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{{short description|Canadian politician}}
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[[File:Ed_Mandrake.jpg|thumb|right|Ed Mandrake, circa 2000]]
'''Edward Charles "Ed" Mandrake''' (born October 1, 1938<ref name="members"/> in [[Ethelbert, Manitoba|Ethelbert]], [[Manitoba]]<ref name=hansard/> &ndash; 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">{{cite web |title=MLA Biographies - Deceased |url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/members/mla_bio_deceased.html#M0 |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Manitoba |access-date=2014-04-30}}</ref> representing the west-end [[Winnipeg, Manitoba|Winnipeg]] [[electoral district (Canada)|riding]] of [[Assiniboia (provincial electoral district)|Assiniboia]] for the [[Manitoba Liberal Party]].<ref name="Paikin2001">{{cite book|last=Paikin|first=Steve|title=The life: the seductive call of politics|url=https://archive.org/details/lifeseductivecal00paik|url-access=registration|access-date=24 April 2011|date=2001-10-11|publisher=Viking|isbn=978-0-670-89223-5|page=[https://archive.org/details/lifeseductivecal00paik/page/67 67]}}</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#Canada|Warrant Officer]] in 1968.<ref name=hansard>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/business/hansard/39th_5th/hansardpdf/13b.pdf |title=Hansard |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Manitoba |date=December 2, 2010 |access-date=2014-04-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502034526/http://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/business/hansard/39th_5th/hansardpdf/13b.pdf |archive-date=May 2, 2014 }}</ref> In 1958, he married Marie Wiwchar.<ref name=obit/>

Mandrake first ran for office in the [[1988 Manitoba general election|1988 provincial election]],<ref name="members"/> and defeated incumbent [[Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba|Progressive Conservative]] [[Ric Nordman]] by 187 votes in Assiniboia.<ref name=votes>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/manitobavotes2003/riding/002/ |title=Assiniboia |work=Manitoba Votes 2003 |publisher=CBC News |access-date=2014-04-30}}</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 [[1990 Manitoba general election|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]].{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}

He died at the [[Victoria General Hospital (Winnipeg)|Victoria General Hospital]] in Winnipeg at the age of 71.<ref name=obit>{{cite news |url=http://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-164133/ |title=Edward Mandrake |publisher=Winnipeg Free PRess |access-date=2014-04-30}}</ref>

==Election results==
{{Canadian election result/top|MB|1988|Assiniboia (provincial electoral district)|Assiniboia|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|MB|Liberal|Ed Mandrake|3,918|44.29|+25.62}}
{{CANelec|MB|PC|[[Ric Nordman]]|3,731|42.18|-9.44}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|Robert Johannson|1,031|11.65|-18.06}}
{{CANelec|MB|Western Independence|Linda Cress|166|1.88|n/a}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|8,846|100.00|-}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Rejected ballots|13|&ndash;|&ndash;}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|8,859|74.46|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|11,898}}
{{CANelec/source|Source: [[Elections Manitoba]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/HistoricalSummary.pdf|title=Candidates: 34th General Election|publisher=[[Elections Manitoba]]|date=April 26, 1988|access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref>}}
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{{1990 Manitoba general election/Assiniboia}}

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[[Category:Manitoba Liberal Party MLAs]]
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[[Category:2010 deaths]]
[[Category:Red River College alumni]]
[[Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba]]