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Sam Apelbaum is a politician in Ontario, Canada. A lawyer and real estate agent, he was leader of the Ontario Libertarian Party from 1996 to 2011.
Like many other members of the Libertarian Party, Apelbaum believes in reducing government participation in education and healthcare and widespread taxation reform, and criticized the Progressive Conservative government of Mike Harris as being too statist in its policies.
Apelbaum stabilized the struggling party's finances, but failed to make a significant impression with the general voting public.
Electoral Record:
Ontario general election, 1995, Scarborough East, 319 votes (winning candidate: Steve Gilchrist, Progressive Conservative)
Ontario general election, 1999, Scarborough East, 368 votes (winning candidate: Steve Gilchrist, Progressive Conservative)
Ontario general election, 2003, Scarborough East, 285 votes (winning candidate: Mary Anne Chambers, Liberal)
^ Frankford, Robert (1 June 1995). "Scarborough East riding". The Toronto Star.
^ Bulletin Vol 18 No 1 Spring 1997
^ Bulletin Vol 19 No 1 Fall 1998 http://www.libertarian.on.ca/bulletin/v19n1.htm
^ Ash, Stacey (30 August 2003). "Waiting: Does ballot beckon?". Kitchener-Waterloo Record.
^ Bulletin Vol 20 No 3 Spring 2000 http://www.libertarian.on.ca/bulletin/v20_n3.htm
^ van Rijn, Nicolaas (30 May 1999). "Message the hook for small fry in race --- Marginal parties realistic about their chances of winning seats". The Toronto Star.