Winnipeg municipal election, 1998
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The 1998 Winnipeg municipal election was held on October 28, 1998 to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees in the city of Winnipeg.
Centre-left candidate Glen Murray defeated populist right-winger Peter Kaufmann in the mayoral contest.
[edit] Results
[edit] Mayor
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
|---|---|---|
| Glen Murray | 112,078 | 50.55 |
| Peter Kaufmann | 101,509 | 45.78 |
| Carlos Rule | 1,894 | 0.85 |
| Manny Does | 1,886 | 0.85 |
| Wally Welechenko | 1,732 | 0.78 |
| Nelson Morrison | 1,425 | 0.64 |
| Alex Reid | 1,200 | 0.54 |
| Total valid votes | 221,724 | 100.00 |
[edit] School trustees
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
|---|---|---|
| (x)Ron Marshall | 4,193 | 22.71 |
| (x)Sandra Paterson-Greene | 3,678 | 19.92 |
| Dennis Wishanski | 3,476 | 18.82 |
| Robert Wilson | 2,857 | 15.47 |
| Craig McGregor | 2,365 | 12.81 |
| Stephen Schultz | 1,897 | 10.27 |
| Total valid votes | 18,466 | 100.00 |
Electors could vote for three candidates. Percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.
- Ron Marshall was a St. James-Assiniboia School Trustee from 1992 to 2006, and chaired the board's finance committee for a time.[1] In 1993, he criticized as inaccurate a University of Manitoba report that suggested Winnipeg residents did not trust the city's public school system.[2] Two years later, he opposed his board's decision to close Jameswood School, saying that its low teacher-student ratio made it the envy of other schools in the city.[3] In 2001, he supported a new theatre project for Sturgeon Creek Collegiate.[4] He retired in 2006.[5] Marshall supported the "consensus approach" of the St. James-Assiniboia board, and said that trustees should avoid partisan politics.[6]
- Sandra Paterson-Greene first campaigned for a seat on the St. James-Assiniboia School Board in 1986, under the name Sandra Paterson. She was narrowly defeated for the final position. She was elected in 1995, and re-elected in 1998, 2002 and 2006. Paterson-Greene has served as chair of the Assiniboia-St. James board's education and divisional multipurpose committees.[7] In 2001-02, she spearheaded an effort to build a new theatre at Sturgeon Creek Collegiate.[8] The board rejected the proposal in September 2002, by a vote of 6-3.[9] In early 2003, she called on the federal government to toughen its laws against marijuana.[10]
