Brandon

Brandon, Manitoba

Brandon 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...

Candidate	Vote	%
Dave Burgess (X)	8,127	63.3
Mike G. Abbey	1,553	12.1
Deveryn Ross	1,495	11.6
Beth Smale	1,490	11.6
Nicholas Alvonitis	107	0.8
Deborah Boschman	74	0.6

• Jeff Harwood is a teacher in Brandon. He was a councillor for the city's second ward in the 1980s, and represented Brandon before the Royal Commission on National Passenger Transportation in 1990. Following the events of September 11, 2001, Harwood wrote a piece supporting increased border security and an "increased role for our Armed Forces in national security". He wrote a public letter in support of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
  Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
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   in 2002. The following year, he criticized Prime Minister
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   Jean Chrétien
  Jean Chrétien
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   for not supporting the United States of America in the 2003 invasion of Iraq
  2003 invasion of Iraq
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  .

• Ken Fitzpatrick is an information system manager. He was first elected for Brandon's seventh ward in a 1999 by-election, after the previous member, Scott Smith, was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
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  . Fitzpatrick left the council in 2002, but was returned in 2006.

Electors could vote for eight candidates.

The percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.

• Brian Mayes was born in Winnipeg
  Winnipeg
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  , Manitoba
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  . He holds a Bachelor of Public Administration degree from Carleton University
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   (1984), and Master of Industrial Relations (1988) and Bachelor of Laws
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   (2001) degrees from the University of Toronto
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  . He ran for the Toronto City Council
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  's thirteenth ward in 1991
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   as a New Democratic Party candidate, campaigning on a platform of affordable rental housing and police foot patrols on Bloor Street. He lost to John Adams. Mayes also worked as a representative of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union
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  The Ontario Public Service Employees Union is a trade union that represents about 120,000 employees in the broader public service of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The current president of OPSEU is Warren "Smokey" Thomas. Prior to Thomas OPSEU was headed by Leah Casselman. Casselman was the...
  
   in this period, and was a vocal opponent of the Social Contract
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   legislation introduced by Bob Rae
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  's government. In 1993, he negotiated a pact for 1,000 OPSEU workers to avoid a wage freeze and unpaid holidays. He sought election to the Toronto City Council again in 1997
  Toronto municipal election, 1997
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  , and was unsuccessful. As of 2006, he operates a private law practice in Brandon. He has served on the boards of Brandon University
  Brandon University
  Brandon University is a Canadian university located in the city of Brandon, Manitoba, with an enrolment of 3383 full-time and part-time students. The current location was founded on July 13, 1899, as Brandon College as a Baptist institution. It was chartered as a university by then President Dr....
  
   and the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba. He was first elected to the Brandon School Board in 2006.
• Alexander James Murray is a hairstylist. He was first elected to the Brandon School Division in 1995
  Manitoba municipal elections, 1995
  The 1995 Manitoba municipal elections were held on October 25, 1995 to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in various communities throughout Manitoba, Canada.-Brandon:...
  
  , and was re-elected in 1998
  Manitoba municipal elections, 1998
  The 1998 Manitoba municipal elections were held on October 28, 1998 to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in various communities throughout Manitoba, Canada.-Brandon:...
  
  , 2002
  Manitoba municipal elections, 2002
  The 2002 Manitoba municipal elections were held on October 23, 2002 to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in various communities throughout Manitoba, Canada.-Brandon:...
  
   and 2006. He served as chair of the board in his second term, and was part of a majority of trustees who argued against service cuts during the budget negotiations of 1998 and 1999. In 2000, he endorsed a tax increase designed to improve the division's teacher-to-student ratio. He declined to initiate merger talks with neighbouring rural school boards in 2001, due to concerns that Brandon would be seen as taking over other divisions. In 2003, he was elected unopposed to a one-year term as a vice-president of the Manitoba Association of School Trustees
  Manitoba Association of School Trustees
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  . He was chosen as chairperson of the Brandon board once again after the 2006 election.
• Peter Bartlette worked as an instructor in Brandon schools for 32 years before his election in 2006. He was self-employed at the time of the election, and campaigned on a platform of "visible, accountable management".
• Bea Jolly is a retired educator. She holds a Class 3 Childcare Certificate and a Permanent Special and Vocational Education Certificate. She taught in the United Kingdom
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   from 1949 to 1967, and in Brandon from 1967 to 1996. Her husband, Malcolm Jolly, was a member of the Brandon School Board from 1992 until his death in 2003. She was first elected to the Brandon School Board in 2006, running on a platform of defending the public school system.
• Linda L. Ross holds a Ph.D.
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   in Psychology
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   from the University of Manitoba
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   (1985). She was Director of the Agency Behavioral Consultation project at Surrey Place Centre in Toronto from 1985 to 1987, when she joined the Department of Psychology at Brandon University
  Brandon University
  Brandon University is a Canadian university located in the city of Brandon, Manitoba, with an enrolment of 3383 full-time and part-time students. The current location was founded on July 13, 1899, as Brandon College as a Baptist institution. It was chartered as a university by then President Dr....
  
