The 1998 Manitoba municipal elections were held on October 28, 1998 to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in various communities throughout Manitoba, Canada.
Source: Winnipeg Free Press, 29 October 1998, A13, 113 of 121 polls reporting. The final results did not significantly change Atkinson's margin of victory. It is not clear if any of the council or school board results (listed below) are also incomplete.
1998 Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward One (Assiniboine)
Caldwell was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 1999 provincial election, and resigned his seat on Brandon City Council. Marion Robinsong was elected as his replacement, defeating five other candidates.[1] Robinsong is a retired teacher, and alumnus of Brandon University, and a supporter of the New Democratic Party. She had been appointed to the Board of Governors of Brandon University shortly before her election.[2] Robinsong campaigned for Mayor of Brandon in 2002, but finished third against Dave Burgess. As of 2007, she serves on the Board of Directors of the Brandon Regional Health Authority.[3]
1998 Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward Three (Victoria)
Candidate
Total Votes
% of Total Votes
Todd Lumbard
acclaimed
n/a
1998 Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward Four (University)
1998 Neepawa municipal election, Councillors (six elected)
Candidate
Total votes
% of total votes
(x)Arnold (Bud) Birch
1,239
16.53
(x)Ronald Forsman
1,193
15.92
Jim Cockburn
1,075
14.34
(x)Dean Dietrich
1,059
14.13
(x)Bill Stilwell
986
13.16
Terrence Volden
871
11.62
(x)Ken Hermiston
856
11.42
Eli (Jim) Baryla
216
2.88
Total valid votes
7,495
100.00
Electors could votes for six candidates. Percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.
Rural municipalities[]
Brenda[]
1998 RM Brenda municipal election, Reeve of RM Brenda
Candidate
Total votes
% of total votes
John Dickinson
accl.
.
1998 Waskada municipal election, Councillors (four elected)
Candidate
Total votes
% of total votes
Norm Adams
accl.
.
John Griffith
accl.
.
Roy Mann
accl.
.
Bob Brigden
59
70.24
Gordon Voth
25
29.76
Rockwood[]
1998 Rockwood municipal election, Reeve
Candidate
Total votes
% of total votes
(x)Leon Vandekerckhove
accl.
.
1998 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward Two
Candidate
Total votes
% of total votes
(x)Gordon Appleyard
accl.
.
1998 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward Three
Candidate
Total votes
% of total votes
(x)Garnet Thievin
accl.
.
1998 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward Four
Candidate
Total votes
% of total votes
(x)Ken Hibbitt
accl.
.
1998 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Other Wards (three members)
Candidate
Total votes
% of total votes
Nick Neumann
282
elected
Gunnar Kratzer
276
elected
(x)Clayton McMurren
241
elected
Dennis Persoage
181
defeated
Jeff Tomchak
157
defeated
Harold Bond
109
defeated
(x)Gilbert Good
104
defeated
Jack Fetterman
56
defeated
Ted Demeniuk
52
defeated
Douglas Valen
45
defeated
Source: Winnipeg Free Press, 29 October 1998, A13. The results in the Free Press list all candidates in alphabetical order, and do not indicate which candidates ran in specific wards.
Persoage appears to have replaced Neumann on council at some point between 1998 and 2002.
Villages[]
Waskada[]
1998 Waskada municipal election, Mayor of Waskada
Candidate
Total votes
% of total votes
(x)Vaughn Ramsay
accl.
.
1998 Waskada municipal election, Waskada Village Council (four members elected)
Candidate
Total votes
% of total votes
Jackie Reid
119
24.29
(x)Terry Bradco
86
17.55
Anita Barker
76
15.51
Jeanette Stirling
75
15.31
Ken Austin
68
13.88
(x)John Innes
66
13.47
Total valid votes
490
100.00
Electors could vote for four candidates. Percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.
Results are taken from the Winnipeg Free Press newspaper, 2 November 1998. The final official totals do not appear to have been significantly different.
Footnotes[]
^"Fitzpatrick, Robinsong elected in Brandon", Winnipeg Free Press, 25 November 1999, A3.
^Helen Fallding, "Caldwell drops seven appointees from BU board", Winnipeg Free Press, 6 November 1999, A13.
Elections in Manitoba