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Political Pioneers: Women in Alberta Politics (Appendix B)

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Candidates - 1998 Civic Election

In 1998, a total of 33 women ran for positions as mayor, on city council, and on the Edmonton Public and Edmonton Separate School Boards. They represented 30% of candidates. Women were elected to 5 of the 29 available positions.

(Female Candidates are in bold type)

Office	Candidates	% of female candidates for office	Elected
Mayor	Ihor Broda Brian Gregg Kelly Morris Mike Nickel Rory Nugent Cheryl Schumacher Bill Smith	14%	Bill Smith
Councillor - Ward One	Leroy Chahley Wendy Kinsella Jane Standing Jerry Ray Voss	50%	Leroy Chahley Wendy Kinsella
Councillor - Ward Two	Allan Bolstad Don Kozak Rose Rosenberger Sergio Teixeira Mimi Williams	40%	Allan Bolstad Rose Rosenberger
Councillor - Ward Three	Brian Mason Robert Noce Gordon Stamp Tomas Tomlinson	0%	Brian Mason Robert Noce
Councillor - Ward Four	Doug Maggison Lee Permann Michael Phair Jim Taylor	0%	Michael Phair Jim Taylor
Councillor - Ward Five	Bryan Anderson Jane Batty Jan Carroll Donna Finucane Maurice Fritz Larry Langley Adil Pirbhai Brenda Platzer Wendy Schneider Lynn Shroter Bob Weller	54%	Bryan Anderson Larry Langley
Councillor - Ward Six	Frank Atkinson Terry Cavanagh Marcel Fayant Gregg Dagg Anita Graham Ziad Jaber SheilaMcKay Grodon McIntosh Chinwe Okelu Dave Thiele	20%	Terry Cavanagh Dave Thiele
		Total Women elected to city council:	2 / 12 positions

Edmonton Catholic School Board

Ward	Candidates	% of female candidates for office	Elected
Ward One	John Patrick Day Debbie Engel Robert Gossain Reg Kastelan Don Mah Don Marriott David McDougall	14%	John Patrick Day
Ward Two	Vincent Capri Jim Urlacher Ron Zapisocki	0%	Ron Zapisocki
Ward Three	Gerda Krug Gunda Murray Jim Shinkaruk Helen Tymoczko	75%	Jim Shinkaruk
Ward Four	Debbie Cavaliere Ron Patsula Don Weideman	33%	Ron Patsula
Ward Five	Judy Buddle Raphael Watzke	50%	Judy Buddle
Ward Six	Brian Mitchell Barbara Ann Thompson	50%	Brian Mitchell
		Total # women elected as ECSB trustees:	1 / 7 positions (6 elected in wards + 1 trustee-at-large)

Edmonton Public School Board

Ward	Candidates	% of female candidates for office	Elected
Ward A	Bill Bonko Bev Esslinger Lynette Young	66%	Bill Bonko
Ward B	Andy Chichak Loreen Karbanuk Denis Lapierre Janice Ann Melnychuk Doug Stamp	40%	Janice Ann Melnychuk
Ward C	Murray Clarke Mel Huizinga John A. McDonald Dorothy E. Reynolds Don Williams	20%	Don Williams
Ward D	Karl Kuss Vicki Stamp Terry Sulyma	33%	Terry Sulyma
Ward E	Carol Anne Dean Dennis Freeman Lise Watts	66%	Carol Anne Dean
Ward F	Don Fleming	50%	Don Fleming
Ward G	David Balion Jason Burns Lori Chilibeck Anna Der Donna Fong Svend Hanson Ron Kuban Lunn Lunde Jim Patrick Larry Zbitnew	40%	Svend Hanson
Ward H	Kerry Brown George Nicholson	50%	George Nicholson
Ward I	David Fletcher George Nicholson	0%	Gerry Gibeault
		Total women elected as EPS Trustees:	2 / 9 positions

Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C