  . In 1997, she was appointed acting Dean of the Department. She was first elected to the Brandon School Board in a 1993 by-election, and was re-elected in 1995
  Manitoba municipal elections, 1995
  The 1995 Manitoba municipal elections were held on October 25, 1995 to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in various communities throughout Manitoba, Canada.-Brandon:...
  
  , 1998
  Manitoba municipal elections, 1998
  The 1998 Manitoba municipal elections were held on October 28, 1998 to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in various communities throughout Manitoba, Canada.-Brandon:...
  
  , 2002
  Manitoba municipal elections, 2002
  The 2002 Manitoba municipal elections were held on October 23, 2002 to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in various communities throughout Manitoba, Canada.-Brandon:...
  
   and 2006. She served as board chair during her second term. In 1998, she accused provincial Education Minister Linda McIntosh
  Linda McIntosh
  Linda Laughlin McIntosh is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1990 to 1999, and a cabinet minister for most of this period.-Early life:...
  
   of undermining the quality of education in Manitoba by withholding adequate financial support. During the 1990s, she chaired the steering committee for a first nations and aboriginal counselling program at Brandon University.
• Ramona Coey has an advanced degree in applied economics, and has worked in banking and small business. She was first elected to the Brandon School Board in 2006.
• George Buri has over 30 years' experience as a public school teacher. He was first elected to the Brandon School Board in 2006.
• Wayne Langlois is a provincial assessment officer, and a frequent candidate for public office. He ran for Mayor of Brandon in 1998
  Manitoba municipal elections, 1998
  The 1998 Manitoba municipal elections were held on October 28, 1998 to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in various communities throughout Manitoba, Canada.-Brandon:...
  
  , centring his campaign on an opposition to property tax increases. He later ran for the seventh ward council seat in a 1999 by-election, and ran again for the same position in 2002
  Manitoba municipal elections, 2002
  The 2002 Manitoba municipal elections were held on October 23, 2002 to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in various communities throughout Manitoba, Canada.-Brandon:...
  
  . Langlois also sought the federal New Democratic Party
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   nomination for Brandon—Souris
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   in 2000
  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....
  
  , but lost to Errol Black
  Errol Black
  Errol Black is a retired university professor and former municipal politician in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. He has been an activist with the New Democratic Party for several years.-Academic:...
  
  . He received a community service award from the provincial government in 2003, for his work with organizations such as the John Howard Society and Housing for the Physically Challenged.

Rural Municipality of Elton

Elton, Manitoba

Elton is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Manitoba, located to the north of the city of Brandon. The community was incorporated in 1883, and its first officials took office the following year.Its population in 2001 was 1,321.-External links:...

2006 Neepawa municipal election, Mayor

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x)Jon B. Burton	acclaimed	n/a

2006 Neepawa municipal election, Councillor, Ward 1

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x)Ross Farley	acclaimed	n/a

2006 Neepawa municipal election, Councillor, Ward 2

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x)David Mazier	acclaimed	n/a

2006 Neepawa municipal election, Councillor, Ward 3

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x)Harvey Paterson	acclaimed	n/a

2006 Neepawa municipal election, Councillor, Ward 4

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x)Arthur R. Penner	elected	.
Ches Bollman	defeated	.

2006 Neepawa municipal election, Councillor, Ward 5

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Jim Boyd	elected	.
(x)Allan J. Meadows	defeated	.

