1989 Winnipeg municipal election

The 1989 Winnipeg municipal election was held on October 25, 1989 to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees in the city of Winnipeg.

Bill Norrie was re-elected to a fifth term as mayor without serious opposition.

Results

Councillors
1989 Winnipeg municipal election, Councillor, Elmwood Ward
Candidate Total votes % of total votes Notes
Lillian Thomas 2,333 48.97
(x)Alf Skowron 1,954 41.02
Mark Miller 477 10.01
Total valid votes 4,764 100.00

49 out of 51 polls reporting.

  • Mark Miller was a first-time candidate. There is a Manitoba resident named Mark Miller who serves as executive director of the Manitoba Ozone Protection Industry Association, and who campaigned for the council of the Rural Municipality of Springfield in 2002 and 2006. It is not clear if this is the same person.[1]
1989 Winnipeg municipal election, Councillor, Springfield Heights Ward
Candidate Total votes % of total votes Notes
(x)Shirley Timm-Rudolph 2,428 58.82
Norm Stapon 890 21.56
Peter Graham 810 19.62
Total valid votes 4,128 100.00
  • Peter Graham was a first-time candidate.[2]

School trustees

Transcona-Springfield School Division
1989 Winnipeg election, Transcona-Springfield School Division, Ward One (three members elected)
Candidate Total votes % of total votes
(x)Mary Andree 2,280 25.82
Betty Ann Watts 2,112 23.91
(x)Wally Stoyko 1,921 21.75
(x)Tom Low 1,367 15.48
Greg Muzychka 1,152 13.04
Total valid votes 8,832 100.00

Electors could vote for three candidates. Percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.

References
  1. See for instance Alice Krueger, "Insecticide ban may catch farmers unaware: official", Winnipeg Free Press, 15 January 1996, A4.
  2. There is an associate professor at the University of Manitoba named Peter Graham, although it is not clear if this is the same person.


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