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Laurie Evans (politician)

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Laurie Evans

Dr. Laurie Edward Evans (October 14, 1933 – June 19, 2016)[1] was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. Between 1988 and 1990, he served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, representing the riding of Fort Garry for the Manitoba Liberal Party.[2]

Born in Unity, Saskatchewan, Evans had a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Saskatchewan, and Master of Science and PhD degrees from the University of Manitoba. He worked as an agriculturalist before entering public life, and joined the Academic Staff of the University of Manitoba in 1958. From 1968 to 1969, he was a technical advisor to the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in Kenya. He was married to Mary Ellen Evans. He had three daughters from a previous marriage, Laura, Norma and Nancy, and two stepsons Joseph and John.

Political career

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Evans first ran for the provincial legislature in the provincial election of 1986, in the rural riding of Springfield[2] (located just outside Winnipeg). He received 1,376 votes, finishing well behind incumbent New Democrat Andy Anstett and the winner, Progressive Conservative Gilles Roch.

Two years later, he was elected in the south-central Winnipeg riding of Fort Garry (which included the University of Manitoba's main campus at the time), defeating incumbent Progressive Conservative Charlie Birt[2] by almost 1,000 votes. The Liberals increased their parliamentary representation from one to twenty in this election, and Evans sat with the official opposition for the next two years. In the provincial election of 1990, he lost to Progressive Conservative Rosemary Vodrey[2] amid a general loss of support for the Liberal Party.

In 2002 Evans was elected Councillor for Ward 6 in the Rural Municipality of Ste. Anne, Manitoba, serving in this position until he resigned in 2015 to move back to Winnipeg.[3]

Election results

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1986 Manitoba general election: Springfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Gilles Roch 5,094 44.26 -1.44
New Democratic Andy Anstett 5,039 43.78 -6.36
Liberal Laurie Evans 1,376 11.96 8.86
Total valid votes 11,509
Rejected 28
Eligible voters / Turnout 15,732 73.33 -3.03
Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +2.46
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.
1988 Manitoba general election: Fort Garry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Laurie Evans 6,055 46.58 26.68
Progressive Conservative Charlies Birt 5,173 39.80 -8.65
New Democratic Brian Pannell 1,553 11.95 -17.78
Western Independence Ivan Merritt 173 1.33 -0.60
Communist Millie Lamb 45 0.35
Total valid votes 12,999
Rejected 12
Eligible voters / turnout 16,634 78.22 11.99
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +17.67
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.
1990 Manitoba general election: Fort Garry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Rosemary Vodrey 5,105 47.07 7.27
Liberal Laurie Evans 3,992 36.81 -9.77
New Democratic Shirley Lord 1,500 13.83 1.88
Western Independence Jan Mandseth 249 2.30 0.96
Total valid votes 10,846
Rejected 17
Eligible voters / turnout 14,890 72.96 -5.26
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +8.52
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.

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