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♂ William Uruski
aliasWilliam Uruski
Record
62561 · 3814

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 6 0 6
Birth 27 July 1942
Age 81 years + 9 months
First mandate 25 June 1969 → 54 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 26 years + 10 months
 
Mandate ended 33 years + 7 months ago (10 September 1990)
Special notes
None
 
William Uruski (1942– )
© Photo Archives of Manitoba 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 21 2 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Duncan E. Geisler  m 
⊖ Joseph L. Schwartz  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Elman K. Guttormson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 7,466 Votes: 5,352 Participation: 71.68% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Manitoba
25 June 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Minority
ID: 13920(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
26
NDP
 1/3 2,284 42.78% +398 Loser:
LIB
 1,886 35.32% Elman K. Guttormson

Service: 4 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,792 Votes: 6,044 Participation: 77.57% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
30		 Manitoba
28 June 1973
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9218(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
30
NDP
 1/2 3,552 59.03% +1,087 Loser:
LIB
 2,465 40.97% Elman K. Guttormson

Service: 4 years 3 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,813 Votes: 6,045 Participation: 77.37% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Manitoba
11 October 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9279(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
NDP
 1/3 3,103 51.37% +535 Loser:
PC
 2,568 42.52% Albert Rohl

Service: 4 years 1 month 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,585 Votes: 7,186 Participation: 67.89% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Manitoba
17 November 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9339(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
NDP
 1/3 4,599 64.30% +2,418 Loser:
PC
 2,181 30.49% Neil Dueck

Service: 4 years 4 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,466 Votes: 7,577 Participation: 66.08% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Manitoba
18 March 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9369(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
NDP
 1/4 4,634 61.30% +2,453 Loser:
PC
 2,181 28.85% Joseph L. Schwartz

Service: 2 years 1 month 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,329 Votes: 7,657 Participation: 67.59% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Manitoba
26 April 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 9426(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
NDP
 1/3 3,057 39.99% +247 Loser:
PC
 2,810 36.76% Ed Dandeneau

Service: 2 years 4 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 11,562 Votes: 7,271 Participation: 62.89% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 Manitoba
11 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9483(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
NDP
 2,941 40.54% Clifford B. (Clif) Evans

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Living
Uruski, Billie		 24 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés
Uruski, Billie		 24 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
William "Bill" Uruski		 24 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bill Uruski		 24 Feb 2024

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