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The day before Winnipeg voted, CUPE 500 wrapped the Free Press front page with an ad pointing readers to WhoToVoteFor.ca, where it endorses Mayor Gillingham. I planned to vote for him - this almost changed my mind. Should unions endorse the people they bargain with?
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For me, it nearly cost him my vote. For others, a union endorsement is a reason to vote for someone. It probably helped and hurt him at once. Klein calls it election interference as it clearly opposed his campaign and a complaint has been filed.
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About 37.7% turnout. Up slightly from 2022 but a dismal showing compared to 2018 and 2014. Been declining since the early 2000s. Do Winnipeggers just no longer care?
The mayoral candidates received 201,410 votes combined, out of 533,856 eligible voters. #wpgpoli
So much negativity online this morning about the vote. We've got way more to celebrate than complain about.
I predicted 8 new faces on council. We got 9. 👀
This is one of the largest reboots of council we've seen in years. 1/
So here's my question:
With this much turnover, could you honestly picture any other mayoral candidate steering this ship forward so we don't end up dead in the water?
I couldn't. But let's hear it. Who'd you vote for, and why? 👇 4/
11% of Transcona voters were either ignorant or did not care about the dark clouds Wyatt brings with him. In any case, the 2 front run runners here represented a break from the drama and thankfully Transcona is moving on from him and his alleged wrongdoings.
Russ Wyatt voted out of Winnipeg city council, Lora Meseman to represent Transcona
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Fun result for Redden, but I doubt it reflects reality. It wasn't a random sample, so there's no real margin of error. That said, voters who see Redden as the progressive choice may back him more strongly than his experience alone would suggest.
Falcon-Ouellette's endorsement of Klein seems like an odd partnership to me. What's the motivation for this public support? #wpgpoli
Incumbents are hard to beat in Winnipeg, sadly. I've got my eye on the council races - lots of change about to happen in many wards as incumbents step down. Also intently watching my St.James ward - it's very likely the incumbent will lose. Which ones are you watching? #wpgpoli