Progressive Conservative Party candidates, 2000 Canadian federal election
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The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
elected twelve candidates in the 2000 federal election
, and emerged as the fifth-largest party in the Canadian House of Commons
. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour
Gabriel Rousseau was a student at the time of the election. He received 1,944 votes (4.38%), finishing fourth against Bloc Québécois
incumbent Louis Plamondon
.
Daniel Clark
Daniel Clark
is a Canadian politician and actor who has pursued a successful career in pharmaceuticals, working for both Pharmacia
and Hoffmann-La Roche
. He is currently upgrading his education at Dalhousie and is a member of the University's Board of Governors.
Clark was not from Timmins
and never set foot in the riding before one week into the election. He finished a distant fourth. Clark has been an active volunteer in politics and his community since the age of 12. His extensive election campaign work includes tour scheduling for Dr. John Hamm
's campaign for the 1999 Nova Scotia election, which resulted in Dr. Hamm becoming Premier
.
Louise Sankey (Eglinton—Lawrence
A telecommunications expert, Sankey was forty-four years old at the time of the election. She campaigned on increasing health and defence spending, eliminating the capital gains tax and toughening the Young Offenders Act
. She is disabled, and used a battery-run scooter to canvass the riding. She received 7,156 votes (17.26%), finishing second against Liberal
incumbent Joseph Volpe. Sankey later became active with the Conservative Party
, served as fundraising director for the Eglinton—Lawrence riding. In 2005, she spoke against adopting a policy to restrict abortion
rights.
, Ontario) was an officer in the Canadian military, serving as a peacekeeper and an aide-de-camp for Governor General
Ray Hnatyshyn
. After leaving active service, he earned an EMBA from the University of Ottawa
http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:lHEkK2rN13oJ:www.management.uottawa.ca/ArchiveNews/Details.asp%3FEventsID%3D35+%22Bryan+Brulotte%22&hl=en and started MaxSys, a temporary help and contract professional services agency. He received the PC nomination in May 2000 (Ottawa Citizen, 24 October 2000), and campaigned on a platform of expanding Kanata
's high-tech services to rural parts of the riding. Considered a star candidate, he was one of two Progressive Conservatives in the Ottawa area to be endorsed by the Ottawa Citizen
newspaper (Ottawa Citizen, 22 November 2000).
Brulotte received 12,430 votes (19.61%), finishing third against Canadian Alliance
candidate Scott Reid
. In 2001, he was part of a six-member panel encouraging unity between the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservatives (National Post, 15 May 2001).
He planned to put his campaign organizer behind Bernard Lord
in the Progressive Conservative Party's 2002 leadership contest, and was himself mentioned as a possible candidate when Lord declined to run (CanWest News, 23 October 2002). Brulotte is now a supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada
.http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:nscspW6XdD8J:redtory.ca/brulotte.htm+%22Bryan+Brulotte%22&hl=en
in the 2004 Canadian federal election
.
Stephen Woollcombe (Ottawa—Vanier
Woollcombe was raised in the Sandy Hill
and New Edinburgh
areas of Ottawa, and attended Ashbury College
(founded by his grandfather). He holds a Master of Arts
degree,http://www.theglobeandmail.ca/series/election/2000Federal/candidates-new/2444.html taught English
and Geography
in Ahmedabad
, Gujarat, India
in the from 1961 to 1963,http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:BtEIJuiYhrAJ:www.tibet.ca/en/wtnarchive/1998/12/21_1.html+%22Stephen+Woollcombe%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4 and was a Canadian diplomat from 1965 to 1995 (Ottawa Citizen, 18 November 2000). He supported affordable housing and official bilingualism for Ottawa (Citizen, 24 November 2000). He received 7,400 votes (15.37%), finishing third against Liberal
incumbent Mauril Belanger
.
Woollcombe joined the Conservative Party of Canada
after the Progressive Conservative Party's merger with the Canadian Alliance
, and campaigned for the party's Ottawa—Vanier nomination for the 2004 election
. He lost to Kevin Friday, by a vote of 90 to 53.http://www.cfra.com/headlines/index.asp?nid=12545&cat=3 , he sits on Ottawa's advisory committee on French language services.http://www.janharder.com/en/City_of_Ottawa_Updates_106/items/296.html
Peterborough
Darrin Langen is a graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada
and served with Special Services at CFB Petawawa from 1979 to 1988. He has military experience in North America
, Germany
, and Cyprus
. He later became president of Dare Technology Consulting and president of the federal Progressive Conservative Association of Peterborough. He ran for the Peterborough city council
in 1997, but was defeated. Thirty-eight years old in 2000, Langen was nominated as his party's candidate when the anticipated nominee unexpectedly dropped out of the contest. He has described himself as "personally pro-life
," but added that he would vote against any attempt to re-criminalize abortion
. He also opposed both the Canadian Firearms Registry and the death penalty. He received 7,034 votes (13.45%), finishing third against Liberal
candidate Peter Adams.
