Gerry McAlpine | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Sturgeon Creek | |
| Preceded by | Iva Yeo |
| Succeeded by | Riding Dissolved |
Gerry McAlpine (born May 26,1939) was a politician in Manitoba,Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1990 to 1999,representing the riding of Sturgeon Creek as a Progressive Conservative. [1] He was the vice-chairperson of the standing committee on public utilities and natural resources. [2]
The son of Donald McAlpine,he was born in Dubuc,Saskatchewan and was educated at the University of Manitoba. McAlpine worked as an insurance adjustor,as a claims manager for Merit Insurance and then operated his own company,McAlpine Investigations. He subsequently worked in real estate and as a nutritional food distributor. [3]
McAlpine was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1990,defeating incumbent Liberal Iva Yeo by 769 votes in the riding of Sturgeon Creek. He was re-elected by a greater margin in the general election of 1995. [4]
In the provincial election of 1999,McAlpine lost to NDP candidate Bonnie Korzeniowski by 638 votes in the redistributed riding of St. James. [4] He did not contest the seat in 2003. [1]