Results, Ridings and Candidates
Portage - Lisgar
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 210/210 polls | |||
| CON | Candice Hoeppner | 22,032 | 67.89 |
Elected |
| LIB | Ted Klassen | 4,474 | 13.79 |
|
| GRN | Charlie Howatt | 2,606 | 8.03 |
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| NDP | Mohamed Alli | 2,358 | 7.27 |
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| CHP | Len Lodder | 983 | 3.03 |
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Unofficial results were updated at the time shown following judicial recounts in six ridings. For more recent results, visit Elections Canada. The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.
View these results in the interactive map »Len Lodder
Party: Christian Heritage Party of Canada
Education: B.Ed., University of Manitoba
Profession: Teacher; vice-principal
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Brenda
Children: Five children
Mailing address:
124 3rd Ave. NW, Box 1608
Carman, Manitoba
R0G 0J0
Contact information:
Phone: 204-745-2529
Candice Hoeppner
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birthplace: Morden, Man.
Profession: Consultant
Marital Status: Married
Career Background: Runs a consulting firm.
Community Activities: Volunteers with palliative care patients; former volunteer at Stony Mountain Penitentiary. Chair of the board of directors for the P.W. Enns Centennial Concert Hall; chair of the 2007 Manitoba Prayer Breakfast steering committee.
Contact information:
Telephone: 204-325-9453
Charlie Howatt
Party: Green Party of Canada
Age: 27
Education: Degree in agriculture from the University of Manitoba
Profession: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Career Background: With his parents and grandparents, grows grains, oilseeds and alfalfa, and runs a small hog operation. Teaches guitar part time
Contact information:
Telephone: 204-242-4285
Ted Klassen
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthplace: Altona, Man.
Education: Bachelor of arts in history (University of Winnipeg) and master of education (University of Manitoba)
Profession: Teacher
Marital Status: Widower
Children: Three sons
Career Background: Taught at W. C. Miller Collegiate, Altona, prior to retirement in June, 2008.
Community Activities: Has been a board member of the South Central Regional Library since 1996. Member of the board of CARE Altona, an agency that provides meal and transportation services for seniors in Altona and the regional municipality of Rhineland. Former executive and chair of Altona minor hockey league and hockey and baseball coach.
Electoral History
Municipal: Town councillor in Altona since 1996. Chairperson of the finance and administration committee and past chair of community and social development committee.
Mailing address:
Box 12
Treherne, Man.
R0G 2V0
Contact information:
Telephone: 204-723-2322
Cell: 204-324-4030
Mohamed Alli
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birthplace: Guyana
Education: Diploma in labour and political studies from the University of Manitoba
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Erlinda Madella Alli (Linda)
Children: Three - two sons and one daughter
Career Background: Has worked for TruServ Canada Co-operative's distribution centre in various positions since August 1973 and for Bee Clean as a building maintenance engineer since October 1972.
Community Activities: Was chairperson of the Manitoba Federation of Labour's human rights committee and chairperson of the Canadian Auto Workers union's Manitoba/Saskatchewan aboriginal/member of colour caucus. Secretary of the Maples Recreation Association Inc. Deputy pursuivant of the Knights of Rizal, Manitoba chapter.
Contact information:
CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites - links will open in new window.2008 Results
Overall Results
| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST | ||||
| CON | 143 | 0 | 143 | 37.63 |
| LIB | 77 | 0 | 77 | 26.24 |
| BQ | 49 | 0 | 49 | 9.97 |
| NDP | 37 | 0 | 37 | 18.20 |
| IND | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.65 |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
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