at the Wayback Machine , Brandon Regional Health Authority, accessed 25 January 2007.

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