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♂ Lawrence R. Yew
aliasLawrence R. Yew
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
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Saskatchewan 1 0 1
Birth 17 January 1942 → 82 years + 3 months ago
Lived 56 years + 3 months
First mandate 26 April 1982 → 42 years + 3 days ago
↳ at age 40 years + 3 months
Death 18 April 1998 → 26 years ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 5 months after 19 October 1986
Special notes
None
 

Lawrence R. Yew (1942–1998)
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Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Yew was Saskatchewan's first indigenous MLA. He represented Cumberland from 1982 to 1986 and did not offer for a second term.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Saskatchewan 4 5 23 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 6,912 Votes: 4,077 Participation: 58.98% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
20		 Saskatchewan
26 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10662(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
NDP
 1/4 2,587 64.37% +1,735 Loser:
PC
 852 21.20% Edward N. Charlette

Service: 4 years 5 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,190 Votes: 5,274 Participation: 73.35% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
21		 Saskatchewan
20 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10727(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44		 Successor:
NDP
 3,173 60.74% Keith N. Goulet

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Yew, Lawrence Riel 1942 – 1998 (p. 42)		 07 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Lawrence Riel Yew		 07 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Lawrence Riel Yew		 07 Jan 2024

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