Langen was appointed to Peterborough's Culture and Heritage Management Board in 2002. The following year, he supported the Progressive Conservative Party's merger with the more right-wing Canadian Alliance
to create the Conservative Party of Canada
. He originally planned to seek the new party's nomination for the 2004 federal election
, but later declined to stand. He was the first candidate to declare for the Conservative nomination in the buildup to the 2006 election
, focusing on health and environmental issues. He was defeated by Dean Del Mastro
.
Ellery Hollingsworth (Scarborough Southwest
Hollingsworth was 59 years old at the time of the election, and was a retired manager for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
. He had also served as a school trustee on the Scarborough
Board of Education from 1994 to 1997, following unsuccessful campaigns in 1988 and 1991. In an interview with the Toronto Star
, he indicated that homelessness
, the Young Offenders Act
and taxes were his three primary issues (Toronto Star, 19 November 2000). In 1988, he led a movement to save R.H. King Academy.http://observer.thecentre.centennialcollege.ca/features/dresscodes/doucettestory.htm
He received 5,251 votes (14.68%), finishing second against Liberal
incumbent Tom Wappel
.
Alex McGregor (Sudbury
Alex McGregor is a retired professor at Laurentian University
. He chaired the Classics
department for 22 years, and worked as an occasional newspaper columnist. During the 2000 election, he called for increased spending in health and education as well as tax cuts and the elimination of the Canadian gun registry
. He received 2,642 votes (7.62%), finishing fourth against Liberal
incumbent Diane Marleau
. McGregor did not express any bitterness toward Marleau after the campaign, but lamented that many Progressive Conservative supporters had crossed over to the more right-wing Canadian Alliance
. "It boggles the mind how moderate Conservatives could go over to the dark side the way they did", he was quoted as saying.
McGregor supported Jim Prentice
's bid for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party in June 2003. Later in the year, he supported the Progressive Conservative Party's merger with the Canadian Alliance to create the Conservative Party of Canada
.
Rob Chopowick (Whitby—Ajax
Chopowick was 37 years old at the time of the election, and worked as a research manager at Toronto Dominion Evergreen (Reuters News, 6 April 2000). He had previously been involved with the Liberal Party
for a short period of time (Toronto Star, 23 November 2000).
He received 7,563 votes (15.51%), finishing third against Liberal
incumbent Judi Longfield.
Ian West
West received 2,116 votes, finishing fourth in a field of six candidates.
Jason Daniel Baker (York South—Weston
Baker was a 26-year-old University of Toronto
student at the time of the election. He had previously written a series of op-ed letters to Toronto-area newspapers, criticizing both the Liberal
and Reform
parties. He received 986 votes, finishing fifth against Liberal candidate Alan Tonks
.
At the same time as the 2000 federal election, a candidate named "Jason Baker" ran for Ward 15 on Toronto's city council in the 2000 municipal election
. It is not clear if this was the same person. The municipal candidate received 405 votes (2.71%) to finish fourth against incumbent councillor Howard Moscoe
.
Doreen Murray (Churchill
Murray owned a mineral exploration company in Flin Flon at the time of the election (Broadcast News, 1 November 2000). She has previously campaigned for a seat on the Flin Flon city council in 1995, but was defeated. The Progressive Conservatives initially had difficulty finding a candidate in Churchill, and Murray was one of the last candidates to be nominated by her party.
The 1995 results are taken from the Winnipeg Free Press, 26 October 1995. The final official results were not significantly different.
Morley McDonald (Portage—Lisgar
McDonald was a truck driver in Manitoba
at the time of the election. He previously worked as a police officer (Kingston Whig-Standard
, 15 November 2000).
In 1984, McDonald unsuccessfully challenged Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament
(MP) Charlie Mayer for the party's nomination in Portage—Neepawa
. He focused on bilingualism as his primary issue, and accused the federal party of allowing the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives
to be portrayed as bigots and racists for opposing the provincial entrenchment of French-language rights (Globe and Mail, 28 June 1984).
He was 58 years old at the time of the 2000 election (Winnipeg Free Press
, 15 November 2000). He received 5,339 votes (15.51%), finishing third against Canadian Alliance
candidate Brian Pallister
.
Henry C. Dyck (Provencher
Dyck was a veteran organizer for the Progressive Conservatives, and had previously been president of the Provencher riding association (WFP, 28 November 1996). He lived in the riding for twenty years before moving to Winnipeg in 1999 (WFP, 23 November 2000).
The 2000 election was called soon after the formation of the Canadian Alliance
, a successor to the Reform Party
. Some prominent Progressive Conservatives in rural Manitoba gave their support to the Alliance, and Dyck commented that many voters were initially confused by his presence, believing the Progressive Conservatives would not field a candidate of their own (WFP, 31 October 2000). He received 2,276 votes (6.73%), finishing third against Alliance candidate Vic Toews
.
incumbent Ron Duhamel
. He campaigned for the Progressive Conservatives again in a by-election
for St. Boniface held on May 13, 2002, and received 3,583 votes. On this occasion, he finished third against new Liberal candidate Raymond Simard
.
