Career in Politics
Golden entered into Winnipeg politics to run in the 1980 Winnipeg mayoral election, which he lost to Bill Norrie, the candidate of the right-leaning Independent Citizens' Election Committee with 25.74% of the votes. Golden would remain a strong opponent of the ICEC throughout his career. Golden considered running against Norrie once again in 1986, but declined. Norrie was again elected mayor in 1986 with over 75% of the votes. It was not until 1988 that Golden ran for office again, this time being elected as a city councillor in the district of St. Vital. Golden was re-elected three times, serving on Council until 2000.
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