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♂ Ronald Osika
aliasRonald Osika
Record
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Polish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 2 1 3
Birth 27 February 1939
Age 85 years + 2 months
First mandate 21 June 1995 → 28 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 3 months
 
Mandate ended 20 years + 5 months ago (4 November 2003)
Special notes
None
 
Ronald Osika (1939– )
© Photo Grassland News Group — 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 8 4 13 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. SK 23
LIB
 1 ✓ Party leader 56–57 12 Nov 1995 — 23 Nov 1996 1 0 11
2. SK 23
LIB
 1 ✓ Opposition Leader 57 29 Feb 1996 — 23 Nov 1996 0 8 25
3. SK 24
LIB
 1 Speaker 60–61 16 Sep 1999 — 06 Feb 2001 1 4 21

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Bob Bjornerud  m 
⊕ Grant J. Schmidt  m 
 		 ⊕ Evan Carlson  m 
 
Eligible: 11,111 Votes: 7,861 Participation: 70.75% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Saskatchewan
21 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 13461(F) — 12 Mar 2022 16:12 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
56
LIB
 1/3 3,274 41.89% +299 Loser:
NDP
 2,975 38.07% Evan Carlson

Service: 4 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,237 Votes: 7,673 Participation: 74.95% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Saskatchewan
16 September 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Minority
ID: 13517(F) — 28 Oct 2023 10:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/3 3,419 44.75% +1,254 Loser:
SKP
 2,165 28.34% Garry P. Hoffman
After his election:
30 Sep 1999 60
LIB
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
7 Nov 2001 62
LIB
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (remained in government)
Service: 4 years 1 month 19 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 11,487 Votes: 8,886 Participation: 77.36% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Saskatchewan
5 November 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 13575(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
64
NDP
 2/4 2,858 32.20% -604 Winner:
SKP
 3,462 39.01% Bob Bjornerud

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Osika, Ron 1939 –  (p. 30)		 27 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ron Osika		 27 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Feb 2024 10:19 (but data presented dynamically)

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