He was 35 years old at the time of the 2002 by-election, and worked as a project manager with the Manitoba Telephone System (Winnipeg Free Press, 5 April 2002). In 2004, Reilly endorsed the newly-formed Conservative Party of Canada
, which had been formed by a merger of the Progressive Conservative Party with the Canadian Alliance
(Winnipeg Free Press, 23 June 2004).
Reilly's wife, Kirsty Reilly, has campaigned for the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
at the provincial level.http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:iq4twYCxW_YJ:pcmanitoba.ca/campaign/051103.htm+%22Mike+Reilly%22+Manitoba&hl=en
Myron Troniak (Winnipeg North
Troniak is a financial planner, and is listed in a 1998 newspaper report as a consumer mortgage advocate with Benchmark Financial Services (Winnipeg Free Press, 18 April). He also campaigned for a seat on the Assiniboine South school board in 1998. A 2005 report lists him as 47 years old (Manitoba Business, 1 July 2005).
Geoffrey Lambert (Winnipeg South
Lambert is a political studies professor at the University of Manitoba
in Winnipeg
. He has written on Canada's political culture,http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history/06/liberalparty.shtml and has provided an award for first-year Political Science
students at the University of Manitoba.http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/political_studies/awards/ Lambert has also been the Manitoba contact for the University of Minnesota
Alumni Association.http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:6TTjMRPWAGQJ:www.alumni.umn.edu/Winnipeg__Canada_Chapter.html+%22Geoff+Lambert%22+Winnipeg&hl=en
The 2000 election was Lambert's only campaign for public office at the provincial or federal level. He was forced to withdraw shortly before election day for health reasons, although his name remained on the ballot (Canadian Press, 14 November 2000, 21:36 report). He received 3,599 votes (8.55%), finishing fourth against Liberal
incumbent Reg Alcock
.
Lambert is also a supporter of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
. In 2002, he criticized party leader Stuart Murray
for hiring discredited strategist Taras Sokolyk
as an adviser (Broadcast News, 16 December 2002).
He wrote Manitoba's contributions to the Canadian annual review of politics and public affairs in 2005.http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/leg-lib/e-snt0505.html
incumbent Bill Blaikie
.
Kirk Eggum (Saskatoon—Wanuskewin
Eggum was a 22-year-old student at the University of Saskatchewan
during the election (Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 23 November 2000). He was previously a candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan
during that party's skeletal campaign in the 1999 provincial election. In 2000, he supported the elimination of taxes on scholarships and increased subsidies for post-secondary education.
He is likely related to Kris Eggum, who has also campaigned for the Progressive Conservatives in Saskatchewan.
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
elected twelve candidates in the 2000 federal election
Canadian federal election, 2000
The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada....
, and emerged as the fifth-largest party in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—BécancourBas-Richelieu—Nicolet—BécancourBas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.-Geography:...
: Gabriel Rousseau
Gabriel Rousseau was a student at the time of the election. He received 1,944 votes (4.38%), finishing fourth against Bloc QuébécoisBloc Québécois
The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...
incumbent Louis Plamondon
Louis Plamondon
Louis Plamondon is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec and the current interim parliamentary leader of the Bloc Québécois ....
.
Daniel ClarkDaniel Clark (Canadian politician and actor)Daniel Clark was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on June 21, 1976. Beginning in 1986 he was a featured player on the Canadian children's series OWL/TV, which aired on CBC Television in Canada and PBS in the United States...
(Timmins—James BayTimmins—James BayTimmins—James Bay is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 84,001....
)
Daniel ClarkDaniel Clark (Canadian politician and actor)
Daniel Clark was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on June 21, 1976. Beginning in 1986 he was a featured player on the Canadian children's series OWL/TV, which aired on CBC Television in Canada and PBS in the United States...
is a Canadian politician and actor who has pursued a successful career in pharmaceuticals, working for both Pharmacia
Pharmacia
Pharmacia was a pharmaceutical and biotechnological company in Sweden.-History:Pharmacia was founded in 1911 in Stockholm, Sweden by pharmacist Gustav Felix Grönfeldt at the Elgen Pharmacy. The company is named after the Greek word φαρμακεία, transliterated pharmakeia, which means 'sorcery'...
and Hoffmann-La Roche
Hoffmann-La Roche
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. is a Swiss global health-care company that operates worldwide under two divisions: Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics. Its holding company, Roche Holding AG, has shares listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange....
. He is currently upgrading his education at Dalhousie and is a member of the University's Board of Governors.
Clark was not from Timmins
Timmins, Ontario
Timmins is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattagami River. At the time of the Canada 2006 Census, Timmins' population was 42,997...
and never set foot in the riding before one week into the election. He finished a distant fourth. Clark has been an active volunteer in politics and his community since the age of 12. His extensive election campaign work includes tour scheduling for Dr. John Hamm
John Hamm
John Frederick Hamm, is a Canadian physician and politician and was the 25th Premier of Nova Scotia, Canada.Hamm, a graduate of the University of King's College and Dalhousie University, was a family doctor in his hometown of Stellarton, Nova Scotia, and the president of the Nova Scotia Medical...
