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Schuler was elected to the Manitoba Legislature on September 21 in the 1999 provincial election, defeating New Democrat Leonard Kimakovich by 4969 votes to 4058 in the constituency of Springfield.
| Manitoba general election, 1999: Springfield | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | Expenditures | |
| Progressive Conservative | Ron Schuler | 4,969 | 49.47 | $25,718.76 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Leonard Kimacovich | 4,058 | 40.40 | $26,227.00 | ||
| Liberal | Patricia Aitken | 771 | 7.68 | $13,962.00 | ||
| Manitoba Party | Roger Woloshyn | 203 | 2.02 | $2,703.08 | ||
| Total valid votes | 10,001 | 99.56 | ||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 44 | |||||
| Turnout | 10,045 | 77.12 | ||||
| Registered voters | 13,025 | |||||
During Schuler’s first term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), Gary Filmon, Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba appointed Schuler as the PC Caucus Labour & Immigration Critic.
The voters of Springfield re-elected Schuler as their MLA on June 3, 2003 by a much greater, despite the poor performance of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba candidates in most of Manitoba. Stuart Murray appointed Schuler as the PC Caucus Critic for Energy, Science and Technology, and the Chief Critic for the Kyoto Accord, the Civil Service Commission, and Lotteries and Gaming.
2003 Manitoba provincial election: Springfield
| Candidate Name | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Ron Schuler | PC | 4,917 – 60.3% |
| Georgine Spooner | NDP | 2,512 – 30.8% |
| Vince Boileau | Lib | 682 – 8.9% |
| rejected | 20 | |
| declined | 14 | |
| total votes cast | 8,145 | |
| registered voters | 14,599 | |
| turnout | 55.79% |
On February 24, 2006, Schuler announced that he would seek the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba. Hugh McFadyen won the leadership election on April 29, 2006.
2006 Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba leadership election
| Candidate Votes | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|
| Hugh McFadyen | 6,091 | 67% |
| Ron Schuler | 1,953 | 21% |
| Ken Waddell | 1099 | 12% |
For a third consecutive term, Schuler was re-elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Springfield on May 22, 2007.
| Manitoba general election, 2007: Springfield | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp | Expenditures | |
| Progressive Conservative | Ron Schuler | 5,165 | 58.16 | $25,538.14 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Ernest Muswagon | 2,656 | 29.91 | $7,505.06 | ||
| Liberal | James Johnston | 1,014 | 11.42 | $4,606.05 | ||
| Total valid votes | 8,835 | 99.48 | ||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 46 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,881 | 56.78 | ||||
| Registered voters | 15,642 | |||||
In September 2007, Schuler was appointed Critic for Education, Citizenship and Youth, as well as Caucus Whip by Leader Hugh McFadyen. As of February 4, 2010, Schuler is the Critic for Housing and Community Development and Sports.
Schuler has held numerous Critic portfolios during his time in office, which include: Labour and Immigration, Energy, Science and Technology, Kyoto Accord, the Civil Service Commission, Lotteries and Gaming, Education, Citizenship & Youth, Community Economic Development Fund, Housing and Community Development and Sports, as well as Caucus Whip.
Schuler has been nominated to represent the Progressive Conservative Party in the 2011 Manitoba provincial election, held on October 4, in the newly created constituency of St Paul.
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