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♂ Tany Yao
aliasTany Yao
Record
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☆   Filipino-Canadian, Japanese-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
Alberta
Government
 Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 3 0 3
Birth c. 1971
Age ± 53 years
First mandate 5 May 2015 → 8 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age ± 44 years
 
 
Special notes
Yao's father was originally from the Philippines while his mother was Japanese.
 
Tany Yao (c.1971– )
© Photo 2018 Dylan J. Corbett — licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Yao was one of the Alberta United Conservative MLAs who travelled abroad (to Mexico) at the end of 2020, while Albertans were required to avoid non-essential travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 8 11 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Michael T. Allen  m 
 
 
Eligible: 22,940 Votes: 9,623 Participation: 41.95% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Alberta
5 May 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9028(F) — 26 Oct 2023 21:56 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±44
WR
 1/4 3,835 40.03% +920 Loser:
NDP
 2,915 30.42% Stephen Drover
After his election:
25 Jul 2017 ±46
WR
 →
UCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 11 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,589 Votes: 14,541 Participation: 61.64% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Alberta
16 April 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UCP  Majority
ID: 26708(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±48
UCP
 1/4 10,269 71.06% +7,140 Loser:
NDP
 3,129 21.65% Stephen Drover

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,219 Votes: 9,743 Participation: 41.96% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
31		 Alberta
29 May 2023
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UCP  Majority
ID: 38976(F) — 26 Oct 2023 21:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±52
UCP
 1/5 6,483 67.69% +4,599 Loser:
NDP
 1,884 19.67% Tanika Chaisson

Service: 11 months (Gov't)

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Tany Yao		 03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Tany Yao		 03 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Feb 2024 17:49 (but data presented dynamically)

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