's campaign for the 1999 Nova Scotia election, which resulted in Dr. Hamm becoming Premier
Premier
Premier is a title for the head of government in some countries and states.-Examples by country:In many nations, "premier" is used interchangeably with "prime minister"...
.
Louise Sankey (Eglinton—LawrenceEglinton—LawrenceEglinton—Lawrence is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999....
)
A telecommunications expert, Sankey was forty-four years old at the time of the election. She campaigned on increasing health and defence spending, eliminating the capital gains tax and toughening the Young Offenders ActYoung Offenders Act
The Young Offenders Act was an act of the Parliament of Canada, granted Royal Assent in 1984, that regulated the criminal prosecution of Canadian youths...
. She is disabled, and used a battery-run scooter to canvass the riding. She received 7,156 votes (17.26%), finishing second against Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
incumbent Joseph Volpe. Sankey later became active with the Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
, served as fundraising director for the Eglinton—Lawrence riding. In 2005, she spoke against adopting a policy to restrict abortion
Abortion
Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...
rights.
Bryan Brulotte (Lanark—Carleton)
Brulotte (born in KingstonKingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...
, Ontario) was an officer in the Canadian military, serving as a peacekeeper and an aide-de-camp for Governor General
Governor General of Canada
The Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...
Ray Hnatyshyn
Ray Hnatyshyn
Ramon John Hnatyshyn , commonly known as Ray Hnatyshyn, was a Canadian politician and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 24th since Canadian Confederation....
. After leaving active service, he earned an EMBA from the University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is a bilingual, research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. It is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate...
http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:lHEkK2rN13oJ:www.management.uottawa.ca/ArchiveNews/Details.asp%3FEventsID%3D35+%22Bryan+Brulotte%22&hl=en and started MaxSys, a temporary help and contract professional services agency. He received the PC nomination in May 2000 (Ottawa Citizen, 24 October 2000), and campaigned on a platform of expanding Kanata
Kanata, Ontario
Situated in the Ottawa Valley, Kanata is located about west-southwest of Downtown Ottawa along Highway 417 at a latitude of 45°18' North and a longitude of 75°55' West, with an area of . Its northern end is just to the west of the Ottawa River....
's high-tech services to rural parts of the riding. Considered a star candidate, he was one of two Progressive Conservatives in the Ottawa area to be endorsed by the Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa Citizen
The Ottawa Citizen is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Canada. According to the Canadian Newspaper Association, the paper had a 2008 weekly circulation of 900,197.- History :...
newspaper (Ottawa Citizen, 22 November 2000).
Brulotte received 12,430 votes (19.61%), finishing third against Canadian Alliance
Canadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...
candidate Scott Reid
Scott Reid (politician)
Scott Jeffrey Reid is a Canadian politician. He has served in the Canadian House of Commons since 2000, and currently represents the Ontario riding of Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington as a member of the Conservative Party....
. In 2001, he was part of a six-member panel encouraging unity between the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservatives (National Post, 15 May 2001).
He planned to put his campaign organizer behind Bernard Lord
Bernard Lord
Bernard Lord, ONB, QC, is a Canadian politician and lobbyist. Lord served as the 30th Premier of New Brunswick from 1999 to 2006.-Early life:...
in the Progressive Conservative Party's 2002 leadership contest, and was himself mentioned as a possible candidate when Lord declined to run (CanWest News, 23 October 2002). Brulotte is now a supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
.http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:nscspW6XdD8J:redtory.ca/brulotte.htm+%22Bryan+Brulotte%22&hl=en
Derrall Bellaire (London-Fanshawe)
Bellaire later ran for the Progressive Canadian PartyProgressive Canadian Party
The Progressive Canadian Party is a minor federal political party in Canada. It is a centre/centre-right party that was officially registered with Elections Canada, the government's election agency, on March 29, 2004....
in the 2004 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 2004
The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...
.
Stephen Woollcombe (Ottawa—VanierOttawa—VanierOttawa—Vanier is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1935...
)
Woollcombe was raised in the Sandy HillSandy Hill
Sandy Hill is a bilingual neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario located just east of downtown. The neighbourhood is bordered on the west by the Rideau Canal and on the east by the Rideau River. To the north it stretches to Rideau Street and the Byward Market area while to the south it is bordered by...
and New Edinburgh
New Edinburgh
New Edinburgh is a small neighbourhood in Ottawa, Canada. It is located to the east of the downtown core. It is bordered on the west by the Rideau River, to the north by the Ottawa River, to the south by Beechwood Avenue, to the east the border is less regular but is marked in part by Springfield...
areas of Ottawa, and attended Ashbury College
Ashbury College
Ashbury College is an independent day and boarding school located in Rockcliffe Park, Ottawa, Canada. It was founded in 1891 and moved to its current venue in 1910. Previously, it occupied what now houses Canadian Senate offices. It is an International Baccalaureate World School, a member of the...
