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♂ Lorne Aubrey McLaren
aliasLorne McLaren
Record
41938 · 3511

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
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Saskatchewan 2 0 2
Birth 17 August 1928 → 95 years + 8 months ago
Lived 80 years + 4 months
First mandate 26 April 1982 → 42 years + 3 days ago
↳ at age 53 years + 8 months
Death 4 January 2009 → 15 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 2 months after 20 October 1991
Special notes
None
 
Lorne Aubrey McLaren (1928–2009)
© Photo 1983 Regina Leader-Post via The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
McLaren was found to be a central figure in the Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative fraud scandal that occurred during that party's second mandate (1986–1991). He served three-and-a-half years in prison for fraud, theft, and breach of trust.
 

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 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph M. Matsalla  m 
 		 ⊖ Randall N. Nelson  m 
 
Eligible: 11,067 Votes: 9,685 Participation: 87.51% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
20		 Saskatchewan
26 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10716(F) — 28 Aug 2023 11:40 ET
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 → New to this legislature
Age
53
PC
 1/4 5,487 56.80% +1,760 Loser:
NDP
 3,727 38.58% Randall N. Nelson

Service: 4 years 5 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,662 Votes: 9,397 Participation: 80.58% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
21		 Saskatchewan
20 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10784(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 1/4 4,408 47.08% +219 Loser:
NDP
 4,189 44.74% Gordon Roberts

Service: 5 years (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,498 Votes: 8,340 Participation: 79.44% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Saskatchewan
21 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 13437(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
NDP
 4,897 58.98% Clay J. Serby

Online biographical references (4)

 Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
McLaren, Lorne Aubrey (1928-)		 14 Apr 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
McLaren, Lorne Aubrey 1928 – 2009 (p. 26)		 14 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Lorne McLaren		 14 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Lorne McLaren		 14 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Apr 2024 23:27 (but data presented dynamically)

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