New Democratic Party of Manitoba candidates, 2007 Manitoba provincial election

The New Democratic Party of Manitoba fielded a full slate of 57 candidates in the 2007 Manitoba provincial election, and won 36 seats to form a third consecutive major government. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.

Candidates

Arthur-Virden: Bob Senff

Senff was born in Winnipeg in 1947, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Certificate in Education. He began teaching high-school English at Virden Collegiate in 1970, and remained in the position for 36 years. He also served as chair of the Virden Inter-denominational Refugee Committee, is involved in high school and community theatre, and received a certificate of merit from the Government of Canada in 1988 for his involvement in the arts community.^[1]

He campaigned for the federal New Democratic Party in the 2006 Canadian general election, and for the provincial party in the 2007 election.

Electoral record

Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
2006 federal	Brandon—Souris	New Democratic Party	7,528	20.24	2/7	Merv Tweed, Conservative
2007 provincial	Arthur-Virden	New Democratic Party	2,141	30.81	2/3	Larry Maguire, Progressive Conservative

Fort Whyte: Sunny Dhaliwal

Dhaliwal has a certificate in Business Administration from Red River College, Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from Guru Nanak Dev University in India, and a Bachelor of Education degree with distinction from the University of Manitoba. At the time of the election, was seeking a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma from the University of Manitoba. He is a high-school teacher and a volunteer with the Able Enrichment Centre, which provides education and settlement assistance to immigrants.^[2] He received 3,895 votes (33.83%), finishing second against Progressive Conservative leader Hugh McFadyen.

Minnedosa: Harvey Paterson

Harvey Paterson was born and raised on a family farm south of Kenton, and farmed near Forrest at the time of the 2007 election. He worked for 25 years in law enforcement, serving on the Brandon Police Service and as Sheriff's Officer in the Brandon Courthouse.^[3] He was elected as a councillor for the Rural Municipality of Elton in 2002, and was re-elected without opposition in 2006. He has also served as a Minnedosa regional councillor.^[4] Paterson has been a candidate for the provincial New Democratic Party on three occasions. He came very close to winning in 2003, losing by only 12 votes on a judicial recount.^[5] He called for the promotion of ethanol and bio-fuels in the 2007 campaign.^[6]

He should not be confused with Harvey Patterson, a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1973 to 1975.

Electoral record

Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
1999 provincial	Minnedosa	New Democratic Party	2,841	37.72	2/4	Harold Gilleshammer, Progressive Conservative
2002 municipal	Elton, Councillor, Ward 3	n/a	66	55.93	1/2	himself
2003 provincial	Minnedosa	New Democratic Party	3,247	47.19	2/4	Leanne Rowat, Progressive Conservative
2006 municipal	Elton, Councillor, Ward 3	n/a	acclaimed	n/a	1/1	himself
2007 provincial	Minnedosa	New Democratic Party	2,769	38.57	2/5	Leanne Rowat, Progressive Conservative

River Heights: Fiona Shiells

Shiells holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Winnipeg. At the time of the election, she was an employee of Manitoba Water Stewardship and a graduate student in Political Science at the University of Manitoba.^[7] She received 1,843 votes (19.77%), finishing third against Manitoba Liberal Party leader Jon Gerrard.

Footnotes

1. ^ "Bob Senff", 2007 campaign biography, New Democratic Party of Manitoba, accessed 7 May 2007; "Brandon-Souris: 2006 federal election profile, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, accessed 2 November 2007.
2. ^ "Fort Whyte" (2007 election overview), Winnipeg Free Press Online, accessed 6 August 2007. Information on Dhaliwal's education is taken from an online NDP campaign release from the 2007 election, accessed 7 May 2007.
3. ^ "Harvey Paterson: Biography", 2007 campaign literature, accessed 7 May 2007.
4. ^ "Paterson gets NDP nod", Winnipeg Free Press, 15 March 2003, B1.
5. ^ "Recount gives Rowat win by 12 votes", Winnipeg Free Press, 20 June 2003, B3.
6. ^ "Harvey Paterson: Biography", 2007 campaign literature, accessed 7 May 2007.
7. ^ "River Heights" (2007 election overview), Winnipeg Free Press Online, accessed 31 July 2007. Information on Shiells's undergraduate degree is taken from an online NDP campaign release from the 2007 election, accessed 7 May 2007.