Results of mayoral elections in Winnipeg
Encyclopedia
Election results for the position of mayor
, in Winnipeg, Manitoba
, Canada
.
.
First count:
Swailes was eliminated, and his 21,578 votes were distributed as follows: Coulter 7,138, Juba 5,718. 8,722 votes were non-transferable.
Second count:
was held to fill the position of mayor, vacant since Glen Murray's resignation on May 11, 2004. At the same time, by-elections were held for councillor
in the River Heights-Fort Garry and St. Boniface wards, and for two school trustee
s.
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
, in Winnipeg, Manitoba
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, Canada
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.
1952 mayoral election
This election was held via instant-runoff votingInstant-runoff voting
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.
First count:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
Citizen's Election Committee | (x)Garnet Coulter Garnet Coulter Garnet Coulter QC was a Canadian politician serving as an alderman and the 35th Mayor of Winnipeg.After graduating with a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Manitoba, Coulter served as a lawyer in Winnipeg since 1907... |
37,877 | 43.45 | Independent | Stephen Juba Stephen Juba Stephen Juba, OC was a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1953 to 1959, and served as the 37th Mayor of Winnipeg from 1957 to 1977. He was the first Ukrainian Canadian to hold high political office in the city.Juba left school at age fifteen, when... |
27,725 | 31.80 | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation The Cooperative Commonwealth Federation , known informally as the Manitoba CCF, was a provincial branch of the national Canadian party by the same name. The national CCF was the dominant social-democratic party in Canada from the 1930s to the early 1960s, when it merged with the labour movement... |
Donovan Swailes Donovan Swailes Donovan Swailes was a politician and musician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a member of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation from 1945 to 1959.... |
21,578 | 24.75 | ||||
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Total valid votes | 87,180 | 100.00 |
Swailes was eliminated, and his 21,578 votes were distributed as follows: Coulter 7,138, Juba 5,718. 8,722 votes were non-transferable.
Second count:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Citizen's Election Committee | (x)Garnet Coulter Garnet Coulter Garnet Coulter QC was a Canadian politician serving as an alderman and the 35th Mayor of Winnipeg.After graduating with a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Manitoba, Coulter served as a lawyer in Winnipeg since 1907... |
45,015 | 51.63 |
Independent | Stephen Juba Stephen Juba Stephen Juba, OC was a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1953 to 1959, and served as the 37th Mayor of Winnipeg from 1957 to 1977. He was the first Ukrainian Canadian to hold high political office in the city.Juba left school at age fifteen, when... |
33,443 | 38.36 |
Votes not transferred | 8,722 | 10.00 |
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1966 mayoral election
Last election before Unicity.Candidate | Total votes | % |
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(x)Stephen Juba Stephen Juba Stephen Juba, OC was a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1953 to 1959, and served as the 37th Mayor of Winnipeg from 1957 to 1977. He was the first Ukrainian Canadian to hold high political office in the city.Juba left school at age fifteen, when... |
45,741 | 89.88 |
Gloria Queen-Hughes | 5,149 | 10.12 |
Total valid votes | 50,890 | 100.00 |
1971 mayoral election
Candidate | Total votes | % |
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(x)Stephen Juba Stephen Juba Stephen Juba, OC was a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1953 to 1959, and served as the 37th Mayor of Winnipeg from 1957 to 1977. He was the first Ukrainian Canadian to hold high political office in the city.Juba left school at age fifteen, when... |
139,147 | 69.68 |
Jack Willis | 49,014 | 24.54 |
William Hutton | 8,536 | 4.27 |
Gordon Anderson | 2,765 | 1.38 |
Peter Shewchenko | 230 | 0.12 |
Total valid votes/Turnout | 199,719 | 60.7 |
1974 mayoral election
Candidate | Total votes | % |
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(x)Stephen Juba Stephen Juba Stephen Juba, OC was a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1953 to 1959, and served as the 37th Mayor of Winnipeg from 1957 to 1977. He was the first Ukrainian Canadian to hold high political office in the city.Juba left school at age fifteen, when... |
109,225 | 88.86 |
Brenda Dineen | 6,174 | 5.02 |
Fred Cornish | 3,969 | 3.23 |
Werner Goetze | 2,151 | 1.75 |
Bernard Tesluk | 1,399 | 1.14 |
Total valid votes/Turnout | 122,918 | 34.9 |
1977 mayoral election
Candidate | Total votes | % |
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Robert Steen Robert Steen Robert Ashley Steen was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1969, and later served as the 38th Mayor of Winnipeg from 1977 to 1979.Steen was educated at the University of Manitoba and the Manitoba Law... |
69,818 | 47.47 |
Bill Norrie Bill Norrie William Norrie, CM, OM, QC was the 39th Mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba and is the former Chancellor of the University of Manitoba.... |
67,999 | 46.23 |
Nick Ternette | 5,682 | 3.86 |
Werner Goetze | 1,969 | 1.34 |
John McDermid | 1,614 | 1.10 |
Total valid votes/Turnout | 147,082 | 40.1 |
1979 mayoral election
BY-ELECTIONCandidate | Total votes | % |
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Bill Norrie Bill Norrie William Norrie, CM, OM, QC was the 39th Mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba and is the former Chancellor of the University of Manitoba.... |
101,299 | 75.82 |
Joe Zuken | 24,650 | 18.45 |
Frank J. Syms | 1,998 | 1.50 |
