Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Keith A. Cosens
aliasKeith A. Cosens
Record
12695 · 3834

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 50%
 
Manitoba 1 1 2
Birth 7 July 1932 → 91 years + 9 months ago
Lived 57 years + 9 months
First mandate 11 October 1977 → 46 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 3 months
Death 27 April 1990 → 34 years ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 5 months after 16 November 1981
Special notes
None
 

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 4 1 5 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
John M. Bucklaschuk  m 
 
George B. Schreyer  m 
 
Eligible: 9,849 Votes: 8,339 Participation: 84.67% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
31
Manitoba
11 October 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9252(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
45
PC
1/2 4,515 54.33% +720 Loser:
NDP
3,795 45.67% George B. Schreyer

Service:
4 years 1 month 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,909 Votes: 9,258 Participation: 77.74% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32
Manitoba
17 November 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9309(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
PC
2/4 3,995 43.32% -830 Winner:
NDP
4,825 52.31% John M. Bucklaschuk

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Cosens, Keith
02 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Cosens, Keith
02 Aug 2023
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Keith Alan Cosens (1932-1990)
02 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Keith Cosens
02 Aug 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2023 22:22 (but data presented dynamically)