(founded by his grandfather). He holds a Master of Arts
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
degree,http://www.theglobeandmail.ca/series/election/2000Federal/candidates-new/2444.html taught English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Geography
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
, Gujarat, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in the from 1961 to 1963,http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:BtEIJuiYhrAJ:www.tibet.ca/en/wtnarchive/1998/12/21_1.html+%22Stephen+Woollcombe%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4 and was a Canadian diplomat from 1965 to 1995 (Ottawa Citizen, 18 November 2000). He supported affordable housing and official bilingualism for Ottawa (Citizen, 24 November 2000). He received 7,400 votes (15.37%), finishing third against Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
incumbent Mauril Belanger
Mauril Bélanger
Mauril A. Bélanger, PC, MP is a Member of the Canadian Parliament. He is a member of the Liberal Party. Bélanger has been involved in advocacy for the rights of Franco-Ontarians....
.
Woollcombe joined the Conservative Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
after the Progressive Conservative Party's merger with the Canadian Alliance
Canadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...
, and campaigned for the party's Ottawa—Vanier nomination for the 2004 election
Canadian federal election, 2004
The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...
. He lost to Kevin Friday, by a vote of 90 to 53.http://www.cfra.com/headlines/index.asp?nid=12545&cat=3 , he sits on Ottawa's advisory committee on French language services.http://www.janharder.com/en/City_of_Ottawa_Updates_106/items/296.html
PeterboroughPeterborough (electoral district)Peterborough is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953.The riding's borders have differed slightly since its creation in 1953, but has always included most or all of Peterborough County and its county seat of...
: Darrin Langen
Darrin Langen is a graduate of the Royal Military College of CanadaRoyal Military College of Canada
The Royal Military College of Canada, RMC, or RMCC , is the military academy of the Canadian Forces, and is a degree-granting university. RMC was established in 1876. RMC is the only federal institution in Canada with degree granting powers...
and served with Special Services at CFB Petawawa from 1979 to 1988. He has military experience in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, and Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
. He later became president of Dare Technology Consulting and president of the federal Progressive Conservative Association of Peterborough. He ran for the Peterborough city council
Peterborough, Ontario City Council
The Peterborough City Council is a city council that governs Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. It consists of the mayor and ten councillors, who are elected in five two-member wards across the city. Each member serves on various city committees. The council meets on Monday evenings on a three-week...
in 1997, but was defeated. Thirty-eight years old in 2000, Langen was nominated as his party's candidate when the anticipated nominee unexpectedly dropped out of the contest. He has described himself as "personally pro-life
Pro-life
Opposition to the legalization of abortion is centered around the pro-life, or anti-abortion, movement, a social and political movement opposing elective abortion on moral grounds and supporting its legal prohibition or restriction...
," but added that he would vote against any attempt to re-criminalize abortion
Abortion
Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...
. He also opposed both the Canadian Firearms Registry and the death penalty. He received 7,034 votes (13.45%), finishing third against Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
candidate Peter Adams.
Langen was appointed to Peterborough's Culture and Heritage Management Board in 2002. The following year, he supported the Progressive Conservative Party's merger with the more right-wing Canadian Alliance
Canadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...
to create the Conservative Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
. He originally planned to seek the new party's nomination for the 2004 federal election
Canadian federal election, 2004
The Canadian federal election, 2004 , was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority, but was able to form a minority government after the elections...
, but later declined to stand. He was the first candidate to declare for the Conservative nomination in the buildup to the 2006 election
Canadian federal election, 2006
The 2006 Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 39th Parliament of Canada. The Conservative Party of Canada won the greatest number of seats: 40.3% of seats, or 124 out of 308, up from 99 seats in 2004, and 36.3% of votes:...
, focusing on health and environmental issues. He was defeated by Dean Del Mastro
Dean Del Mastro
Dean A. Del Mastro, is a Canadian politician. Since 2006, he has represented Peterborough in the Canadian House of Commons as a member of the Conservative Party...
.
Ellery Hollingsworth (Scarborough SouthwestScarborough SouthwestScarborough Southwest is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons.On Toronto City Council, the southeast portion is represented by Gary Crawford. The northwest section is represented by Michelle Berardinetti.-Geography:It covers the...
)
Hollingsworth was 59 years old at the time of the election, and was a retired manager for the Canadian Broadcasting CorporationCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
. He had also served as a school trustee on the Scarborough
Scarborough, Ontario
Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...
Board of Education from 1994 to 1997, following unsuccessful campaigns in 1988 and 1991. In an interview with the Toronto Star
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
, he indicated that homelessness
Homelessness
Homelessness describes the condition of people without a regular dwelling. People who are homeless are unable or unwilling to acquire and maintain regular, safe, and adequate housing, or lack "fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence." The legal definition of "homeless" varies from country...
, the Young Offenders Act
Young Offenders Act
The Young Offenders Act was an act of the Parliament of Canada, granted Royal Assent in 1984, that regulated the criminal prosecution of Canadian youths...
and taxes were his three primary issues (Toronto Star, 19 November 2000). In 1988, he led a movement to save R.H. King Academy.http://observer.thecentre.centennialcollege.ca/features/dresscodes/doucettestory.htm
He received 5,251 votes (14.68%), finishing second against Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
incumbent Tom Wappel
Tom Wappel
Thomas William "Tom" Wappel is a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member of the House of Commons from 1988 to 2008, representing the Toronto riding of Scarborough West and its successor riding of Scarborough Southwest. He did not seek re-election in the 2008 general election.Wappel is a...
