Winnipeg municipal election, 1983
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The 1983 Winnipeg municipal election was held on October 26, 1983 to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees in the city of Winnipeg
. There were also two referendum
questions, on bilingualism and nuclear disarmament.
Bill Norrie
defeated Brian Corrin
in the mayoral contest.
Results taken from the Winnipeg Free Press newspaper, 27 October 1983.
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...
. There were also two referendum
Referendum
A referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. It is a form of...
questions, on bilingualism and nuclear disarmament.
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....
defeated Brian Corrin
Brian Corrin
Brian Mark Corrin was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1977 to 1986, sitting as a New Democrat....
in the mayoral contest.
Results
- Jim Ragsdill was elected to Winnipeg City Council in 1977, and re-elected in 1980 and 1983. He was a vocal critic of Winnipeg's civil service during the early 1980s. He did not seek re-election in 1986.
Results taken from the Winnipeg Free Press newspaper, 27 October 1983.