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♂ Sidney Green
aliasSidney Green
Record
24396 · 3744

Judaism   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 36%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Manitoba 4 6 10
Total 4 7 11
Birth 1 August 1929
Age 94 years + 8 months
First mandate 23 June 1966 → 57 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 10 months
 
Mandate ended 42 years + 5 months ago (16 November 1981)
Special notes
None
 
Sidney Green (1929– )
© Photo University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections via the Manitoba Historical Society — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 15 4 21 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. MB 31–36
P
 1 Party leader 51–65 03 Mar 1981 — 13 Jul 1995 14 4 10

Electoral history

Races 11  
Path points 11  
14 documented challengers
⊕ Charles T. Birt  m 
⊕ Gulzar S. Cheema  m 
⊖ Gordon C. Chown  m 
⊕ Avis Gray  f 
⊖ Margaret M. Konantz  f 
⊖ William C. Ross  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Donald A. Scott  m 
 		 ⊕ Sharon Carstairs  f 
⊕ David W. Chomiak  m 
⊖ Martin M. (Marty) Dolin  m 
⊖ J. Gurzon Harvey  m 
⊕ Myrna A. Phillips  f 
⊕ E. Timothy Sale  m 
⊖ C. Aili Waldman  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 52,921 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Manitoba
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24548(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
32
NDP
 3/4 7,993 15.10% -13,750 Winner:
PC
 21,743 41.09% Gordon C. Chown
Eligible: 12,758 Votes: 7,306 Participation: 57.27% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Manitoba
23 June 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13838(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
NDP
 1/4 3,644 50.43% +1,931 Loser:
PC
 1,713 23.71% Olga Fuga

Service: 3 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,565 Votes: 5,677 Participation: 53.73% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Manitoba
25 June 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Minority
ID: 13895(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
NDP
 1/3 4,001 70.80% +3,012 Loser:
PC
 989 17.50% Robert Armstrong

Service: 4 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,669 Votes: 8,889 Participation: 76.18% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
30		 Manitoba
28 June 1973
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9197(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
NDP
 1/5 5,442 61.56% +3,756 Loser:
LIB
 1,686 19.07% John Sulymko

Service: 4 years 3 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,836 Votes: 8,968 Participation: 69.87% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Manitoba
11 October 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9254(F) — 20 Mar 2022 22:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
NDP
 1/4 5,175 58.11% +2,464 Loser:
PC
 2,711 30.44% Barrie Jones
After his election:
4 Dec 1979 50
NDP
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance ()
3 Mar 1981 51
IND
 →
P
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 4 years 1 month 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,944 Votes: 9,032 Participation: 69.78% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Manitoba
17 November 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9311(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
52
P
 3/4 783 8.71% -5,500 Winner:
NDP
 6,283 69.88% Donald A. Scott
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,986 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
32		 Manitoba
2 October 1984
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 10974(F) — 5 Oct 2021 23:01 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
55
P
 4/5 1,035 12.96% -2,526 Winner:
PC
 3,561 44.59% Charles T. Birt
Eligible: 12,154 Votes: 8,015 Participation: 65.95% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
33		 Manitoba
18 March 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9407(F) — 13 Oct 2023 07:48 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
56
P
 4/6 347 4.35% -3,752 Winner:
NDP
 4,099 51.42% Myrna A. Phillips
Eligible: 20,785 Votes: 15,897 Participation: 76.48% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
34		 Manitoba
26 April 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 9427(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
58
P
 4/5 445 2.81% -5,208 Winner:
LIB
 5,653 35.69% Gulzar S. Cheema
Eligible: 14,604 Votes: 10,974 Participation: 75.14% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Manitoba
11 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9484(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
61
P
 4/4 570 5.21% -3,334 Winner:
NDP
 3,904 35.69% David W. Chomiak
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,964 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
35		 Manitoba
15 September 1992
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10976(F) — 5 Oct 2021 14:40 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
63
P
 4/6 900 11.30% -1,797 Winner:
LIB
 2,697 33.86% Avis Gray

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Living
Green, Sidney		 15 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés
Green, Sidney		 15 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Sidney "Sid" Green		 15 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Sidney Green (politician)		 15 Feb 2024

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