The Manitoba Liberal Party fielded 57 candidates in the 1986 provincial election, one of whom was elected. Some of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
Gail Stapon (Concordia)
Stapon is a realtor, and was listed as president of the North End Housing Project in 2002.Gail Stapon: Authorized Official , Hunt Reality, accessed 1 September 2007; Aldo Santin, "Property values rise in renovation boom", Winnipeg Free Press, 25 July 2002, A3. She has stood for the Manitoba Liberal Party on two occasions.
+ Electoral record Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner 1981 provincial Concordia Liberal 309 3.53 3/5 Peter Fox, New Democratic Party 1986 provincial Concordia Liberal 909 10.92 3/4 Gary Doer, New Democratic Party
Gilbert Benoit (Elmwood)
Benoit received 389 votes (5.50%), finishing third against New Democratic Party candidate Jim Maloway.
In 1995, a Gilbert Benoit was listed as co-owner of Ronin Records in Winnipeg."Open For Business", 2 September 1995, B13. There is also a Gilbert Benoit employed with Ceridian Canada Ltd. as of 2007."Payroll System Gives Customers Control" , Ceridian Canada Ltd., accessed 16 September 2007. It is possible that these are the same person.
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