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♂ John E. Younie
aliasJohn E. Younie
Record
66729 · 3313

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 17%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Alberta 1 3 4
Total 1 5 6
Birth 3 March 1950
Age 74 years + 1 month
First mandate 8 May 1986 → 37 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 2 months
 
Mandate ended 35 years + 1 month ago (19 March 1989)
Special notes
None
 
John E. Younie (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 2 10 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Lavern J. Ahlstrom  m 
⊖ Laurence G. Decore  m 
⊖ Steve E. Paproski  m 
⊖ T. Gordon Towers  m 
 		 ⊖ John M. (Jack) Campbell  m 
⊖ Elmer S. Knutson  m 
⊕ Walter R. Szwender  m 
 
Eligible: 11,880 Votes: 7,700 Participation: 64.81% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
19		 Alberta
14 March 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12939(F) — 28 Apr 2024 10:57 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
29
NDP
 3/4 871 11.34% -3,209 Winner:
PC
 4,080 53.10% John M. (Jack) Campbell
Eligible: 66,877 Votes: 44,394 Participation: 66.38% Candidacies: 4
Federal
31		 Alberta
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4336(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
29
NDP
 3/4 2,856 6.43% -30,370 Winner:
PC
 33,226 74.84% T. Gordon Towers
Eligible: 68,885 Votes: 36,452 Participation: 52.92% Candidacies: 4
Federal
32		 Alberta
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4046(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
29
NDP
 3/4 5,107 14.05% -16,335 Winner:
PC
 21,442 58.98% Steve E. Paproski
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
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
32
NDP
 2/5 3,893 32.42% -2,686 Winner:
PC
 6,579 54.79% Walter R. Szwender
Eligible: 23,650 Votes: 10,550 Participation: 44.61% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
21		 Alberta
8 May 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12744(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
NDP
 1/5 5,371 51.02% +1,651 Loser:
PC
 3,720 35.33% Ihor Broda

Service: 2 years 10 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 25,246 Votes: 15,205 Participation: 60.23% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
22		 Alberta
20 March 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12661(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
39
NDP
 2/4 3,974 26.21% -3,427 Winner:
LIB
 7,401 48.81% Laurence G. Decore

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
John E. Younie		 03 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Younie		 03 Mar 2024

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