Ed Mandrake
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Edward Charles "Ed" Mandrake (born October 1, 1938<ref name="members"/> in Ethelbert, Manitoba<ref name=hansard/> – May 2, 2010) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1988 to 1990,<ref name="members">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> representing the west-end Winnipeg riding of Assiniboia for the Manitoba Liberal Party.<ref name="Paikin2001">Template:Cite book</ref>
The son of Walter Mandrake, he was educated at the Red River Community College,<ref name=obit/> receiving a certificate in motor vehicle work. He worked in vehicle body repair before entering politics.<ref name=hansard/> Mandrake also served with the Canadian Army which he joined in 1956,<ref name=obit/> holding administrative posts in Canada and Europe. He was honourably released with the rank of Warrant Officer in 1968.<ref name=hansard>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1958, he married Marie Wiwchar.<ref name=obit/>
Mandrake first ran for office in the 1988 provincial election,<ref name="members"/> and defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative Ric Nordman by 187 votes in Assiniboia.<ref name=votes>Template:Cite news</ref> The Liberals increased their parliamentary representation from one seat to twenty in this election, and Mandrake sat as a member of the official opposition. Liberal support trailed off in the provincial election of 1990, and he was defeated by PC candidate Linda McIntosh.<ref name=votes/> He did not seek a return to political office.<ref name="members"/>
Mandrake later joined the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. In 2003, he signed a petition opposing the party's merger with the Canadian Alliance.Template:Citation needed
He died at the Victoria General Hospital in Winnipeg at the age of 71.<ref name=obit>Template:Cite news</ref>
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