Sam Apelbaum

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]

Sam Apelbaum
Leader of the Ontario Libertarian Party
In office 1996–2011
Preceded by	George Dance
Succeeded by	Allen Small

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

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

1. Frankford, Robert (June 1, 1995). "Scarborough East riding". The Toronto Star.
2. Bulletin Vol 18 No 1 Spring 1997
3. Bulletin Vol 19 No 1 Fall 1998 http://www.libertarian.on.ca/bulletin/v19n1.htm
4. Ash, Stacey (August 30, 2003). "Waiting: Does ballot beckon?". Kitchener-Waterloo Record.
5. Bulletin Vol 20 No 3 Spring 2000 http://www.libertarian.on.ca/bulletin/v20_n3.htm
6. 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.
7. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
8. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
9. "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

External links

• "Ontario Libertarian Party official home page". www.libertarian.on.ca. Retrieved December 14, 2009.