.
Alex McGregor (SudburySudbury (electoral district)Sudbury is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1949.Its population in 2001 was 89,443. The district is one of two serving the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario....
)
Alex McGregor is a retired professor at Laurentian UniversityLaurentian University
Laurentian University , was incorporated on March 28, 1960, is a mid-sized bilingual university in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada....
. He chaired the Classics
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
department for 22 years, and worked as an occasional newspaper columnist. During the 2000 election, he called for increased spending in health and education as well as tax cuts and the elimination of the Canadian gun registry
Canadian gun registry
The Canadian Firearms Registry is part of the Firearms Act and is managed by the Canadian Firearms Program of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police . It requires the registration of all guns in Canada. It was introduced by the Liberal government of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and implemented by...
. He received 2,642 votes (7.62%), finishing fourth against Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
incumbent Diane Marleau
Diane Marleau
Diane Marleau, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. She represented the riding of Sudbury in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2008, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Jean Chrétien...
. McGregor did not express any bitterness toward Marleau after the campaign, but lamented that many Progressive Conservative supporters had crossed over to the more right-wing Canadian Alliance
Canadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...
. "It boggles the mind how moderate Conservatives could go over to the dark side the way they did", he was quoted as saying.
McGregor supported Jim Prentice
Jim Prentice
James "Jim" Prentice, PC, QC is a Canadian lawyer, and politician. In the 2004 federal election he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a candidate of the Conservative Party of Canada...
's bid for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party in June 2003. Later in the year, he supported the Progressive Conservative Party's merger with the Canadian Alliance to create the Conservative Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
.
Rob Chopowick (Whitby—AjaxWhitby—AjaxWhitby—Ajax was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2003, and the in Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007...
)
Chopowick was 37 years old at the time of the election, and worked as a research manager at Toronto Dominion Evergreen (Reuters News, 6 April 2000). He had previously been involved with the Liberal PartyLiberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
for a short period of time (Toronto Star, 23 November 2000).
He received 7,563 votes (15.51%), finishing third against Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
incumbent Judi Longfield.
Ian WestIan WestIan West may refer to:* Ian West , Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council* Ian West , political candidate for the Canadian House of Commons...
(Windsor WestWindsor WestWindsor West is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968.The district consists of the part of the city of Windsor lying west and south of a line drawn from the U.S...
)
West received 2,116 votes, finishing fourth in a field of six candidates.Jason Daniel Baker (York South—WestonYork South—WestonYork South—Weston is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979.-Electoral district:It is in the west-end of Toronto. The riding has a largely working class and immigrant population...
)
Baker was a 26-year-old University of TorontoUniversity of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
student at the time of the election. He had previously written a series of op-ed letters to Toronto-area newspapers, criticizing both the Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
and Reform
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
parties. He received 986 votes, finishing fifth against Liberal candidate Alan Tonks
Alan Tonks
Alan Tonks is a Canadian politician. He was the Liberal MP for the federal electoral district of York South—Weston in Toronto from 2000 to 2011, and was the final Metro Toronto Chairman before the amalgamation of Metro Toronto into the new City of Toronto.-Background:Tonks is the son of the late...
.
At the same time as the 2000 federal election, a candidate named "Jason Baker" ran for Ward 15 on Toronto's city council in the 2000 municipal election
Toronto municipal election, 2000
The Toronto municipal election of 2000, dubbed "Toronto Vote 2000" was the municipal and school board election held in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada on November 13, 2000.Elections were held to elect:* the Mayor of Toronto,* councillors for each of Toronto's 44 wards,* trustees...
. It is not clear if this was the same person. The municipal candidate received 405 votes (2.71%) to finish fourth against incumbent councillor Howard Moscoe
Howard Moscoe
Howard Moscoe was a city councillor in Toronto, Canada, representing Ward 15 in the western part of Eglinton-Lawrence. Among the most prominent and longest-serving councillors in the city, he is also known for an outspokenness which has landed him in controversy at times. Moscoe is a member of...
.
Doreen Murray (ChurchillChurchill (electoral district)Churchill is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1935. It covers northern Manitoba, a vast wilderness area dotted with small municipalities and First Nations reserves...
)
Murray owned a mineral exploration company in Flin Flon at the time of the election (Broadcast News, 1 November 2000). She has previously campaigned for a seat on the Flin Flon city council in 1995, but was defeated. The Progressive Conservatives initially had difficulty finding a candidate in Churchill, and Murray was one of the last candidates to be nominated by her party.| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 municipal | Flin Flon council | n/a | 819 | 6.31 | 11/13 | six candidates elected |
| 2000 federal Canadian federal election, 2000 The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada.... |
Churchill Churchill (electoral district) Churchill is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1935. It covers northern Manitoba, a vast wilderness area dotted with small municipalities and First Nations reserves... |
PC | 1,198 | 5.14 | 4/4 | Bev Desjarlais Bev Desjarlais Bev Desjarlais is a retired Canadian politician. She represented Churchill in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2006, initially as a New Democrat and later as an Independent after losing her party nomination in late 2005... , New Democratic Party New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in... |
The 1995 results are taken from the Winnipeg Free Press, 26 October 1995. The final official results were not significantly different.
