Liberal Party of Canada candidates in the 1997 Canadian federal election
The Liberal Party of Canada ran a full slate of candidates in the 1997 federal election, and won 155 out of 301 seats to form a majority government. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
Quebec
Richelieu: Jocelyn Paul
Jocelyn Paul was a retired teacher.[1] She was a supporter of party leader Jean Chrétien in the late 1990s, at a time when some in the party sought to replace him with Paul Martin.[2] She received 13,941 votes (28.91%) in 1997, finishing second against Bloc Québécois incumbent Louis Plamondon.
Manitoba
Heather Mack (Portage—Lisgar)
Mack was twenty-one years old at the time of the election, and described herself as a restaurant supervisor. She had completed a criminology program at
She received 4,913 votes (14.61%), finishing third against Reform Party incumbent Jake Hoeppner and Progressive Conservative Brian Pallister.
Mack was later an organizer for
Rosemary Broadbent (Winnipeg—Transcona)
Broadbent has been a probation officer and community justice activist. In 1993, provincial
When running for office in 1997, Broadbent indicated her support for community-based rehabilitation programs for at-risk youth.
In 2006, she was listed as president of the Manitoba Amateur Boxing Association.[6]
Alberta
John Phillips (Calgary Northeast)
Phillips received 8,646 votes, finishing second against Reform Party incumbent Art Hanger.
References
- ^ History of Federal Ridings since 1867, RICHELIEU (1997/06/02), Parliament of Canada, 14 August 2009.
- ^ Vincent Marissal, "Les libéraux fédéraux en arrachent au Québec", La Presse, 4 April 2000, B1.
- ^ Lisa Tyler, "Crime-busters just ordinary folk", Winnipeg Free Press, 7 November 1993.
- ^ "Safe, healthy community her goal", Winnipeg Free Press, 16 May 1997, A10.
- ^ Kim Guttormson, "Justice groups get $700,000 to fight crime", Winnipeg Free Press, 17 October 1999, A4.
- ^ "City luminaries heat up the dance floor for a good cause", Winnipeg Free Press, 10 September 2006, A6.