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♂ Arthur Jacob Epp
aliasJake Epp
Record
18747 · 327

Mennonite   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 0 6
Birth 1 September 1939
Age 84 years + 7 months
First mandate 30 October 1972 → 51 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 1 month
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 6 months ago (24 October 1993)
Special notes
None
 
Arthur Jacob (Jake) Epp (1939– )
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Steinbach, Manitoba (1970–1971)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 20 11 19

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 31
PC
 1 Minister 39–40 04 Jun 1979 — 02 Mar 1980 0 8 27
2. CA 33
PC
 1 Minister 45–49 17 Sep 1984 — 29 Jan 1989 4 4 12
3. CA 33–34
PC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 46–53 01 Jul 1986 — 03 Jan 1993 6 6 2
4. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister 49–53 30 Jan 1989 — 03 Jan 1993 3 11 4
 1. Indian Affairs and Northern Development
 2. National Health and Welfare
 3. Manitoba [Without portfolio]
 4. Energy, Mines and Resources

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Howard J. Loewen  m 
 		 ⊖ Mark G. Smerchanski  m 
 
Eligible: 36,142 Votes: 24,839 Participation: 68.73% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Manitoba
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10176(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
33
PC
 1/4 11,262 45.34% +4,773 Loser:
LIB
 6,489 26.12% Mark G. Smerchanski

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 36,142 Votes: 24,483 Participation: 67.74% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 Manitoba
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10440(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
PC
 1/4 13,405 54.75% +7,847 Loser:
LIB
 5,558 22.70% Tom Copeland

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,900 Votes: 32,962 Participation: 71.81% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31		 Manitoba
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4373(F) — 15 May 2023 17:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
PC
 1/3 17,030 51.67% +8,557 Loser:
NDP
 8,473 25.71% Richard C. Greenway

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 45,900 Votes: 32,758 Participation: 71.37% Candidacies: 4
Federal
32		 Manitoba
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4091(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
PC
 1/4 14,677 44.94% +5,396 Loser:
NDP
 9,281 28.42% Richard Rattai

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 49,070 Votes: 34,544 Participation: 70.40% Candidacies: 5
Federal
33		 Manitoba
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3805(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
 1/5 20,077 58.27% +13,136 Loser:
NDP
 6,941 20.14% Ron Buzahora

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 34,214 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Manitoba
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3510(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/5 19,000 55.53% +7,879 Loser:
LIB
 11,121 32.50% Wes Penner

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 52,835 Votes: 36,729 Participation: 69.52% Candidacies: 7
Federal
35		 Manitoba
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3211(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
LIB
 16,119 44.04% David Iftody

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Arthur Jacob (Jake) Epp, P.C., O.C., M.P.		 07 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Arthur Jacob (Jake) Epp, C.P., O.C., député		 07 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jake Epp		 07 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Apr 2024 01:40 (but data presented dynamically)

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