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♀ Sheri Benson
aliasSheri Benson
Record
4187 · 613

Lesbian (openly)
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth c. 1962
Age ± 62 years
First mandate 19 October 2015 → 8 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age ± 53 years
 
Mandate ended 4 years + 6 months ago (20 October 2019)
Special notes
None
 
Sheri Benson (c.1962– )
© Photo 2017 House of Commons (Canada) — 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 4 0 1

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊕ James K. Pankiw  m 
 		 ⊕ Brad Redekopp  m 
 
Eligible: 57,021 Votes: 37,885 Participation: 66.44% Candidacies: 6
Federal
42		 Saskatchewan
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7616(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
±53
NDP
 1/6 14,921 39.56% +2,520 Loser:
CPC
 12,401 32.88% Randy Donauer

Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 61,577 Votes: 39,382 Participation: 63.96% Candidacies: 5
Federal
43		 Saskatchewan
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 27112(F) — 30 Mar 2022 08:14 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±57
NDP
 2/5 15,708 40.29% -2,889 Winner:
CPC
 18,597 47.70% Brad Redekopp

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Ms. Sheri Benson, M.P.		  6 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Madame Sheri Benson, député		  6 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Sheri Benson		  6 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Sheri Benson		  6 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Feb 2024 06:57 (but data presented dynamically)

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