Alf Skowron | 1,435 | 1.07 |
Don Gerrie | 1,274 | 0.95 |
Phil Rizzuto | 946 | 0.71 |
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.... |
648 | 0.49 |
Ray Brunka Ray Brunka Raymond Brunka is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Winnipeg City Council from 1974 to 1977, and has since become a perennial candidate for office at several levels.... |
465 | 0.35 |
William Hawryluk | 354 | 0.26 |
Joe Smith | 226 | 0.17 |
William Gidzak | 165 | 0.12 |
Alex Mitchell | 148 | 0.11 |
Total valid votes/Turnout | 133,608 | 36.4 |
1980 mayoral election
Candidate | Total votes | % |
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(x)Bill Norrie Bill Norrie William Norrie, CM, OM, QC was the 39th Mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba and is the former Chancellor of the University of Manitoba.... |
102,469 | 71.06 |
Allan Golden Al Golden (politician) Allan Golden is a politician and businessman in Winnipeg, Manitoba.Golden is involved in many business operations, including the St. Vital Hotel and the Transcona Country Club. He entered politics after being encouraged by former Mayor of Winnipeg Stephen Juba, to run in the 1980 mayoral election... |
37,116 | 25.74 |
William Hawryluk | 3,321 | 2.30 |
Chris A. Swan | 1,302 | 0.90 |
Total valid votes/Turnout | 144,208 | 38.8 |
1983 mayoral election
Candidate | Total votes | % |
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(x)Bill Norrie Bill Norrie William Norrie, CM, OM, QC was the 39th Mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba and is the former Chancellor of the University of Manitoba.... |
154,513 | 75.16 |
Brian Corrin | 40,073 | 19.49 |
William Hawryluk | 6,489 | 3.16 |
Barry Vincent | 2,258 | 1.10 |
Chris A. Swan | 2,242 | 1.09 |
Total valid votes/Turnout | 205,575 | 52.6 |
1986 mayoral election
Candidate | Total votes | % |
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(x)Bill Norrie Bill Norrie William Norrie, CM, OM, QC was the 39th Mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba and is the former Chancellor of the University of Manitoba.... |
78,996 | 55.48 |
Russell Doern Russell Doern Russell Doern was a Manitoba politician. He served as a cabinet minister in the New Democratic government of Edward Schreyer , but left the New Democratic Party in 1984.... |
48,567 | 34.11 |
Peter Juba | 4,955 | 3.48 |
Nick Ternette Nick Ternette Nick Ternette is a politician and political activist in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is a perennial candidate for mayor of the city, representing left-wing and socialist policies.... |
3,060 | 2.15 |
William Hawryluk William Hawryluk William Hawryluk was a perennial candidate for political office in Manitoba, Canada during the 1970s and 1980s. He campaigned for federal, provincial and municipal office several times, without ever coming close to being elected.... |
1,737 | 1.22 |
Gilles Rivard | 1,268 | 0.89 |
Allen Bleich | 1,199 | 0.84 |
Garry Fast | 1,137 | 0.80 |
Barry Kohn | 898 | 0.63 |
Chris A. Swan | 561 | 0.39 |
Total valid votes/Turnout | 142,378 | 34.0 |
1989 mayoral election
Candidate | Total votes | % |
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(x)Bill Norrie Bill Norrie William Norrie, CM, OM, QC was the 39th Mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba and is the former Chancellor of the University of Manitoba.... |
100,689 | 71.03 |
Frank J. Syms | 16,716 | 11.79 |
Nick Ternette Nick Ternette Nick Ternette is a politician and political activist in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is a perennial candidate for mayor of the city, representing left-wing and socialist policies.... |
6,865 | 4.84 |
Conrad Santos Conrad Santos Conrad Santos is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1981 to 1988, and again from 1990 to 2007.... |
5,021 | 3.54 |
James W. Mille | 3,243 | 2.29 |
James Bugera | 2,697 | 1.90 |
Jean S. Veillet | 2,225 | 1.57 |
Fred Debrecen | 1,647 | 1.16 |
Walter Diawol | 1,530 | 1.08 |
John Wynen | 1,131 | 0.80 |
Total valid votes/Turnout | 141,764 | 34.0 |
1992 mayoral election
Candidate | Total votes | % |
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Susan Thompson Susan Thompson Susan Ann Thompson was the 40th mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba. She was the first female to serve as mayor of Winnipeg and served two terms as mayor and held this post from 1992 to 1998.Thompson graduated with a BA from the University of Winnipeg in 1971... |
89,743 | 39.01 |
Greg Selinger | 75,123 | 32.66 |
Dave Brown | 31,859 | 13.85 |
Ernie Gilroy | 26,001 | 11.30 |
Natalie Pollock | 1,311 | 0.57 |
Dan Zyluk | 833 | 0.36 |
Darryl Soshycki | 727 | 0.32 |
Walter Diawol | 553 | 0.24 |
Menardo A. Caneda | 534 | 0.23 |
Martin Barnes | 526 | 0.23 |
James W. Miller | 500 | 0.22 |
Bryan R. Benson | 491 | 0.21 |
Bob McGugan | 433 | 0.19 |
Charles-Alwyn Scotlend | 421 | 0.18 |
Ed Hay | 374 | 0.16 |
Aurel Joseph Prefontaine | 348 | 0.15 |
Rudolph Parker | 267 | 0.12 |
Total valid votes/Turnout | 230,044 | 58.4 |
2004 mayoral election
On June 22, 2004, a by-electionBy-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
was held to fill the position of mayor, vacant since Glen Murray's resignation on May 11, 2004. At the same time, by-elections were held for councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
in the River Heights-Fort Garry and St. Boniface wards, and for two school trustee
Trustee
Trustee is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, can refer to any person who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the benefit of another...
s.
2006 mayoral election
2010 mayoral election
Candidate | Total votes | % |
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Rav Gill | 1,775 | 0.8 |
Brad Gross | 3,398 | 1.68 |
(x)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 :... |
116,308 | 54.8 |
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... |
90,913 | 42.8 |
See also
- List of municipal elections in Winnipeg