Edward Charles "Ed" Mandrake (born October 1, 1938[1] in Ethelbert, Manitoba[2] – May 2, 2010) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1988 to 1990,[1] representing the west-end Winnipeg riding of Assiniboia for the Manitoba Liberal Party.[3]
The son of Walter Mandrake, he was educated at the Red River Community College,[4] receiving a certificate in motor vehicle work. He worked in vehicle body repair before entering politics.[2] Mandrake also served with the Canadian Army which he joined in 1956,[4] holding administrative posts in Canada and Europe. He was honourably released with the rank of Warrant Officer in 1968.[2] In 1958, he married Marie Wiwchar.[4]
Mandrake first ran for office in the 1988 provincial election,[1] and defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative Ric Nordman by 187 votes in Assiniboia.[5] The Liberals increased their parliamentary representation from one seat to twenty in this election, and Mandrake sat as a member of the official opposition. Liberal support trailed off in the provincial election of 1990, and he was defeated by PC candidate Linda McIntosh.[5] He did not seek a return to political office.[1]
Mandrake later joined the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. In 2003, he signed a petition opposing the party's merger with the Canadian Alliance.[citation needed]
He died at the Victoria General Hospital in Winnipeg at the age of 71.[4]
Election results
edit| 1988 Manitoba general election: Assiniboia | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Ed Mandrake | 3,918 | 44.29 | +25.62 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ric Nordman | 3,731 | 42.18 | -9.44 | ||||
| New Democratic | Robert Johannson | 1,031 | 11.65 | -18.06 | ||||
| Western Independence | Linda Cress | 166 | 1.88 | n/a | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,846 | 100.00 | - | |||||
| Rejected ballots | 13 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 8,859 | 74.46 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 11,898 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba[6] | ||||||||
| 1990 Manitoba general election: Assiniboia | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Linda McIntosh | 4,054 | 49.85 | 7.68 | ||||
| Liberal | Ed Mandrake | 2,730 | 33.57 | -10.72 | ||||
| New Democratic | Joan Johannson | 1,348 | 16.58 | 4.92 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,132 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 18 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / turnout | 11,672 | 69.83 | -4.63 | |||||
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Statement of Votes for the 37th Provincial General Election, September 21, 1999 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ a b c "Hansard" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. December 2, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 2, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ Paikin, Steve (2001-10-11). The life: the seductive call of politics. Viking. p. 67. ISBN 978-0-670-89223-5. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Edward Mandrake". Winnipeg Free PRess. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ a b "Assiniboia". Manitoba Votes 2003. CBC News. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ "Candidates: 34th General Election" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. April 26, 1988. Retrieved 1 October 2018.