2006 Neepawa municipal election, Councillor, Ward 6

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x) Danny Kowbel	acclaimed	n/a

Sources: Unofficial results of nominations for the Rural Municipality of Elton, 19 September 2006, Election returns for the Rural Municipality of Elton, 26 October 2006 (lists winning candidates).

Neepawa

Neepawa, Manitoba

Neepawa 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....

2006 Neepawa municipal election, Mayor

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x)Robert Durston	elected	.
Barb Harris	defeated	.
Dean Dietrich	defeated	.

• Robert G. Durston has a Bachelor of Science
  Bachelor of Science
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   degree in Agriculture from the University of Manitoba
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  . He is a retired provincial agriculture representative, and was a veteran councillor before he first ran for mayor in the 1998
  Manitoba municipal elections, 1998
  The 1998 Manitoba municipal elections were held on October 28, 1998 to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in various communities throughout Manitoba, Canada.-Brandon:...
  
   election. Narrowly defeated on that occasion by Ken Waddell
  Ken Waddell
  Ken 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...
  
  , Durston was successful in a 2002
  Manitoba municipal elections, 2002
  The 2002 Manitoba municipal elections were held on October 23, 2002 to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in various communities throughout Manitoba, Canada.-Brandon:...
  
   rematch. Shortly after his election, Durston called for Manitoba's smoking ban to be determined at the provincial election, rather than by individual municipalities. There was a threat of mass layoffs at Neepawa's Springhill Farms hog processing plant during his first term, though a loan from the Manitoba Industrial Opportunities Program ultimately saved the jobs. In late 2003, Durston convinced the Association of Manitoba Municipalities
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   to pass a motion calling for stricter testing standards on bottled water
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  . Re-elected in 2006, he announced the creation of a new personal-care home in the community in June 2007. Later in the same year, he welcomed the decision of Hytek Ltd. to expand Springfield Farms and create 200 new jobs.

2006 Neepawa municipal election, Councillors (six elected)

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
(x)Wayne Hollier	elected	.
(x)Ronald Forsman	elected	.
Wendy Menzies	elected	.
(x)Bill Stilwell	elected	.
Jim Cockburn	elected	.
Monty Simon	elected	.
Amanda Naughton-Gale	defeated	.

Electors could votes for six candidates.

Pinawa

Pinawa, Manitoba

Pinawa is a small Canadian community of about 1500 residents located in southeastern Manitoba, 110 kilometres north-east of Winnipeg. The town is situated on the Canadian Shield within the western boundary of Whiteshell Provincial Park, which lies near the Manitoba-Ontario provincial boundary...

2006 Pinawa municipal election, Mayor

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Blair Skinner	acclaimed	.

2006 Pinawa municipal election, Councillors (four elected)

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Clayton McMurren	619	23.46
(x)Lynn Patterson	596	22.58
(x)Karla Rae Elcock	481	18.23
Lloyd Rattai	425	16.10
Gerald Tretiak	310	11.75
Phil Mitchell	208	7.88
Total valid votes	2,639	100.00

Electors could vote for four candidates.
The percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.

Portage la Prairie

Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

-Transportation:Portage la Prairie railway station is served by Via Rail with both The Canadian and Winnipeg – Churchill trains calling at the station....

Candidate	Vote	%
Ken Brennan	2,119	52.1
Earl James Porter	1,458	35.9
Calvin Turko	486	12

2006 Portage la Prairie municipal election, City Councillors (six elected)

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Jeff Bereza	2,351	11.27
Janet Shindle	2,023	9.79
(x) Orville Wagner	1,690	8.10
(x) Walter P. Keryluk	1,645	7.89
Irvine Ferris	1,348	6.50
(x)Dave Quinn	1,326	6.36
Bill Hamilton	1,253	5.96
B.J. Fox	1,198	5.74
Jack McLean	1,007	4.83
Rick Deleau	944	4.53
(x) Perry Robinson	924	4.43
Jim McDonald	849	4.07
Ian MacKenzie	780	3.74
Lou Lapointe	750	3.56
Florence Straume	678	3.25
Matthew Gray	599	2.87
Peter Vandemeulen	599	2.87
Ron White	346	1.66
Larry Spence	289	1.39
Rodney Slater	243	1.16
Total valid votes	20,859	100.00

Selkirk

Selkirk, Manitoba

Selkirk is a city in the western Canadian province of Manitoba, located about 22 km northeast of the provincial capital Winnipeg on the Red River, near . As of the 2006 census, Selkirk had a population of 9,515....

