Sam Apelbaum

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Sam Apelbaum
Leader of the Ontario Libertarian Party
In office 1996–2011
	Liberal	Mary Anne Chambers	21,798	51.50	+10.62
	Progressive Conservative	Steve Gilchrist	14,323	33.84	-15.66
	New Democratic	Gary Dale	5,250	12.40	+5.58
	Green	Hugh McNeil	668	1.58
	Libertarian	Sam Apelbaum	285	0.67	-0.21
Total valid votes			42,324	99.37
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			268	0.63	-0.55
Turnout			42,592	59.21	-0.23
Eligible voters			71,930
	Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		+13.14
Source: Elections Ontario [7]

1999 Ontario general election : Scarborough East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Steve Gilchrist	20,686	49.50	-6.22
	Liberal	Peter Vanderyagt	17,084	40.88	+19.96
	New Democratic	Terry Maley	2,853	6.83	-14.14
	Family Coalition	Catherine Fox	457	1.09
	Libertarian	Sam Apelbaum	368	0.88	-0.05
	Independent	Heath Thomas	205	0.49
	Natural Law	Loucas Cafe	135	0.32	-0.36
Total valid votes			41,788	98.82
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			497	1.18	+0.10
Turnout			42,285	59.45	-5.25
Eligible voters			71,131
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-13.09
Source: Elections Ontario [8]

1995 Ontario general election : Scarborough East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Steve Gilchrist	19,166	55.72	+25.67
	New Democratic	Bob Frankford	7,212	20.97	-14.58
	Liberal	Bhagat Taggar	7,197	20.92	-9.23
	Libertarian	Sam Apelbaum	319	0.93	-0.83
	Independent	Neville Berry	270	0.78
	Natural Law	Jim Hill	234	0.68
Total valid votes			34,398	98.92
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			375	1.08	-0.27
Turnout			34,773	64.69	+1.22
Eligible voters			53,750
	Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic		Swing		+20.13
Source: Elections Ontario [9]

References

1. Frankford, Robert (June 1, 1995). "Scarborough East riding". The Toronto Star.
2. Bulletin Vol 18 No 1 Spring 1997
3. Bulletin Vol 19 No 1 Fall 1998 http://www.libertarian.on.ca/bulletin/v19n1.htm
4. Ash, Stacey (August 30, 2003). "Waiting: Does ballot beckon?". Kitchener-Waterloo Record.
5. Bulletin Vol 20 No 3 Spring 2000 http://www.libertarian.on.ca/bulletin/v20_n3.htm
6. van Rijn, Nicolaas (May 30, 1999). "Message the hook for small fry in race --- Marginal parties realistic about their chances of winning seats". The Toronto Star.
7. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario . Retrieved July 27, 2023.
8. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario . Retrieved July 27, 2023.
9. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

External links

• "Ontario Libertarian Party official home page". www.libertarian.on.ca. Retrieved December 14, 2009.