Reg Atkinson

Last updated
2003 Manitoba general election: Brandon West
Reg Atkinson
Mayor of Brandon, Manitoba
In office
1997–2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Scott Smith 5,21061.0211.76$20,721.62
Progressive Conservative Reg Atkinson 2,98234.93-10.79$15,828.88
Liberal Candace Sigurdson3464.05-0.04$2,086.52
Total valid votes8,538––
Rejected28–
Eligible voters / turnout14,17460.43-12.70
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.
1998 Brandon municipal election : Mayor of Brandon
CandidateVotes%
(x)Reg Atkinson 7,75278.28
Wayne Langlois1,26712.79
Dave Kattenburg8848.93
Total votes cast9,903100.00

113 of 121 polls reporting

Brandon, Manitoba municipal by-election, September 24, 1997: Mayor of Brandon
CandidateVotes%
Reg Atkinson elected-
Dan Munroeabout 200 votes behind-
Scott Smith about 400 votes behind-
Geoff Borden-
three other candidatesnot listed-

Atkinson was elected mayor of Hartney in either 1980 or 1981 and re-elected in 1983 and 1986.

All provincial election information is taken from Elections Manitoba. The 1998 mayoral results are taken from the Winnipeg Free Press, 29 October 1998, A13. The final results did not significantly change Atkinson's margin of victory.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Shillington Kerfoot Family Tree". www.shillington.org. Archived from the original on 2004-04-11.
  2. 1 2 "His Honour, Mr. Business", Manitoba Business, 1 March 1999, p. 14.
  3. ↑ Casey Mahood, "Maple Leaf to build $112-million hog plant", Globe and Mail, 3 December 1997, B3; Bill Redekop, "Brandon boom begins", Winnipeg Free Press, 3 December 1997, A1. Brandon's population had increased to 43,000 by 2001. See "Maple Leaf plant sparks growth spurt in Brandon", Winnipeg Free Press, 30 October 2001, A11.
  4. ↑ Bud Robertson, "Review could delay hog plant", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 June 1998, A9; Helen Fallding, "Hog plant allowed to skip hearing", Winnipeg Free Press, 11 September 1998, A1.
  5. ↑ Helen Fallding, "Band wants feds to halt hog plant", Winnipeg Free Press, 22 July 1998, A8.
  6. ↑ Bud Robertson, "McCain breaks ground on massive Brandon plant", Winnipeg Free Press, 21 April 1998, B6; Helen Fallding, "New economic era begins when first hog butchered", Winnipeg Free Press, 30 August 1999, A1.
  7. ↑ Helen Fallding, "Brandonites fork over big, fat mandate to pro pork-plant mayor", Winnipeg Free Press, 29 October 1998, A12.
  8. ↑ Helen Fallding, "Brandon council votes to keep waste plant", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 February 1999, A3.
  9. ↑ "His Honour, Mr. Business", Manitoba Business, 1 March 1999, p. 14. See "Waste water treatment plant announced for Brandon", M2 Presswire, 14 May 1999.
  10. ↑ Helen Fallding, "Give Schneider's 'well-run' city", Winnipeg Free Press, 13 December 1999, A9.
  11. ↑ Geoff Kirbyson, "Simplot enjoys growth spurt", Winnipeg Free Press, 16 September 1999, B9. See also Helen Fallding, "Simplot plays ball with Brandon", Winnipeg Free Press, 6 January 2000, A8.
  12. ↑ Geoff Kirbyson, "Brandon chosen as site for $1-million plant", Winnipeg Free Press, 11 September 1998, B6.; "Maple Leaf plant attracts Dutch manufacturer", Winnipeg Free Press, 14 July 1999, p. 3.
  13. ↑ Helen Fallding, "Minnedosa Monte Carlo of the Prairies?", Winnipeg Free Press, 5 November 1998, A4; Helen Fallding, "Brandon mayor gives first nation cold shoulder", Winnipeg Free Press, 18 January 2000, A2. Atkinson was once quoted as saying, "It will be a frosty day in July before I sign the papers to allow a casino in Brandon. It will just be a vacuum cleaner that will suck people's money right out of their pockets." See Daniel Lett, "Casino plans luck out for 5 first nations", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 June 2000, A3.
  14. ↑ Bud Robertson, "Few eager to hold VLT vote", Winnipeg Free Press, 25 July 1998, A4.
  15. ↑ Helen Fallding, "Task force to help new residents", Winnipeg Free Press, 6 April 2001, B2.
  16. ↑ Leah Hendry, "No public smoking indoors, period!", Winnipeg Free Press, 11 April 2002, A12; "Brandon passes what is being called toughest smoking ban in North America", Canadian Press, 28 May 2002, 20:12.
  17. ↑ Helen Fallding, "Brandon mayoral hopefuls mark territory", Winnipeg Free Press, 16 October 1998, A3.
  18. ↑ "Atkinson won't run again", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 August 2002, A10. This article indicates that Atkinson's relationship with Rick Borotsik, whom he replaced as mayor, was very poor.
  19. ↑ "Nestibo gets nod", Winnipeg Free Press, 22 October 2000, A3; Helen Fallding, "Alliance stars faltering", Winnipeg Free Press, 26 October 2000, A1.
  20. ↑ Mike McIntyre, "NDP scores historic victory in Brandon", Winnipeg Free Press, 4 June 2003, B2.

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