Roy was a university student during the 1999 campaign. She received 407 votes (4.09%), finishing third against
New Democratic Party candidate
Scott Smith. He received 1,202 votes (11.45%) in the 1999 election, finishing third against
Progressive Conservative John Loewen. In 2003, Aulakh was named to the board of directors of the Winnipeg Public Library (
WFP, 24 March 2003). In 2000, he was nominated as that Liberal candidate for a by-election in Kirkfield Park against new Progressive Conservative Party Leader
Stuart Murray. He finished second with 2,158 votes (26.64%). Previously a high-school principal, Wieler had become a financial planner by the time of the 2000 election. He was also president of the Rotary-Club of Winnipeg Assiniboine at the time of the by-election (
Winnipeg Free Press, 11 May 2000). In 2003, he became a director of the Mennonite Central Committee's Furniture Thrift Store (
Winnipeg Free Press, 12 November 2003). Chopra was a special assistant to the federal
Minister of Justice and
Attorney General in 2002, and worked on
Phil Fontaine's campaign to lead the
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) in 2003. Although he is not himself aboriginal, Chopra currently serves as the AFN's intergovernmental affairs advisor. == By-elections ==