Drew Caldwell

For other people with the same name, see Andrew Caldwell.

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2011 Manitoba general election: Brandon East

Drew Caldwell
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Brandon East
In office September 21, 1999 –April 19, 2016
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Drew Caldwell	3,864	54.95	1.00	$14,503.88
	Progressive Conservative	Mike Waddell	2,711	38.55	0.46	$26,300.48
	Liberal	Shaun Cameron	280	3.98	-3.97	$1,479.21
	Green	Vanda Fleury	177	2.52	–	$0.00
Total valid votes			7,032	–	–
Rejected			35	–
Eligible voters / turnout			13,305	53.12	-5.60
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2011). Statement of Votes for the 40th Provincial General Election, October 4, 2011 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. "Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2018.

v t e 2007 Manitoba general election : Brandon East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Drew Caldwell	3,760	53.95	-8.09	$19,216.70
	Progressive Conservative	Mike Waddell	2,655	38.10	5.46	$26,503.06
	Liberal	Cheryl Burke	554	7.95	3.56	$5,462.24
Total valid votes			6,969	–	–
Rejected			31	–
Eligible voters / turnout			11,921	58.72	6.06
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2007). Statement of Votes for the 39th Provincial General Election, May 22, 2007 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

v t e 2003 Manitoba general election : Brandon East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Drew Caldwell	3,870	62.04	0.76	$14,549.00
	Progressive Conservative	Greg Dinsdale	2,036	32.64	6.30	$13,316.52
	Liberal	Scott Brigden	274	4.39	-1.34	$1,771.36
	Communist	Lisa Gallagher	58	0.93	–	$436.91
Total valid votes			6,238	–	–
Rejected			26	–
Eligible voters / turnout			11,895	52.66	-11.69
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2003). Statement of Votes for the 38th Provincial General Election, June 3, 2003 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

v t e 1999 Manitoba general election : Brandon East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Drew Caldwell	4,840	61.28	7.50	$18,137.00
	Progressive Conservative	Marty Snelling	2,080	26.34	-5.58	$25,283.41
	Independent	Don Jessiman	525	6.65	–	$1,040.69
	Liberal	Peter Logan	453	5.74	-8.57	$4,017.07
Total valid votes			7,898	–	–
Rejected			57	–
Eligible voters / turnout			12,362	64.35	1.50
Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.

1998 Brandon municipal election:
Councillor, Ward Two

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Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x)Drew Caldwell	acclaimed	.

1995 Brandon municipal election:
Councillor, Ward Two

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Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x)Drew Caldwell	735	64.19
Barbara Bragg	353	30.83
Darryl Wolski	57	4.98
Total valid votes	1,145	100.00

1992 Brandon municipal election:
Councillor, Ward Two

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Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Drew Caldwell	elected	not listed

All Manitoba divisions were redistributed before the 1999 election.

All provincial election information is taken from Elections Manitoba. Expenditure entries refer to individual candidate expenses. Municipal election information is taken from the Winnipeg Free Press.

