Progressive Conservative Party candidates, 1999 Manitoba provincial election

The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba fielded a full slate of candidates in the 1999 provincial election, and won 24 out of 57 seats to became the Official Opposition after eleven years in government.

Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.

Marty Snelling (Brandon East)

Snelling has a Master of Education degree in Physical Education. [Robert McLeod, "The business of fitness", "Globe and Mail", 3 September 1979, S12.] He was fitness director of the central YMCA in Toronto during the 1970s, [Denys Horgan and Malcolm Gray, "Canadian fitness club won't admit blind as members, but U. S. counterpart will", "Globe and Mail", 24 October 1978, P19.] and was later director of YMCA Camp Pine Crest on the banks of Clear Lake in Ontario. [Ian Kinross, "Camper burned by lightning hailed as 'hero'", "Toronto Star", 26 July 1987, A1.] He later moved to Brandon, Manitoba, where he led the local YMCA. ["Brandon residents gear up for elections", "Winnipeg Free Press", 7 October 1998, A9.]

Snelling has been a Brandon school trustee since 1995. He was 53 years old during the 1999 election, and campaigned wearing a YMCA-themed "Run with Marty" t-shirt. [Helen Fallding, "Voters get choice of new faces for MLA", "Winnipeg Free Press", 13 September 1999, A6.] He highlighted the Progressive Conservative government's success in bringing a hog farm to the city. [Douglas Nairne, "PCs, NDP try to hog both seats in Brandon", "Winnipeg Free Press", 15 September 1999, A8.]

Snelling was chairman of the Brandon School Zone Committee in the early 2000s, and worked to ensure that persons under eighteen would not be permitted to buy cigarettes at local outlets. ["Fines, ads lead to fewer smokes sold to Brandon minors", "Winnipeg Free Press", 31 January 2000, A8.] The Committee's connection to the Canadian Tobacco Manufacturers Council was strongly criticized by provincial anti-smoking advocates, who argued that the service was simply a public relations exercise for the tobacco industry. [Nick Martin, "Schools, big tobacco 'in bed'", "Winnipeg Free Press", 20 July 2002, A13.]

Snelling's wife, Barbara Bragg, has also campaigned for municipal office.

Dan Turner (Transcona)

Turner received 2,409 votes (27.38%), finishing second against New Democratic Party incumbent Daryl Reid.

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