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♂ Douglas M. Gourlay
aliasDouglas M. Gourlay
Record
23925 · 3844

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 2 1 3
Birth 1 December 1929
Age 94 years + 4 months
First mandate 11 October 1977 → 46 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 10 months
 
Mandate ended 38 years + 1 month ago (17 March 1986)
Special notes
None
 
Douglas M. Gourlay (1929– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Swan River, Manitoba (1975–1977)
Mun./Co. Council Swan River, Manitoba (1972–1975)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 8 5 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Leonard Harapiak  m  (3 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 9,102 Votes: 7,101 Participation: 78.02% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
31		 Manitoba
11 October 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9286(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
PC
 1/2 3,909 55.15% +730 Loser:
NDP
 3,179 44.85% Leonard Harapiak

Service: 4 years 1 month 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,896 Votes: 7,667 Participation: 77.48% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Manitoba
17 November 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9343(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/3 3,884 50.86% +269 Loser:
NDP
 3,615 47.34% Leonard Harapiak

Service: 4 years 4 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,872 Votes: 7,915 Participation: 80.18% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Manitoba
18 March 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9400(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
PC
 2/3 3,708 47.06% -65 Winner:
NDP
 3,773 47.88% Leonard Harapiak

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Living
Gourlay, Douglas		 26 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés
Gourlay, Douglas		 26 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Doug Gourlay		 26 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Feb 2024 15:49 (but data presented dynamically)

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