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♂ Walter Richard Szwender
aliasWalter Richard Szwender
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 1 3 4
Birth 20 October 1950
Age 73 years + 6 months
First mandate 2 November 1982 → 41 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 32 years
 
Mandate ended 37 years + 11 months ago (7 May 1986)
Special notes
None
 
Walter Richard Szwender (1950– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — 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
Alberta 3 6 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
5 documented challengers
⊕ William P. Bonko  m 
⊕ Gary A. Masyk  m 
⊕ John E. Younie  m 
 		 ⊖ Elmer S. Knutson  m 
⊕ Thomas Sigurdson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 20,341 Votes: 12,070 Participation: 59.34% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
20		 Alberta
2 November 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12823(F) — 4 Sep 2022 11:50 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
32
PC
 1/5 6,579 54.79% +2,686 Loser:
NDP
 3,893 32.42% John E. Younie

Service: 3 years 6 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,669 Votes: 10,466 Participation: 48.30% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
21		 Alberta
8 May 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12740(F) — 18 Oct 2021 10:56 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
35
PC
 2/6 3,160 30.27% -1,331 Winner:
NDP
 4,491 43.01% Thomas Sigurdson
Eligible: 22,860 Votes: 13,079 Participation: 57.21% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Alberta
20 March 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12658(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
38
PC
 3/3 3,093 23.69% -2,226 Winner:
NDP
 5,319 40.74% Thomas Sigurdson
Eligible: 24,735 Votes: 9,936 Participation: 40.17% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
26		 Alberta
22 November 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8754(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
54
PC
 2/5 3,007 30.41% -1,427 Winner:
LIB
 4,434 44.84% William P. Bonko

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Walter Szwender		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Walter Szwender		 17 Mar 2024

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