References

1. Helen Fallding, "Firefighter ready to get feet wet as Brandon MLA", Winnipeg Free Press, 17 September 1999, A6.
2. Meet Drew Caldwell Archived January 7, 2006, at the Wayback Machine , New Democratic Party of Manitoba, accessed 24 January 2007.
3. Helen Fallding, "Tempers flare over downtown rezoning", Winnipeg Free Press, 12 November 1998, A10' "Brandon NDP's new candidate starts firing", Winnipeg Free Press, 19 August 1999, A9.
4. Helen Fallding, "Municipal tax cut sits on Wheat City horizon", Winnipeg Free Press, 18 December 1998, A4.
5. "Brandon NDP's new candidate starts firing", Winnipeg Free Press, 19 August 1999, A9.
6. Sean O'Connor, "Rookie MLA joins cabinet", Winnipeg Free Press, 18 January 2001, A3.
7. Nick Martin, "Trustees decie Grade 9s must write English exam [sic]", Winnipeg Free Press, 4 November 1999, A9.
8. Nick Martin, "'Kids need to be assessed. Parents need to know,' says Smith", Winnipeg Free Press, 30 April 2001, A3.
9. See Nick Martin, "Province-wide Grade 3 tests, YNN will go, Caldwell vows", Winnipeg Free Press, 15 October 1999, A6 and Todd Scarth, Letter, Winnipeg Free Press, 3 November 1999, A19.
10. "Education Minister announces end to contracts with Youth News Network" [Manitoba government press release], M2 Presswire, 21 October 1999.
11. Nick Martin, "Schools to pull plug on Youth Network", Winnipeg Free Press, 17 August 2000, A4.
12. "Manitoba educators complain Youth News Network computers were leased", Canadian Press, 4 January 2002, 22:48.
13. Nick Martin, "Schools get extra $30M", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 February 2000, A1.
14. Nick Martin, "Board pressed to dip into reserve funds", Winnipeg Free Press, 3 February 2000, A3.
15. "Editorial", Winnipeg Free Press, 26 January 2001, A10.
16. Nick Martin, "Seniors pressure boards to cut school spending", Winnipeg Free Press, 3 March 2000, A4; Nick Martin, "School taxes on the launching pad", Winnipeg Free Press, 19 February 2001, A4.
17. Nick Martin, "Caldwell hits 'appalling' trustees' fee", Winnipeg Free Press, 20 March 2002, A3.
18. Nick Martin, "NDP eyes plan to merge school divisions", Winnipeg Free Press, 19 November 1999, A1.
19. Nick Martin, "Merger threat upsets school boards", Winnipeg Free Press, 5 July 2000, A6; Nick Martin, "Minister offers $10,000 carrot for 'exploration' of mergers", Winnipeg Free Press, 26 September 2000, A1.
20. Nick Martin, "100 trustees to lose their jobs", Winnipeg Free Press, 9 November 2001, A1.
21. Nick Martin, "Caldwell expects more mergers", Winnipeg Free Press, 22 July 2002, A9.
22. Nick Martin, "School divisions struggle with deadline to merge", Winnipeg Free Press, 26 February 2002, A14.
23. Nick Martin, "Caldwell takes over division budgets", Winnipeg Free Press, 17 June 2002, A1.
24. Nick Martin, "Caldwell relents, agrees to pay divisions forced to amalgamate", Winnipeg Free Press, 7 March 2002, A9.
25. Nick Martin, "Adult-education numbers throw budgets out of whack", Winnipeg Free Press, 14 February 2000, A8; "Adult education funding cut won't do harm, Caldwell says", Winnipeg Free Press, 26 February 2000, A12; "Division at heart of controversy", 6 March 2000, A2.
26. Nick Martin, "Minister probes school board 'payola'", Winnipeg Free Press, 7 March 2000, A1; Nick Martin, "Caldwell changes gears on adult-ed recruitment", Winnipeg Free Press, 18 March 2000, A4.
27. Aldo Santin, "School board fired in funding scandal", Winnipeg Free Press, 10 November 2001, A1.
28. Nick Martin, "No charges in learning centre fiasco", Winnipeg Free Press, 29 September 2005, A3.
29. Nick Martin, " Ex-trustees anger Caldwell", Winnipeg Free Press, 14 November 2001, A4.
30. "Caldwell tables legislation on adult education", Winnipeg Free Press, 17 May 2002, A5.
31. Nick Martin, "Property-tax increase over adult-ed fiasco heads to court", Winnipeg Free Press, 10 June 2002, A3.
32. Nick Martin, "Lawsuit likely in adult-ed fiasco", Winnipeg Free Press, 4 May 2002, A5.
33. Mia Rabson, "Caldwell admits 'error'", Winnipeg Free Press, 20 November 2001, A1.
34. "Man. deputy attorney general says no fraud in school overbilling case", Canadian Press, 21 November 2001, 23:55.
35. Manitoba teachers voluntarily gave up the right to strike in 1956, when they accepted binding arbitration resolutions. See "No right to strike for teachers", Winnipeg Free Press, 25 May 2002, A3.
36. Daniel Lett, "Caldwell disregards arbitration warning", Winnipeg Free Press, 26 May 2000, A11.
37. Scott Edmonds, " Manitoba returns some rights to teachers but fails to win praise", Canadian Press, 22 June 2000, 17:18; "Strikes, lockouts to remain against law", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 June 2000, A5; Nick Martin, "School division's ability to pay no longer a factor in arbitration", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 June 2000, A5.
38. Nick Martin, "Class size to be issue for arbitration", Winnipeg Free Press, 29 October 2002, A6.
39. Helen Fallding, "School taxes on property decried", Winnipeg Free Press, 17 March 2001, A3.
40. Nick Martin, "Massive tax shift urged in report", Winnipeg Free Press, 25 April 2001, A3.
