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♂ Léo R. Piquette
aliasLéo Piquette
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
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Alberta 1 1 2
Birth 22 May 1946
Age 77 years + 11 months
First mandate 8 May 1986 → 37 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 35 years + 1 month ago (19 March 1989)
Special notes
None
 
Léo R. Piquette (1946– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Colin L. Piquette (c. 1969–) Son  
 
Well that's interesting!
In April 1987, Piquette, a one-term NDP MLA in the Alberta legislature, attempted to ask a question in French in the assembly, but the speaker of the chamber, David Carter, twice prevented him. Piquette relied on a section of the North-West Territories Act, which he believed had never been repealed after the creation of the province of Alberta in 1905, which provided that English or French could be used in the debates. Sub­se­quently, the Alberta assembly passed the Language Act, known as Bill 60, which instituted English unilingualism by repealing the language rights conferred by the old law.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 2 10 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Melvin P.J. (Mike) Cardinal  m 
 
 
Eligible: 13,941 Votes: 8,613 Participation: 61.78% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
21		 Alberta
8 May 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12708(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
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 → New to this legislature
Age
39
NDP
 1/4 3,372 39.23% +274 Loser:
PC
 3,098 36.04% Bill Kostiw

Service: 2 years 10 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,933 Votes: 9,400 Participation: 67.47% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Alberta
20 March 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12625(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
42
NDP
 2/3 3,342 35.67% -895 Winner:
PC
 4,237 45.22% Melvin P.J. (Mike) Cardinal

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Leo R. Piquette		 13 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Léo Piquette		 13 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Léo Piquette		 13 Apr 2024

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