The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba fielded a full slate of candidates in the 1999 provincial election, and won 24 out of 57 seats to become the Official Opposition after eleven years in government.
[6] Snelling was chairman of the Brandon School Zone Committee in the early 2000s, and worked to ensure that persons under eighteen would not be permitted to buy cigarettes at local outlets.
Former Manitoba Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Lee Clark has a daughter named Cheryl, although it is not known if this is the same person as the 1999 candidate (Ottawa Citizen, 13 May 1993).
[10] He worked as an agent for Perka International before his bid for office, and owned companies manufacturing accessible taxis for disabled persons.
[12] He also became president of the Thalidomide Victims Association of Canada, and played a major role in winning financial concessions from the government.
George (Gurjant) Sandhu received 1,017 votes (12.91%), finishing third against New Democratic Party candidate Becky Barrett.