- Murray Downing
Murray Downing (born
February 7 ,1956 in Virden,Manitoba ) is a Canadian farmer and politician. In the Canadian federal election of 2004, he was a candidate of theLiberal Party of Canada in the southwestern Manitoba riding ofBrandon-Souris . He was nominated as theLiberal Party of Canada candidate forBrandon-Souris once again in the Canadian federal election of 2006.Downing took over the management of a family farm in 1975, and continues to operate it to this day. In recent years, he has been responsible for creating the "Income Insurance Program", an organization for farmers affiliated with the
Grassroots Producers group. In his capacity as leader of this group, he has led numerous meetings in rural communities in Manitoba andSaskatchewan .Downing became the Liberal Party candidate in Brandon-Souris after incumbent MP
Rick Borotsik declined to run for either the Liberal or Conservative parties (originally a Progressive Conservative, Borotsik refused to campaign for the new Conservative Party afterStephen Harper became its leader). During the 2004 federal election, Downing received 8522 votes (about 25% of the total cast), finishing second to Conservative candidateMerv Tweed . Downing emphasized farmers's issues during the campaign. During the Canadian federal election of 2006, Downing received 6,696 votes (or 18% of the total cast), which put him in third place afterBob Senff .
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