Libertarian Party of Manitoba candidates in the 2003 Manitoba provincial election

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The Libertarian Party of Manitoba fielded five candidates in the 2003 provincial election , none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page. The party received a total of 248 votes.

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Gavin Whittaker (Elmwood)

Whittaker received 67 votes (1.1%), finishing fourth against New Democratic Party incumbent Jim Maloway.

Jim Weidman (Fort Rouge)

Weidman is a perennial candidate for the Libertarian Party, having campaigned under its banner three times at the provincial level. He was also a candidate of the Libertarian Party of Canada in the 1988 federal election. Weidman was 43 years old during the 1990 election, and listed himself as the executive director of a private Jewish men's club. He supports traditional libertarian principles, including smaller government. [1]

Electoral record
ElectionDivisionPartyVotes%PlaceWinner
1988 provincial River Heights Libertarian620.64/4 Sharon Carstairs, Liberal
1988 federal Winnipeg South Libertarian1680.35/5 Dorothy Dobbie, Progressive Conservative
1990 provincial Osborne Libertarian1391.44/4 Reg Alcock, Liberal
2003 provincial Fort Rouge Libertarian510.75/5 Tim Sale, New Democratic Party

Andy Caisse (Lord Roberts)

Caisse received 66 votes (0.9%), finishing fifth against New Democratic Party incumbent Diane McGifford.

Clancy Smith (River Heights)

Smith received 32 votes (0.3%), finishing fifth against Liberal Party leader Jon Gerrard.

Chris Buors (St. Johns)

Buors, who was chosen as party leader two days into the election, received 32 votes (0.6%) for a fifth-place finish against New Democratic Party incumbent Gord Mackintosh.

Footnotes

  1. Zena Olijnyk, "Rookie candidates test high profile Liberals", Winnipeg Free Press, p. 24.