Candidate	Vote	%
David K. Bell (X)	1,736	52.7
Darlene Swiderski	1,323	40.2
Linda Rosky-Rosser	232	7.0

2006 Selkirk municipal election, Councillors (six elected)

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Larry Johannson	2,361	16.31
(x)Pat Pruden	1,913	13.22
(x)Duane Nicol	1,693	11.70
Connie Rapko	1,674	11.57
(x)Marlene Cook	1,656	11.44
(x)John Buffie	1,577	10.90
(x)Chris Pawley	1,513	10.45
William E. Flett	1,108	7.66
Pat Cordner	979	6.76
Total valid votes	14,474	100.00

Electors could votes for six candidates.
Percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.
Source: City of Selkirk, website accessed 31 August 2007.

• Patricia Pruden was an LPN for 31 years at the Selkirk & District General Hospital, before her retirement in 2003. She was first elected to the Selkirk City Council in 2002
  Manitoba municipal elections, 2002
  The 2002 Manitoba municipal elections were held on October 23, 2002 to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in various communities throughout Manitoba, Canada.-Brandon:...
  
  , and was appointed to the Interlake Regional Health Authority in 2004. She was re-elected in 2006.

Steinbach

Steinbach, Manitoba

Steinbach is a city of approx. 13,500 people in the southeast corner of the province of Manitoba, Canada, a short distance from the capital Winnipeg. Steinbach is the largest community in the Eastman region of Manitoba. The city is located in the R.M. of Hanover and bordered to the east by the R.M...

2006 Steinbach municipal election, Councillors (six elected)

Candidate	Vote
Jac Siemens	2,387
Art Rempel	1,974
Michael Zwaagstra	1,773
Abe Hiebert	1,721
Elbert Toews	1,513
Roy Enns	1,484

• These are the elected officials only, information at time of addition was limited to the 6 elected councilors.

Mayoral race

Candidate	Vote	%
Sam Katz Sam Katz Samuel Michael Katz, OM is the 42nd mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is also a businessperson and a member of the Order of Manitoba.- Life before mayorship :...  (X)	104,379	61.6
Marianne Cerilli Marianne Cerilli Marianne Cerilli is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She served as a New Democratic member of the Manitoba legislature from 1990 until 2003, though she was not called to cabinet when the party formed government in 1999....	38,227	22.6
Kaj Hasselriis Kaj Hasselriis Kaj Hasselriis is a Canadian journalist, community activist and politician.Hasselriis is a life-long Winnipegger and earned a sociology degree from the University of Manitoba in 1995 as well as a journalism degree from Toronto's Ryerson University in 1997. From 1997 to 2002, Hasselriis worked as a...	22,401	13.2
Ron Pollock	4,444	2.6

