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♂ Darren Thomas Praznik
aliasDarren Praznik
Record
50623 · 3900

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 4 1 5
Birth 9 May 1961
Age 63 years
First mandate 26 April 1988 → 36 years + 22 days ago
↳ at age 26 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 22 years + 3 months ago (8 February 2002)
Special notes
None
 
Darren Thomas Praznik (1961– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Manitoba — Public domain
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
Manitoba 13 9 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Clarence Baker  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Jerry Fontaine  m 
 
Eligible: 11,469 Votes: 8,480 Participation: 73.94% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Manitoba
18 March 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9373(F) — 16 Apr 2022 22:05 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
24
PC
 2/3 3,601 42.55% -302 Winner:
NDP
 3,903 46.12% Clarence Baker
Eligible: 11,757 Votes: 9,108 Participation: 77.47% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Manitoba
26 April 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 9430(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
26
PC
 1/3 3,773 41.48% +862 Loser:
NDP
 2,911 32.01% Clarence Baker

Service: 2 years 4 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,194 Votes: 9,640 Participation: 73.06% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 Manitoba
11 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9487(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
29
PC
 1/3 5,162 53.70% +2,020 Loser:
NDP
 3,142 32.68% Leonard Kolton

Service: 4 years 7 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,846 Votes: 10,522 Participation: 75.99% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
36		 Manitoba
25 April 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9543(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
PC
 1/3 5,986 57.07% +2,523 Loser:
NDP
 3,463 33.02% Marguerite Ogilvie

Service: 4 years 4 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,443 Votes: 9,585 Participation: 66.36% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
37		 Manitoba
21 September 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9600(F) — 20 Mar 2022 22:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
PC
 1/2 4,835 50.78% +149 Loser:
NDP
 4,686 49.22% Michael Hameluck
After his election:
8 Feb 2002 40
PC
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 2 years 4 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,279 Participation: 59.32% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
37		 Manitoba
12 March 2002
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 13948(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
40		 Successor:
PC
 3,398 41.04% Gerald C. Hawranik

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Living
Praznik, Darren		  9 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés
Praznik, Darren		  9 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Darren Praznik		  9 May 2024

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