# 1998 Manitoba municipal elections

The 1998 Manitoba municipal elections were held on October 28, 1998 to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in various communities throughout Manitoba, Canada.

## Cities
### Brandon

vte1998 Brandon municipal election: Mayor of Brandon :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| (x)Reg Atkinson | 7,752 | 78.28 |
| Wayne Langlois | 1,267 | 12.79 |
| Dave Kattenburg | 884 | 8.93 |
| Total votes cast | 9,903 | 100.00 |
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)
| Candidate | Total Votes | % of Total Votes |
| Doug Paterson | 422 | 38.89 |
| Janet Johnson | 313 | 28.85 |
| Don Somerville | 185 | 17.05 |
| John Shopka | 165 | 15.21 |
| Total votes cast | 1085 | 100.00 |
vte1998 Brandon municipal election: Councillor, Ward Two :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| (x)Drew Caldwell | acclaimed | . |
* 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. 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. 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.
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)
| Candidate | Total Votes | % of Total Votes |
| (incumbent)Rick Chrest | 927 | 68.41 |
| Glen Kruck | 428 | 31.59 |
| Total votes cast | 1355 | 100.00 |
1998 Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward Five (Meadows)
| Candidate | Total Votes | % of Total Votes |
| Beth Smale | 615 | 52.84 |
| (incumbent)Laurie MacKenzie | 384 | 32.99 |
| Elizabeth Archambault | 165 | 14.17 |
| Total votes cast | 1164 | 100.00 |
1998 Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward Six (South Centre)
| Candidate | Total Votes | % of Total Votes |
| Dave Burgess | 721 | 75.89 |
| Grant Hamilton | 155 | 16.32 |
| Bob Crighton | 74 | 07.79 |
| Total votes cast | 950 | 100.00 |
vte1998 Brandon municipal election: Councillor, Ward Seven :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| (x)Scott Smith | acclaimed | . |
1998 Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward Eight (Richmond)
| Candidate | Total Votes | % of Total Votes |
| (incumbent)Margo Campbell | 382 | 44.06 |
| Pat Bowslaugh | 307 | 35.41 |
| Chris Milne | 178 | 20.53 |
| Total votes cast | 867 | 100.00 |
1998 Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward Nine (Riverview)
| Candidate | Total Votes | % of Total Votes |
| Errol Black | acclaimed | n/a |
1998 Brandon municipal election, Councillor, Ward Ten (Green Acres)
| Candidate | Total Votes | % of Total Votes |
| (incumbent)Don Jessiman | acclaimed | n/a |
1998 Brandon municipal election, School Trustees, Urban :
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
| (incumbent)Marty Snelling | 5,402 | 10.55 |
| (incumbent)Malcolm Jolly | 5,293 | 10.34 |
| (incumbent)Linda L. Ross | 5,227 | 10.21 |
| (incumbent)Jim Murray | 5,180 | 10.12 |
| Donna Young | 4,412 | 8.62 |
| Cheryl Burke | 4,065 | 7.94 |
| Lynne McCaughey | 3,628 | 7.09 |
| Mark Rukin | 3,587 | 7.01 |
| Tom Downie | 3,325 | 6.50 |
| Lydia Blais | 3,248 | 6.35 |
| Garry Cooper | 3,142 | 6.14 |
| Jo-Ann Pasklivich-Holder | 2,900 | 5.67 |
| Orest Bobei | 1,778 | 3.47 |
| Total votes cast | 51,187 | 100.00 |

### Winnipeg

See: 1998 Winnipeg municipal election

## Towns
### Neepawa

vte1998 Neepawa municipal election: Mayor :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ken Waddell | 743 | 50.96 |
| Robert Durston | 715 | 49.04 |
| Total valid votes | 1,458 | 100.00 |
1998 Neepawa municipal election, Councillors (six elected) :
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
| (incumbent)Arnold (Bud) Birch | 1,239 | 16.53 |
| (incumbent)Ronald Forsman | 1,193 | 15.92 |
| Jim Cockburn | 1,075 | 14.34 |
| (incumbent)Dean Dietrich | 1,059 | 14.13 |
| (incumbent)Bill Stilwell | 986 | 13.16 |
| Terrence Volden | 871 | 11.62 |
| (incumbent)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 |
| (incumbent)Leon Vandekerckhove | accl. | . |
1998 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward Two :
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
| (incumbent)Gordon Appleyard | accl. | . |
1998 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward Three :
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
| (incumbent)Garnet Thievin | accl. | . |
1998 Rockwood municipal election, Council, Ward Four :
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
| (incumbent)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 |
| (incumbent)Clayton McMurren | 241 | elected |
| Dennis Persoage | 181 | defeated |
| Jeff Tomchak | 157 | defeated |
| Harold Bond | 109 | defeated |
| (incumbent)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 |
| (incumbent)Vaughn Ramsay | accl. | . |
1998 Waskada municipal election, Waskada Village Council (four members elected) :
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
| Jackie Reid | 119 | 24.29 |
| (incumbent)Terry Bradco | 86 | 17.55 |
| Anita Barker | 76 | 15.51 |
| Jeanette Stirling | 75 | 15.31 |
| Ken Austin | 68 | 13.88 |
| (incumbent)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.
* ↑ Board of Directors Archived 2007-01-29 at the Wayback Machine, Brandon Regional Health Authority, accessed 25 January 2007.