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♂ Michael John Sotas
aliasMike Sotas
Record
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Ukrainian-Canadian    Orthodox     
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate ✓		 Deceased Performance: 0%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Manitoba 0 4 4
Total 0 6 6
Birth 9 October 1918 → 105 years + 6 months ago
Lived 88 years
First run 8 June 1953 → 70 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 7 months
Death 23 October 2006 → 17 years + 6 months ago
 
Special notes
None
 
Michael John Sotas (1918–2006)
© Photo 2006 Winnipeg Free Press Passages — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Rossburn, Manitoba (1960–1961)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✓
Blank/Vide ✗

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Rodney S. Clement  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ J. Nicholas Mandziuk  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Robert G. Smellie  m 
 		 ⊖ Harry E. Graham  m 
⊖ Stewart E. McLean  m 
 
Eligible: 5,206 Votes: 4,184 Participation: 80.37% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 Manitoba
8 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37615(F) — 10 Oct 2021 22:49 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
34
CCF
 2/4 1,190 28.83% -514 Winner:
ILIB
 1,704 41.28% Rodney S. Clement
Eligible: 26,668 Votes: 22,911 Participation: 85.91% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 Manitoba
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24263(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
39
CCF
 3/4 1,572 6.86% -13,176 Winner:
PC
 14,748 64.37% J. Nicholas Mandziuk
Eligible: 6,418 Votes: 5,221 Participation: 81.35% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Manitoba
14 May 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37693(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
40
CCF
 3/3 947 18.21% -1,292 Winner:
PC
 2,239 43.05% Robert G. Smellie
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,455 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Manitoba
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24804(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
44
NDP
 4/4 981 4.57% -10,748 Winner:
PC
 11,729 54.67% J. Nicholas Mandziuk
Eligible: 7,430 Votes: 4,926 Participation: 66.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Manitoba
23 June 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13830(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
47
NDP
 3/3 236 4.82% -2,913 Winner:
PC
 3,149 64.30% Stewart E. McLean
Eligible: 8,153 Votes: 6,873 Participation: 84.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 Manitoba
28 June 1973
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9182(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
54
NDP
 2/3 2,967 43.28% -236 Winner:
PC
 3,203 46.73% Harry E. Graham

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
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Winnipeg Free Press, Passages: Michael John Sotas		 20 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Apr 2024 06:43 (but data presented dynamically)

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