Morley McDonald (Portage—LisgarPortage—LisgarPortage—Lisgar is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-Demographics:-Geography:...
)
McDonald was a truck driver in ManitobaManitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
at the time of the election. He previously worked as a police officer (Kingston Whig-Standard
Kingston Whig-Standard
The Kingston Whig-Standard is a newspaper in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It is published daily, except on Sunday. It publishes a mix of community, national and international news and is owned by Sun Media...
, 15 November 2000).
In 1984, McDonald unsuccessfully challenged Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) Charlie Mayer for the party's nomination in Portage—Neepawa
Portage—Neepawa
Portage—Neepawa was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1968.This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Macdonald, Neepawa and Portage La Prairie ridings....
. He focused on bilingualism as his primary issue, and accused the federal party of allowing the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives
Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...
to be portrayed as bigots and racists for opposing the provincial entrenchment of French-language rights (Globe and Mail, 28 June 1984).
He was 58 years old at the time of the 2000 election (Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg Free Press
The Winnipeg Free Press is a daily broadsheet newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founded in 1872, as the Manitoba Free Press, it is the oldest newspaper in western Canada. It is the newspaper with the largest readership in the province....
, 15 November 2000). He received 5,339 votes (15.51%), finishing third against Canadian Alliance
Canadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...
candidate Brian Pallister
Brian Pallister
Brian William Pallister is a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Portage—Lisgar in the Canadian House of Commons from 2000 to 2008. He previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1992 to 1997, and was a cabinet minister in the provincial government of Gary Filmon...
.
Henry C. Dyck (ProvencherProvencher (electoral district)Provencher is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1871. It is largely a rural district, the largest community being the city of Steinbach, Manitoba.-Demographics:-History:...
)
Dyck was a veteran organizer for the Progressive Conservatives, and had previously been president of the Provencher riding association (WFP, 28 November 1996). He lived in the riding for twenty years before moving to Winnipeg in 1999 (WFP, 23 November 2000).The 2000 election was called soon after the formation of the Canadian Alliance
Canadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...
, a successor to the Reform Party
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
. Some prominent Progressive Conservatives in rural Manitoba gave their support to the Alliance, and Dyck commented that many voters were initially confused by his presence, believing the Progressive Conservatives would not field a candidate of their own (WFP, 31 October 2000). He received 2,276 votes (6.73%), finishing third against Alliance candidate Vic Toews
Vic Toews
Victor "Vic" Toews, PC QC MP is a Canadian politician. He has represented Provencher in the Canadian House of Commons since 2000, and currently serves in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper as Minister of Public Safety. He previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from...
.
Mike Reilly (St. Boniface)
Reilly received 4,505 votes in the 2000 election, finishing fourth against LiberalLiberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
incumbent Ron Duhamel
Ron Duhamel
Ronald J. Duhamel, PC was a Canadian Member of Parliament and Senator.Born in Saint Boniface, Manitoba, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Lakehead University and a Master of Arts and Ph.D. from the University of Toronto...
. He campaigned for the Progressive Conservatives again in a by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
for St. Boniface held on May 13, 2002, and received 3,583 votes. On this occasion, he finished third against new Liberal candidate Raymond Simard
Raymond Simard
Raymond Simard, PC is a politician from Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 2002 to 2008, representing the riding of Saint Boniface for the Liberal Party of Canada....
.
He was 35 years old at the time of the 2002 by-election, and worked as a project manager with the Manitoba Telephone System (Winnipeg Free Press, 5 April 2002). In 2004, Reilly endorsed the newly-formed Conservative Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
, which had been formed by a merger of the Progressive Conservative Party with the Canadian Alliance
Canadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held...
(Winnipeg Free Press, 23 June 2004).
Reilly's wife, Kirsty Reilly, has campaigned for the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...
at the provincial level.http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:iq4twYCxW_YJ:pcmanitoba.ca/campaign/051103.htm+%22Mike+Reilly%22+Manitoba&hl=en
Myron Troniak (Winnipeg NorthWinnipeg NorthFor information on the historical provincial constituency, see Winnipeg North .Winnipeg North is a federal electoral district that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1917...