City council

Elected councillors

Ward	Elected
Charleswood-Tuxedo	Bill Clement Bill Clement (politician) Bill Clement was a Canadian politician, who represented the Charleswood-Tuxedo ward on Winnipeg City Council from 1983 to 2010. Clement was a partner in his family business, Aqua Pleasure Pools...  (X)
St. Charles	Grant Nordman Grant Nordman Grant Nordman is the City Councillor for St. Charles Ward in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.Nordman was elected to Winnipeg City Council October 25, 2006 he replaced retiring Councillor Peter De Smedt....  (X)
St. James-Brooklands	Scott Fielding Scott Fielding Scott Fielding is a city councillor in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was first elected in 2006.- Education :Fielding received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and economics from the University of Manitoba.- Work and Community Involvement :...
Daniel McIntyre	Harvey Smith Harvey Smith (politician) Harvey Smith is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was born in British Columbia and first became involved in politics at age twelve, joining that province's Social Credit Party when it was still a fringe organization....  (X)
Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry	Jenny Gerbasi Jenny Gerbasi Jenny Gerbasi born in 1962 is a City Councillor in the Fort Rouge - East Fort Garry in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She was first elected in 1998 and subsequently reelected in 2002, 2006 and 2010. She is a registered nurse and taught at the University of Manitoba...  (X)
River Heights-Fort Garry	Brenda Leipsic Brenda Leipsic Brenda Leipsic was a city councillor and deputy mayor in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.-Background:Born in Winnipeg in 1942, daughter of Olga and William Dennis, she grew up in the city’s North End. Her junior and high school days were spent at St. Mary’s Academy and she graduated from the University...
Elmwood-East Kildonan	Lillian Thomas Lillian Thomas Lillian Thomas is a city councillor in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She has served on council continuously since 1989, initially for Elmwood and later for its successor ward of Elmwood-East Kildonan.-Early life:...  (X)
North Kildonan	Jeff Browaty Jeff Browaty Jeff Browaty serves as a city councillor in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was elected in the North Kildonan ward on October 25, 2006 defeating eleven-year incumbent Mark Lubosch...
Transcona	Russ Wyatt Russ Wyatt Russ Wyatt is a politician in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He has represented Transcona on the Winnipeg City Council since 2002, and is currently a member of the city's executive policy committee...  (X)
Mynarski	Harry Lazarenko Harry Lazarenko Harry Lazarenko is a former Canadian municipal politician, who represented the Mynarski ward on Winnipeg City Council from 1974 to 1977 and from 1983 to 2010....  (X)
Old Kildonan	Mike O'Shaughnessy (X)
Point Douglas	Mike Pagtakhan Mike Pagtakhan Michael "Mike" Pagtakhan is a city councillor in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was elected to the Point Douglas ward in 2002 and re-elected in 2006 and 2010...  (X)
St. Boniface	Daniel Vandal
St. Norbert	Justin Swandel Justin Swandel Justin Swandel is a City Councillor and Deputy Mayor in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was elected to the St. Norbert ward in 2005 after the previous councillor John Angus retired. He became Deputy Mayor in 2008. Prior to entering the election, Swandel had served as Angus' Executive...  (X)
St. Vital	Gord Steeves Gord Steeves Gord Steeves was a City Councillor for the ward of St. Vital in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Gord resigned from City Council in 2011 in order to run in the provincial election with the Progressive Conservatives. He was defeated by NDP incumbent Theresa Oswald by 924 votes...  (X)

Dauphin

Dauphin, Manitoba

Dauphin is a small city in Manitoba, Canada, with a population of 7,906 as of 2006. The nearby lake was given the name "Dauphin" by the explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye in 1741 in honour of the heir to the French throne...

Candidate	Vote	%
Alex Paul	1320	52.5
Brian Chita	1192	47.5

East St. Paul

East St. Paul, Manitoba

East St. Paul is a rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada. It is located north-east of and adjacent to the city of Winnipeg, and is part of the Winnipeg Metropolitan Area. The municipality encompasses and is bounded by the Red River to the west; the municipality of St. Clements to the north; the...

(Race for reeve)

Candidate	Vote	%
Lawrence Morris Lawrence Morris Colonel Lawrence J. Morris is a lawyer and an officer in the United States Army.-Academic career:Morris graduated from Marquette University's law school in 1982.Morris had previously earned a double major at Marquette in Political Science and Journalism....	2,145	65.1
Dave F. Gera	1,148	34.9

Flin Flon

Candidate	Vote	%
Tom Therien	Elected
Lyle Borgstrom
Robin James
Tricia Mymko

Hanover

Hanover, Manitoba

Hanover is a rural municipality in southeastern Manitoba, Canada. It is located southeast of Winnipeg. It is located in Division No. 2. The city of Steinbach is located in the northeastern part of the municipality, although it is self-governing and is not technically part of the Hanover...

(For reeve)

Candidate	Vote	%
Stan Toews	1,229	47.2
Neil Warkentin	1,197	46.0
Bruce Taggart	178	6.8

Macdonald

Macdonald, Manitoba

Macdonald is a rural municipality lying adjacent to the southwest side of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is part of the Winnipeg Capital Region, but is not part of the smaller Winnipeg census metropolitan area. Macdonald's population as of the 2006 census was 5,653.-External links:**...

(Race for reeve)

Candidate	Vote	%
Rodney Burns (X)	ACCLAIMED

Morden

Morden, Manitoba

Morden is a small town with a population of 6571 located in the Pembina Valley region of southern Manitoba, Canada. Morden is less than ten minutes west of neighbouring Winkler, and a relatively short distance to Pembina Valley Provincial Park...

