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♂ Peter Elzinga
aliasPeter Elzinga
Record
18594 · 311

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Alberta 2 0 2
Total 6 0 6
Birth 6 April 1944 → 80 years + 1 month ago
Lived 79 years + 7 months
First mandate 8 July 1974 → 49 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 3 months
Death 8 November 2023 → 6 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 4 months after 14 June 1993
Special notes
None
 
Peter Elzinga (1944–2023)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 11 9 5
Alberta 7 1 5 Z
TOTAL 18 10 11

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Daniel Hollands  m 
 		 ⊖ Bob Russell  m 
 
Eligible: 54,342 Votes: 44,029 Participation: 81.02% Candidacies: 8
Federal
30		 Alberta
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10406(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
30
PC
 1/8 19,172 43.54% +6,976 Loser:
LIB
 12,196 27.70% John P. Borger

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 72,738 Votes: 50,552 Participation: 69.50% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31		 Alberta
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4335(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
PC
 1/3 33,722 66.71% +21,845 Loser:
LIB
 11,877 23.49% Leonard D. Nobert

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 72,738 Votes: 48,773 Participation: 67.05% Candidacies: 4
Federal
32		 Alberta
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4053(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
PC
 1/4 31,490 64.69% +20,026 Loser:
LIB
 11,464 23.55% Leonard D. Nobert

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 86,792 Votes: 62,493 Participation: 72.00% Candidacies: 5
Federal
33		 Alberta
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3757(F) — 11 Sep 2022 08:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
PC
 1/5 44,026 70.57% +34,234 Loser:
NDP
 9,792 15.70% Greg Daruda
After his election:
16 Apr 1986 42
PC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran provincially
Service: 1 year 7 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,713 Votes: 11,305 Participation: 54.58% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
21		 Alberta
8 May 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12776(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
PC
 1/4 6,377 56.45% +3,194 Loser:
NDP
 3,183 28.18% Ted Paszek

Service: 2 years 10 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 86,792 Votes: 44,636 Participation: 51.43% Candidacies: 7
Federal
33		 Alberta
29 September 1986
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10861(F) — 4 Sep 2022 11:50 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
42		 Successor:
PC
 16,525 37.02% Walter Van de Walle
Eligible: 23,233 Votes: 13,866 Participation: 59.68% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Alberta
20 March 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12696(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
PC
 1/3 6,462 46.66% +2,163 Loser:
LIB
 4,299 31.04% John Convey

Service: 4 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 24,952 Votes: 16,630 Participation: 66.65% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 Alberta
15 June 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12614(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
LIB
 7,798 46.96% Bruce J. Collingwood

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Honourable Peter Elzinga, ECA		 10 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Peter Elzinga		 10 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Peter Elzinga		 10 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Peter Elzinga		 10 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 10 Feb 2024 11:44 (but data presented dynamically)

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