Liberal candidates, 2003 Manitoba provincial election
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The Manitoba Liberal Party won two seats out of 57 in the 2003 provincial election, making the party the third-largest in the legislature. Some of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information on others may be found here.
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[edit] Gerry Sankar (Fort Whyte)
Sankar has long been active in organizing multicultural events in Winnipeg. He was president of the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha Cultural Organization of Manitoba in the 1990s, and attempted to bring together various cultural groups through events such as the Parade of Cultures (Winnipeg Free Press, 4 June 1993). The group's 1997 parade included Serbian dancers, calypso music, East Indian singing and dancing, Ukrainian dancers and other events (WFP, 24 September 1997). Sankar also organized the Indo Tropical Paradise pavilion for Winnipeg's 2002 Folklorama event, celebrating the East Indian culture of the Caribbean (WFP, 7 August 2002).
He received 1,803 votes (19.16%) in 2003, finishing third against Progressive Conservative incumbent John Loewen.
[edit] Brian Head (Kirkfield Park)
Head was 57 years old at the time of the election, and had been a resident of St. James in Winnipeg for forty-three years. He had worked as a teacher in the area since 1969. As of 2003, he was principal of continuing education for the St. James School Division and principal of the Stevenson Britannia Adult Learning Centre.[1] In the early 2000s, he coordinated a piloting program for high school students in the division (Winnipeg Free Press, 1 August 2000). He received 2,042 votes (22.22%), finishing third against Progressive Conservative leader Stuart Murray.
[edit] Mary Lou Bourgeois (Point Douglas)
Bourgeois is an aboriginal woman. She is an apartment counselor for Stradbrook Residential Services and a volunteer at the Thunderbird House, and has been active in anti-graffiti programs in Winnipeg. She received 547 votes (14.23%), placing second against New Democratic Party incumbent George Hickes.
[edit] Kristopher Ade (Riel)
Ade is the past president of the Young Liberals of Canada (Manitoba). He placed third against New Democrat Christine Melnick with 671 votes.
[edit] Ed Kolodziej (St. Johns)
Kolodziej was born and raised in Winnipeg's north end, and is listed as holding a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the University of Winnipeg.[2] As of 2004, he was a director of Entegra Credit Union and a property assessor for the province.[3]
He received 745 votes (12.77%), finishing second against New Democratic Party incumbent Gord Mackintosh.
