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♂ Roy John Romanow
aliasRoy Romanow
Record
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Ukranian-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 8 1 9
Birth 12 August 1939
Age 84 years + 8 months
First mandate 11 October 1967 → 56 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 28 years + 1 month
 
Mandate ended 23 years + 2 months ago (8 February 2001)
Special notes
None
 
Roy John Romanow (1939– )
© Photo 2015 Tholden28 — licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
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
Saskatchewan 28 9 28 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. SK 21–24
NDP
 1 Party leader 48–61 07 Nov 1987 — 26 Jan 2001 13 2 19
2. SK 21
NDP
 1 Opposition Leader 48–52 07 Nov 1987 — 20 Sep 1991 3 10 13
3. SK 22–24
NDP
 1 Premier 52–61 21 Oct 1991 — 07 Feb 2001 9 3 17

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Gay W. Caswell  f 
 		 ⊕ Jo-Ann Zazelenchuk  f  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 12,258 Votes: 8,375 Participation: 68.32% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Saskatchewan
11 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 13355(F) — 9 Sep 2023 15:59 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
28
NCCF
 1/3 4,888 58.36% +2,561 Loser:
LIB
 2,327 27.79% Margaret Gent
After his election:
27 Nov 1967 28
NCCF
 →
NPD
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 8 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,597 Votes: 11,855 Participation: 76.01% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Saskatchewan
23 June 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 13296(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
31
NPD
 1/2 9,104 76.79% +6,353 Loser:
LIB
 2,751 23.21% James F. Weber

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,815 Votes: 6,717 Participation: 68.44% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9107(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
NPD
 1/3 4,172 62.42% +2,621 Loser:
LIB
 1,551 23.20% William Stadnyk

Service: 3 years 4 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,954 Votes: 8,117 Participation: 67.90% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Saskatchewan
18 October 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NPD  Majority
ID: 9167(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
NPD
 1/3 5,225 64.75% +3,020 Loser:
PC
 2,205 27.32% Mary Cherneskey

Service: 3 years 6 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,305 Votes: 7,587 Participation: 73.62% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
20		 Saskatchewan
26 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10704(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
42
NDP
 2/5 3,557 47.04% -19 Winner:
PC
 3,576 47.30% Jo-Ann Zazelenchuk
Eligible: 10,467 Votes: 8,061 Participation: 77.01% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Saskatchewan
20 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10771(F) — 12 Mar 2022 14:33 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
47
NDP
 1/3 5,490 68.52% +3,376 Loser:
PC
 2,114 26.39% Jo-Ann Zazelenchuk

Service: 5 years (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,674 Votes: 7,460 Participation: 77.11% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Saskatchewan
21 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 13425(F) — 12 Oct 2021 00:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
52
NDP
 1/3 5,254 70.88% +3,856 Loser:
LIB
 1,398 18.86% Gary La Plante

Service: 3 years 7 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,820 Votes: 5,476 Participation: 55.76% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 Saskatchewan
21 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 13492(F) — 12 Oct 2021 00:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
55
NDP
 1/4 3,715 68.18% +2,473 Loser:
LIB
 1,242 22.79% Fred Langford

Service: 4 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,681 Votes: 5,445 Participation: 56.24% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
24		 Saskatchewan
16 September 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Minority
ID: 13548(F) — 12 Mar 2022 16:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
60
NDP
 1/5 3,130 57.89% +2,070 Loser:
SKP
 1,060 19.60% Mark Coderre
After his election:
8 Feb 2001 61
NDP
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 1 year 4 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,255 Votes: 4,593 Participation: 55.64% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
24		 Saskatchewan
19 March 2001
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 13809(F) — 12 Mar 2022 16:55 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
NDP
 2,583 56.24% Lorne A. Calvert

Online biographical references (4)

 Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Romanow, Roy John (1939- )		 08 Apr 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Romanow, Roy John 1939 –  (p. 32)		 08 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Roy Romanow		 08 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Roy Romanow		 08 Apr 2024

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