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♂ Sherwin H. Petersen
aliasSherwin H. Petersen
Record
49289 · 3478

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Saskatchewan 2 1 3
Total 2 2 4
Birth 12 May 1953
Age 70 years + 11 months
First mandate 26 April 1982 → 42 years + 7 days ago
↳ at age 28 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 32 years + 6 months ago (20 October 1991)
Special notes
None
 

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 9 5 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Victor F. Althouse  m 
⊕ Brian M. Fitzpatrick  m 
 		 ⊖ Neil E. Byers  m 
⊕ Kenneth A. Kluz  m 
 
Eligible: 9,980 Votes: 8,343 Participation: 83.60% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Saskatchewan
26 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10668(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
28
PC
 1/3 4,330 52.17% +575 Loser:
NDP
 3,755 45.24% Neil E. Byers

Service: 4 years 5 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,885 Votes: 8,136 Participation: 82.31% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Saskatchewan
20 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10733(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
PC
 1/3 4,129 50.97% +564 Loser:
NDP
 3,565 44.01% Ken Folstad

Service: 5 years (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,877 Votes: 7,323 Participation: 82.49% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Saskatchewan
21 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 13386(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
PC
 2/3 2,594 35.63% -1,362 Winner:
NDP
 3,956 54.34% Kenneth A. Kluz
Eligible: 42,232 Votes: 30,376 Participation: 71.93% Candidacies: 6
Federal
35		 Saskatchewan
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3433(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
40
PC
 4/6 3,882 12.81% -5,556 Winner:
NDP
 9,438 31.14% Victor F. Althouse

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Petersen, Sherwin Holger 1953 –  (p. 31)		 10 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Sherwin Petersen		 10 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Sherwin Petersen		 10 Sep 2023

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