Sam Apelbaum
Sam Apelbaum | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Ontario Libertarian Party | |
| In office 1996–2011 | |
| Preceded by | George Dance |
| Succeeded by | Allen Small |
Sam Apelbaum is a politician in Ontario, Canada. A lawyer[1] and real estate agent, he was leader of the Ontario Libertarian Party from 1996 to 2011.[2][3]
Like many other members of the Libertarian Party, Apelbaum believes in reducing government participation in education and healthcare and widespread taxation reform,[4] and criticized the Progressive Conservative government of Mike Harris as being too statist in its policies.
Apelbaum stabilized the struggling party's finances,[5] but failed to make a significant impression with the general voting public.[6]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2003 Ontario general election: Scarborough East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Mary Anne Chambers | 21,798 | 51.50 | +10.62 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Steve Gilchrist | 14,323 | 33.84 | -15.66 | ||||
| New Democratic | Gary Dale | 5,250 | 12.40 | +5.58 | ||||
| Green | Hugh McNeil | 668 | 1.58 | |||||
| Libertarian | Sam Apelbaum | 285 | 0.67 | -0.21 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 42,324 | 99.37 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 268 | 0.63 | -0.55 | |||||
| Turnout | 42,592 | 59.21 | -0.23 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 71,930 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +13.14 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[7] | ||||||||
| 1999 Ontario general election: Scarborough East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Steve Gilchrist | 20,686 | 49.50 | -6.22 | ||||
| Liberal | Peter Vanderyagt | 17,084 | 40.88 | +19.96 | ||||
| New Democratic | Terry Maley | 2,853 | 6.83 | -14.14 | ||||
| Family Coalition | Catherine Fox | 457 | 1.09 | |||||
| Libertarian | Sam Apelbaum | 368 | 0.88 | -0.05 | ||||
| Independent | Heath Thomas | 205 | 0.49 | |||||
| Natural Law | Loucas Cafe | 135 | 0.32 | -0.36 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 41,788 | 98.82 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 497 | 1.18 | +0.10 | |||||
| Turnout | 42,285 | 59.45 | -5.25 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 71,131 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -13.09 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[8] | ||||||||
| 1995 Ontario general election: Scarborough East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Steve Gilchrist | 19,166 | 55.72 | +25.67 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bob Frankford | 7,212 | 20.97 | -14.58 | ||||
| Liberal | Bhagat Taggar | 7,197 | 20.92 | -9.23 | ||||
| Libertarian | Sam Apelbaum | 319 | 0.93 | -0.83 | ||||
| Independent | Neville Berry | 270 | 0.78 | |||||
| Natural Law | Jim Hill | 234 | 0.68 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 34,398 | 98.92 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 375 | 1.08 | -0.27 | |||||
| Turnout | 34,773 | 64.69 | +1.22 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 53,750 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | +20.13 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[9] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Frankford, Robert (June 1, 1995). "Scarborough East riding". The Toronto Star.
- ^ Bulletin Vol 18 No 1 Spring 1997
- ^ Bulletin Vol 19 No 1 Fall 1998 http://www.libertarian.on.ca/bulletin/v19n1.htm
- ^ Ash, Stacey (August 30, 2003). "Waiting: Does ballot beckon?". Kitchener-Waterloo Record.
- ^ Bulletin Vol 20 No 3 Spring 2000 http://www.libertarian.on.ca/bulletin/v20_n3.htm
- ^ van Rijn, Nicolaas (May 30, 1999). "Message the hook for small fry in race --- Marginal parties realistic about their chances of winning seats". The Toronto Star.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
External links
[edit]- "Ontario Libertarian Party official home page". www.libertarian.on.ca. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
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