)
Troniak is a financial planner, and is listed in a 1998 newspaper report as a consumer mortgage advocate with Benchmark Financial Services (Winnipeg Free Press, 18 April). He also campaigned for a seat on the Assiniboine South school board in 1998. A 2005 report lists him as 47 years old (Manitoba Business, 1 July 2005).| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 municipal Winnipeg municipal election, 1998 The 1998 Winnipeg municipal election was held on October 28, 1998 to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees in the city of Winnipeg.Centre-left candidate Glen Murray defeated populist right-winger Peter Kaufmann in the mayoral contest.-Councillors:... , Assiniboine South school board |
Ward II | n/a | 2,275 | 4/4 | three candidates elected | |
| 2000 federal Canadian federal election, 2000 The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada.... |
Winnipeg North Winnipeg North For information on the historical provincial constituency, see Winnipeg North .Winnipeg North is a federal electoral district that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1917... |
P.C. | 2,950 | 12.00 | 3/4 | Judy Wasylycia-Leis Judy Wasylycia-Leis Klazina Judith "Judy" Wasylycia-Leis is a Canadian politician. She was a Manitoba cabinet minister in the government of Howard Pawley from 1986 to 1988, and was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from September 22, 1997 to April 30, 2010... , New Democratic Party New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in... |
Geoffrey Lambert (Winnipeg SouthWinnipeg SouthWinnipeg South is a Canadian federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1979, and since 1988. It covers the south of the city of Winnipeg...
)
Lambert is a political studies professor at the University of ManitobaUniversity of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
in Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
. He has written on Canada's political culture,http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history/06/liberalparty.shtml and has provided an award for first-year Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
students at the University of Manitoba.http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/political_studies/awards/ Lambert has also been the Manitoba contact for the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
Alumni Association.http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:6TTjMRPWAGQJ:www.alumni.umn.edu/Winnipeg__Canada_Chapter.html+%22Geoff+Lambert%22+Winnipeg&hl=en
The 2000 election was Lambert's only campaign for public office at the provincial or federal level. He was forced to withdraw shortly before election day for health reasons, although his name remained on the ballot (Canadian Press, 14 November 2000, 21:36 report). He received 3,599 votes (8.55%), finishing fourth against Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
incumbent Reg Alcock
Reg Alcock
Reginald B. Alcock, PC was a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Winnipeg South in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2006 and was a cabinet minister in the government of Prime Minister Paul Martin. Alcock was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.-Early life and...
.
Lambert is also a supporter of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...
. In 2002, he criticized party leader Stuart Murray
Stuart Murray
Stuart Murray is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba and leader of the opposition in the Manitoba legislature from 2000 to 2006.-Early life and career:...
for hiring discredited strategist Taras Sokolyk
Taras Sokolyk
Taras Sokolyk is a former political organizer and currently the Chief Executive Officer of CanadInns in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He played a prominent role in the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba's 1995 election campaign, in which the party won a majority government.Once a political organizer...
as an adviser (Broadcast News, 16 December 2002).
He wrote Manitoba's contributions to the Canadian annual review of politics and public affairs in 2005.http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/leg-lib/e-snt0505.html
Christopher Brewer (Winnipeg—Transcona)
Brewer was a truck driver at the time of the election. He won the Progressive Conservative nomination by acclamation, and received 2,133 votes (6.51%) in the general election for a fourth-place finish against New Democratic PartyNew Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
incumbent Bill Blaikie
Bill Blaikie
William Alexander "Bill" Blaikie, PC is a Canadian politician. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since April 2009, representing the Winnipeg division of Elmwood as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba, and Minister of Conservation and Government House Leader...
.
Kirk Eggum (Saskatoon—WanuskewinSaskatoon—WanuskewinSaskatoon—Wanuskewin is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997...
)
Eggum was a 22-year-old student at the University of SaskatchewanUniversity of Saskatchewan
The University of Saskatchewan is a Canadian public research university, founded in 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the...
during the election (Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, 23 November 2000). He was previously a candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan
Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan
The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a right-of-centre political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories....
during that party's skeletal campaign in the 1999 provincial election. In 2000, he supported the elimination of taxes on scholarships and increased subsidies for post-secondary education.
He is likely related to Kris Eggum, who has also campaigned for the Progressive Conservatives in Saskatchewan.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 provincial Saskatchewan general election, 1999 The Saskatchewan general election of 1999 was the twenty-fourth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on September 16, 1999 to elect members of the 24th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.... |
Saskatoon Mount Royal | PC | 89 | 4/4 | Eric Cline Eric Cline Eric H. Cline is a Canadian politician. He has served in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as the New Democratic Party Member of the Legislative Assembly for Saskatoon Idylwyld from 1991 to 1995, Saskatoon Mount Royal from 1995 to 2003, and Saskatoon Massey Place 2003 to 2007... , New Democratic Party |
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| 2000 federal Canadian federal election, 2000 The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000, to elect 301 Members of Parliament of the Canadian House of Commons of the 37th Parliament of Canada.... |
Saskatoon—Wanuskewin Saskatoon—Wanuskewin Saskatoon—Wanuskewin is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997... |
PC | 1,709 | 5.16 | 4/5 | Maurice Vellacott Maurice Vellacott Maurice Vellacott is a Canadian politician. He has served in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997, and is currently the Conservative Member of Parliament for the riding of Saskatoon—Wanuskewin in the province of Saskatchewan.... , Canadian Alliance Canadian Alliance The Canadian Alliance , formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance , was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. The party was the successor to the Reform Party of Canada and inherited its position as the Official Opposition in the House of Commons and held... |