- Sam Apelbaum
Sam Apelbaum is a
politician inOntario ,Canada . A lawyer and real estate agent, he has been the leader of theLibertarian Party of Ontario since1996 .Like many other members of the Libertarian Party, Apelbaum believes in unrestricted capitalism, and criticized the Progressive Conservative government of
Mike Harris as being too statist in its policies.The Libertarian Party of Ontario is a small organization that was on the verge of collapsing when Apelbaum became leader in late 1996. He has stabilized its finances, but has not managed to make a significant impression with the general voting public.
Electoral Record:
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Ontario general election, 1995 ,Scarborough East , 319 votes (winning candidate:Steve Gilchrist , Progressive Conservative)
*Ontario general election, 1999 ,Scarborough East , 368 votes (winning candidate:Steve Gilchrist , Progressive Conservative)
*Ontario general election, 2003 ,Scarborough East , 285 votes (winning candidate:Mary Anne Chambers , Liberal)
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