The
New Democratic Party of Manitoba
The New Democratic Party of Manitoba (Manitoba NDP; ), branded as Manitoba's NDP, is a social democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba ...
fielded a full slate of candidates in the
2003 provincial election, and won a
majority government
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with 35 of 57 seats in the
Manitoba legislature
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. Many of their party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
This page also provides information on New Democratic Party candidates in
by-election
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A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumben ...
s between 2003 and 2005.
Perry Kalynuk (
Arthur-Virden
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)
Kalynuk was born and raised in
Angusville
Angusville is a local urban district in the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West, Manitoba, Canada
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, and has a degree from
Brandon University
Brandon University is a university located in the city of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, with an enrolment of approximately 3,375 (2020) full-time and part-time undergraduate and graduate students. The current location was founded on July 13, 1899, ...
. He has taught high school in
Virden and
Waskada
Waskada is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Brenda – Waskada within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held village status prior to January 1, 2015. It is located in the southwest corner of the province, close to th ...
. He first campaigned for the New Democratic Party in the
1999 provincial election, after defeating social worker Janet Brady for the party nomination. He supports single-desk marketing through the
Canadian Wheat Board
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, and criticized
Progressive Conservative candidate
Larry Maguire
Larry Maguire (born June 1, 1949) is a politician and activist farmer in Manitoba, Canada. Formerly a Progressive Conservative MLA in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on ...
for opposing the CWB's status. Kalynuk has also said that the board should accommodate new generation cooperatives. He supported
Bill Blaikie
William Alexander "Bill" Blaikie (June 19, 1951 – September 24, 2022) was a Canadian politician. He served as a member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 2008, representing Elmwood—Transcona and its antecedent ridings in the House of Commons ...
for the federal
New Democratic Party
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leadership in 2002. Kalynuk worked as a teacher in
Kuwait
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for ten months in 2004-05.
Janine Ballingall Scotten (
Fort Whyte
Fort Whyte is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created in 1999, after the provincial electoral boundaries commission determined that southwestern Winnipeg had experienced enough population growth to d ...
)
Ballingal Scotten has worked as a counsellor at the Youville Centre and St. Raphael Centre in
Winnipeg
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(''Winnipeg Free Press'', 4 May 1998), and has specialized in treatment for sexual addiction (''WFP'', 29 September 2001). She has noted that many "sexual addicts" were abused as children, and has observed the shame attached to the term has forced many to keep in hiding. She has also been active with
Habitat for Humanity
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(''WFP'', 11 June 2003).
She received 2,647 votes (28.13%) in 2003, finishing second against
Progressive Conservative incumbent
John Loewen
John Loewen (; born December 21, 1949) is a businessman and politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1999 to 2005 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, and campaigned for the House of ...
.
Dennis Kshyk (
Kirkfield Park
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Kshyk received 2,855 votes (31.06%), finishing second against
Progressive Conservative leader
Stuart Murray
Stuart Murray (born November 24, 1954) is a former politician from Manitoba, Canada. He served as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba and leader of the opposition in the Manitoba legislature from 2000 to 2006. From 2006 un ...
. See his biography page for more information.
Kristin Bingeman ( River Heights)
Bingeman was 29 years old at the time of the election. She holds a
Master's Degree
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in Natural Resource Management from the
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a public research university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1877, it is the first university of Western Canada. Both by total student enrolment and campus area, the University of ...
, and has written for the
Sierra Club
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. She received 1,824 votes (19.74%), finishing third against
Manitoba Liberal Party
The Manitoba Liberal Party () is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Its roots can be traced to the late 19th century, following the province's creation in 1870.
History
Origins and early development (to 1883)
Originally, there were no off ...
leader
Jon Gerrard
Jon Gerrard (born October 13, 1947) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1993 to 1997, and was a secretary of state in the government of Jean Chrétien. He was the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party f ...
.
Christina McDonald (
Fort Whyte
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by-election, 13 December 2005)
McDonald has a
Bachelor of Arts
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degree in early years' education (1991), a
Master of Arts
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degree in curriculum development (1994) and an interdisciplinary
Ph.D.
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in education from the
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a public research university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1877, it is the first university of Western Canada. Both by total student enrolment and campus area, the University of ...
(2003). She was an administrator at the University of Manitoba's Natural Resources Institute from 1982 to 1998, when she became Sustainable Development Coordinator for
Manitoba Advanced Education and Training. As of 2007, she holds the same position with
Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth. She is also a director of the
Manitoba Forestry Association.
Manitoba Forestry Association: Patrons and Governance
accessed 9 August 2007. McDonald received 1,650 votes (24.34%) in the election, finishing second against Progressive Conservative candidate Hugh McFadyen
Hugh Daniel McFadyen (born 31 May 1967) is a lawyer and politician in Manitoba, Canada. From 2006 to 2012, he was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, and Leader of the Opposition in the Manitoba legislature.
Followin ...
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Footnotes
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