Elmwood-Transcona

Lawrence Toet, Conservative

Toet was born and raised in Winnipeg, where he still lives with his wife and four children.

The 53-year-old drives a Chevy and was a partner in a family print business before turning his attention to politics and getting elected to represent Elmwood-Transcona in 2011.

Toet likes a variety of music but locally, he favours Burton Cummings. Toet is also a fan of both the Winnipeg Jets and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

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Aside from regular trips to Ottawa and Parliament Hill, Toet's most recent trip outside of Manitoba was a family vacation to Ireland. 

Daniel Blaikie, NDP

An electrician by trade, Blaikie has started to follow the footsteps of his father, NDP stalwart Bill Blaikie, into politics.

The 31-year-old, who lives in Winnipeg with his partner and their two-year-old son, drives a Dodge Caravan and listens to Winnipeg pop band Imaginary Cities and most songs by American rock band Heart.

Blaikie is more of a fan of curling than the Winnipeg Jets or the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, but he enjoys the fast-paced atmosphere at Jets games.

Blaikie last left Manitoba on union business in St John's.

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Kim  Parke, Green Party

Before running as a Green Party candidate, Parke was a retail manager at Loblaws for 18 years.

The 51-year-old, who was born in Winnipeg and has three kids, doesn't have a music device, but her favourite Manitoba performer is Sweet Alibi.

The last time she left Manitoba was on a road trip with her son to visit friends and family in White Rock, B.C.

Parke knows more about hockey than football, so she watches the Winnipeg Jets.

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​Andrea Richardson-Lipon, Liberal

Richardson-Lipon is a 36-year-old audiologist born in Brampton, Ont.

She now lives in Winnipeg with her partner and three-year-old daughter, Madeline.

Her favourite Manitoba performer is Fred Penner, but she's been enjoying Spirits by The Strumbellas more recently.

She likes the Winnipeg Jets and even has a family connection to the team. Her husband's cousin is prospect J.C. Lipon, a forward from Regina who was drafted by the Jets in 2013.

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