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1995 Manitoba municipal elections were held on October 25, 1995 to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in various communities throughout
ManitobaManitoba 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...
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BrandonBrandon is the second largest city in Manitoba, Canada, and is located in the southwestern area of the province. Brandon is the largest city in the Westman region of Manitoba. The city is located along the Assiniboine River. Spruce Woods Provincial Park and CFB Shilo are a relatively short distance...
- Barbara Bragg is founder and president of The Learning Company, a training centre that teaches students various aspects of computer technology. In 2002, she won a Contribution to Community Award. As of 2007, she serves on the Brandon University
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Animal Care Committee. She had previously served on Brandon's Board of Governors ini the 1990s, resigning in 1997. Bragg campaigned for the Rosser Ward (Ward Two) a second time in a 1999 by-election, losing to Marion Robinsong. Her husband, Marty Snelling, was the Progressive ConservativeThe 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:...
candidate for Brandon East in the 1999 provincial electionThe Manitoba general election of September 21, 1999 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada....
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- Romeo Lemieux represented Ward Seven on the Brandon City Council from 1992 to 1995.
post-election changes
Mayor
Rick BorotsikRick Borotsik is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as Mayor of Brandon from 1989 to 1997, was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in 2007...
resigned his position in 1997, after being elected to the
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. A by-election was held to choose his replacement.
- Dan Munroe was a former city councillor. He was elected to represent the city's seventh ward in 1983 or earlier, and served until 1992.
RockwoodRockwood is a rural municipality lying north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is part of the Winnipeg Capital Region and had a 2001 census population of 7,654. The towns of Stonewall and Teulon are both wholly located in Rockwood.-References:**...
1995 Rockwood municipal election, Reeve
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Leon Vandekerckhove |
accl. |
not listed |
1995 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward One
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Clayton McMurren |
426 |
58.84 |
| Tom Huffman |
177 |
24.45 |
| Ted Demeniuk |
121 |
16.71 |
| Total valid votes |
724 |
100.00 |
1995 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward Two
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Gordon Appleyard |
accl. |
. |
1995 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward Three
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Garnet Thievin |
372 |
83.41 |
| Dean Reid |
74 |
16.59 |
| Total valid votes |
446 |
100.00 |
1995 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward Four
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| Ken Hibbitt |
146 |
55.09 |
| (x)Bill Docking |
102 |
38.49 |
| Doug Holmes |
17 |
6.42 |
| Total valid votes |
265 |
100.00 |
1995 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward Five
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Gilbert Good |
accl. |
. |
1995 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward Six
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Alex Glowachuk |
174 |
56.31 |
| Jeff Tomchak |
135 |
43.69 |
| Total valid votes |
309 |
100.00 |
HartneyHartney, established as a town in 1882 in Cameron municipality along the Souris River, is a small town in the South-Western portion of the Canadian province of Manitoba, population 400 . It is named after the legendary Mr...
1995 Hartney municipal election, Mayor of Hartney
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Leo Peloquin |
accl. |
. |
- Leo Peloquin was Mayor of Hartney from 1989 to 1998, and presided over a period of relative economic growth for the town. He did not seek re-election in 1998. He had previously served on council from 1986 to 1989. Peloquin is the father of professional wrestler Chi Chi Cruz
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NeepawaNeepawa is a town in Manitoba, Canada located on the Yellowhead Highway at the intersection with Highway 5. its population was 3,298. Neepawa was incorporated as a town in 1883. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Langford and bordered to the north by the Rural Municipality of Rosedale....
1995 Neepawa municipal election, Mayor of Neepawa
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| Roy McGillivray |
accl. |
. |
- Roy McGillivray was first elected as Mayor of Neepawa in 1992
The 1992 Manitoba municipal elections were held on October 28, 1992 to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in various communities throughout Manitoba, Canada.-Brandon:-Rockwood:-Waskada:...
, defeating incumbent mayor Homer Gill by a two-to-one margin. He was appointed to the provincial building standards board, and was re-elected to the mayoralty without opposition in 1995. In 1996, he encouraged the construction of an Agro-Enviro Centre to support the local farm industry. He did not seek re-election in 1998The 1998 Manitoba municipal elections were held on October 28, 1998 to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in various communities throughout Manitoba, Canada.-Brandon:...
. In 1999, he was appointed to a task force that assessed flooding damage to businesses in western and southwestern Manitoba. He was critical of Ken WaddellKen Waddell is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was the Mayor of Neepawa from 1998 to 2002, and sought the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba in its 2006 leadership election...
, his successor as mayor, accusing him of "mixing religion with politics".
WaskadaWaskada is a village in the southwestern corner of the Canadian province of Manitoba, close to the border with the United States. It was formed in 1900. It is enclaved by the Rural Municipality of Brenda, and lies near the municipality's western edge....
1995 Waskada municipal election, Mayor of Waskada
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| (x)Vaughn Ramsay |
accl. |
. |
1995 Waskada municipal election, Waskada Village Council (four members elected)
| Candidate |
Total votes |
% of total votes |
| John Innes |
accl. |
. |
| Terry Bradco |
accl. |
. |
| Dellene Heath |
accl. |
. |
| Tom Rickard |
accl. |
. |
Source:
Winnipeg Free Press newspaper, 27 October 1995.
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