Editing Greg Selinger (section)

== Municipal politics ==
After joining an alliance of progressive municipal politicians called [[Winnipeg into the '90s]] in the late 1980s, Selinger was elected to the [[Winnipeg City Council]] in 1989<ref name="Historical municipal results">{{cite web |title=Historical Results |url=http://www.winnipeg.ca/clerks/election/election2002/history.htm |publisher=City of Winnipeg – City Clerk's Department |access-date=October 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100912031904/http://www.winnipeg.ca/clerks/election/election2002/history.htm |archive-date=September 12, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> as a candidate of the alliance in St. Boniface,<ref name="Round Table for Sustainable Development" /> defeating incumbent Guy Savoie.<ref name="One will be premier" /> During his time as a city councillor, Selinger was a member of the Executive Policy Committee and was the chair of the Committee on Finance and Administration.<ref name="About.com bio" /><ref name="One will be premier" /><ref name="Round Table for Sustainable Development" />

In 1992, Selinger ran for [[Mayor of Winnipeg]] and came in second place, losing to [[Susan Thompson]].<ref name="One will be premier" /><ref name="Historical municipal results" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Election Archive – 1966 to 1995 Mayoralty Results |url=http://winnipeg.ca/clerks/docs/election_services/E95-66mayor_results.stm#mhist_1 |publisher=City of Winnipeg – City Clerk's Department |date=January 16, 2009 |access-date=October 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717003044/http://winnipeg.ca/clerks/docs/election_services/E95-66mayor_results.stm#mhist_1 |archive-date=July 17, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Some have attributed his loss to his refusal to accept [[corporation|corporate]] and [[trade union|union]] donations, which he based on principle.<ref name="One will be premier" /> The 1992 civic election had 17 nominated candidates running for Mayor which resulted in votes getting split amongst several candidates similarly aligned on the political spectrum.<ref>{{Cite web|title=City of Winnipeg Elections|url=https://winnipeg.ca/clerks/pdfs/elections/1966-1995MayoraltyResultsElections.pdf|website=City of Winnipeg Election Archives}}</ref>