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♂ Richard D. Folk
aliasRichard D. Folk
Record
20249 · 3504

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 1 1 2
Birth 5 March 1950
Age 74 years + 1 month
First mandate 26 April 1982 → 42 years + 7 days ago
↳ at age 32 years + 1 month
 
Mandate ended 37 years + 6 months ago (19 October 1986)
Special notes
None
 
Richard D. Folk (1950– )
© Photo Curling Canada Hall of Fame — 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
Saskatchewan 4 5 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Peter W. Prebble  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 8,815 Votes: 7,394 Participation: 83.88% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
20		 Saskatchewan
26 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10719(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
32
PC
 1/5 3,490 47.28% +449 Loser:
NDP
 3,041 41.20% Peter W. Prebble

Service: 4 years 5 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,819 Votes: 7,698 Participation: 87.29% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Saskatchewan
20 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10773(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
36
PC
 2/3 2,744 35.81% -656 Winner:
NDP
 3,400 44.37% Peter W. Prebble

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Folk, Richard Dale 1950 –  (p. 12)		 05 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Rick Folk		 05 Mar 2024

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