41. Nick Martin, "School property taxes to die slow death", Winnipeg Free Press, 10 October 2001, A1.
42. Nick Martin, "Support levy to vanish within 5 years", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 April 2002, B2.
43. Nick Martin, "New funds won't halt school tax hikes", Winnipeg Free Press, 1 February 2002, A1.
44. David Kuxhaus, "Schools trying to customize their curriculum", Winnipeg Free Press, 5 June 2001, A4.
45. Nick Martin, "Students to gain right to challenge for credits", Winnipeg Free Press, 6 July 2002, A11.
46. Nick Martin, "U of M links staff cuts, NDP pledge", Winnipeg Free Press, 4 January 2000, A3.
47. Nick Martin, "Our schools get A for access", Winnipeg Free Press, 11 January 2001, A8.
48. "Proposal part of NDP pledge to double community college space", Winnipeg Free Press, 8 October 2000, A2; Nick Martin, "Colleges to hit budget jackpot", Winnipeg Free Press, 8 May 2000, A1.
49. Nick Martin, "Students catch biggest break", Winnipeg Free Press, 11 May 2000, A8.
50. Nick Martin, "U of M expects 'disastrous' cuts due to budget", Winnipeg Free Press, 12 May 2000, A1; "Extra funding gives BU hope for next year", Winnipeg Free Press, 24 May 2000, A8; Nick Martin, "U of M told to live within its means", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 June 2000, A5.
51. Nick Martin, "'Back-door tax' attacked", Winnipeg Free Press, 3 November 2000, A1.
52. "Editorial", Winnipeg Free Press, 18 January 2001, A12.
53. Nick Martin, "Beijing students to follow Manitoba curriculum", Winnipeg Free Press, 18 June 2001, A1; Nick Martin, "Foreign students to worsen squeeze?", Winnipeg Free Press, 31 August 2001, A3.
54. Nick Martin, "Hey PETA, leave those kids alone", Winnipeg Free Press, 7 December 2001, A1; Kim Guttormson, "PETA out to cow city kids today", Winnipeg Free Press, 17 December 2001, A1.
55. Nick Martin, "New schools not on NDP's spending list", Winnipeg Free Press, 1 May 2002, A11.
56. "Super-committee of cabinet created", Winnipeg Free Press, 29 March 2000, A4.
57. "Lathlin appoints committee members", Winnipeg Free Press, 8 August 2000, A8.
58. Helen Fallding, "Doer removes Lathlin from Treasury Board", Winnipeg Free Press, 25 March 2001, A3.
59. Mia Rabson, "Premier shifts Caldwell off education hot seat", Winnipeg Free Press, 26 September 2002, A5.
60. Daniel Lett, "Centre for child prostitutes in works", Winnipeg Free Press, 19 November 2002, A8; Lindor Reynolds, "Safe house to get sexually exploited children off street", Winnipeg Free Press, 11 December 2002, A3; Lindor Reynolds, "Child sex workers given haven, hope", Winnipeg Free Press, 26 September 2003, B1.
61. Mia Rabson, "Advocate to review child care service", Winnipeg Free Press, 19 December 2002, A3.
62. "Manitoba promises workload standards for social workers after baby inquest", Canadian Press, 12 February 2003, 23:14.
63. David O'Brien, "Day care gets $33-M boost", Winnipeg Free Press, 14 March 2003, A3.
64. Mia Rabson, "Six new day-cares may lack staff", Winnipeg Free Press, 11 September 2003, A3.
65. "Metis take own control of child welfare services", Winnipeg Free Press, 14 September 2003, A3.
66. Steve Pona, "City's homeless get $3.3 million boost", Winnipeg Free Press, 12 October 2002.
67. "NDP pins hopes on solar wall" [editorial], Winnipeg Free Press, 20 October 2002, B4.
68. Lindor Reynolds, "Unsafe, unsanitary, unwell: Mentally ill face housing shortage", Winnipeg Free Press, 28 January 2003, A3.
69. Daniel Lett, "Housing plan under construction", Winnipeg Free Press, 15 April 2003, A6.
70. "Hole in ground represents opportunity", Winnipeg Free Press, 15 July 2003, B4.
71. Daniel Lett, "Doer creates water czar", Winnipeg Free Press, 5 November 2003, A1.
72. "Brandon Sun" "Wheat City Journal" 2001-2007
73. Daniel Lett, "Future unclear for feisty MLA", Winnipeg Free Press, 22 July 2007, A4.
74. Steve Lambert, "Manitoba's newest cabinet minister to tackle skills shortage, controversial ads", Canadian Press, 4 February 2008, 16:48.

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• MLA Biography

Manitoba provincial government of Gary Doer
Cabinet posts (3)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Tim Sale	Minister of Family Services and Housing 2002-2003	Christine Melnick
position restructured in 2001	Minister of Education, Training and Youth 2001-2002	Ron Lemieux, Diane McGifford 1
James McCrae	Minister of Education and Training 1999-2001	position restructured in 2001
Special Cabinet Responsibilities
Predecessor	Title	Successor
Tim Sale	Minister responsible for Persons with Disabilities 2002-2003	Christine Melnick
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Preceded by Leonard Evans	Member of the Legislative Assembly for Brandon East 1999-	Succeeded by incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Jeff Harwood	Member of Brandon City Council for Rosser Ward 1992–1999	Succeeded by Marion Robinsong
Notes and references
1. Lemieux was appointed as Minister of Education and Youth. McGifford, who was previously Minister of Advanced Education, was given the restructured portfolio of Advanced Education and Training.