Candidate	Vote	%
Doug Wilson	1,337	55.8
John B. Wiens (X)	1,061	44.2

RM of Portage la Parairie

Portage la Prairie, Manitoba (rural municipality)

Portage la Prairie is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It surrounds the city of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba's fourth largest city. Also within the borders of the municipality are the Dakota Plains and most of the Long Plain First Nation Indian reserves.-External...

(Race for reeve)

Candidate	Vote	%
Toby Trimble	ACCLAIMED

Rockwood

Rockwood, Manitoba

Rockwood 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:**...

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Candidate	Vote	%
Garnet Thievin (X)	ACCLAIMED

Springfield

Springfield, Manitoba

Springfield is Manitoba's oldest and largest rural municipality. Established in 1873, Springfield stretches from urban industrial development on the eastern boundary of the City of Winnipeg, through urban, rural residential, agricultural and natural landscapes, to the Agassiz Provincial Forest on...

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Candidate	Vote	%
Peter Skrupski	Elected
John Holland (X)
Garry Brown
Don Matheson
Doug Shaver

Stanley

Stanley, Manitoba

Stanley is a rural municipality in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It is located in the southern part of the province, along its border with the state of North Dakota in the United States. The municipality had a 2006 Census population of 6,367, a 24.3% increase from the 5,122 reported...

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Candidate	Vote	%
Art Petkau	Elected
Jack Peters

St. Clements

St. Clements, Manitoba

St. Clements is a rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada. It is located to the north-east of Winnipeg, stretching from East St. Paul and Birds Hill Provincial Park in the south to Lake Winnipeg and Grand Beach Provincial Park to the north. The Red River demarcates the western boundary of the...

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Candidate	Vote	%
Steve Strang	Elected
Kenneth L. Thomas

Steinbach

Steinbach, Manitoba

Steinbach is a city of approx. 13,500 people in the southeast corner of the province of Manitoba, Canada, a short distance from the capital Winnipeg. Steinbach is the largest community in the Eastman region of Manitoba. The city is located in the R.M. of Hanover and bordered to the east by the R.M...

Candidate	Vote	%
Chris Goertzen	2,426	69.9
Dwight Reimer	1,043	30.1

St. Andrews

St. Andrews, Manitoba

St. Andrews is a rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada. It is located to the north-east of Winnipeg and the Red River demarcates the eastern boundary of the municipality. St. Andrews contains the communities of Clandeboye, Petersfield, and Lockport . It is part of Manitoba census division 13....

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Candidate	Vote	%
Don Forfar (X)	1,653	56.6
Martin Zelych	1,270	43.4

Taché

Taché, Manitoba

Incorporated in 1880, Taché is a rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada. Named after the Bishop Taché , it is located to the south-east of Winnipeg, stretching from the Red River Floodway in the west to the beginning of the Canadian Shield in the east...

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Candidate	Vote	%
William Danylchuk (X)	Elected
Georges Bohémier

The Pas

The Pas, Manitoba

The Pas is a town in Manitoba, Canada, located in Division No. 21, Manitoba in the Northern Region, some 630 kilometres northwest of the provincial capital, Winnipeg, near the border of Saskatchewan. It is sometimes still called Paskoyac by locals as the first trading post was called Fort Paskoyac...

Candidate	Vote	%
Herb Jaques	Elected
Grant Buchanan

Thompson

Thompson, Manitoba

Thompson is a city in northern Manitoba. As the "Hub of the North" it serves as the regional trade and service centre of northern Manitoba. Thompson is located north of the Canada – United States border, north of the provincial capital of Winnipeg, and is northeast of Flin Flon...

Candidate	Vote	%
Tim Johnston	1,545
Bob Desjarlais Bob Desjarlais Bob Desjarlais is a prominent labour leader in Thompson, Manitoba, Canada, having served as president of the United Steelworkers of America Local 6166 since the 1990s.- Biography :...	1,106
Ron Matechuk	881
Leo Landers	431

Winkler

Winkler, Manitoba

Winkler is a small city with a population of about 9,900 located in southern Manitoba, Canada in the Rural Municipality of Stanley...

Candidate	Vote	%
Martin Harder		67.3
Walter Siemens		20.4
Dave Penner		12.1

External links

• Association of Manitoba Municipalities - Election 2006