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♂ Steven John Ashton
aliasSteve Ashton
Record
1682 · 3873

Anglican   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 90%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 9 1 10
Birth 29 February 1956
Age 68 years + 1 month
First mandate 17 November 1981 → 42 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 25 years + 8 months
 
Mandate ended 8 years + 9 days ago (18 April 2016)
Special notes
None
 
Steven John Ashton (1956– )
© Photo 2017 Jeremy Desrochers / Global News — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Niki C. Ashton (1982–) Daughter  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 34 4 22 Z

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 10  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Kelly Bindle  m 
⊕ Kenneth MacMaster  m 
 		 ⊖ Kenneth G. Dillen  m 
 
Eligible: 7,272 Votes: 5,864 Participation: 80.64% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Manitoba
17 November 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9345(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
25
NDP
 1/3 2,890 49.44% +72 Loser:
PC
 2,818 48.20% Kenneth MacMaster

Service: 4 years 4 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,111 Votes: 5,799 Participation: 71.50% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Manitoba
18 March 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9402(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
30
NDP
 1/3 3,852 66.61% +2,354 Loser:
PC
 1,498 25.90% Ken Biglow

Service: 2 years 1 month 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,520 Votes: 6,233 Participation: 73.16% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Manitoba
26 April 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 9459(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
NDP
 1/3 2,992 48.10% +1,003 Loser:
PC
 1,989 31.97% Ken Collin

Service: 2 years 4 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,887 Votes: 6,864 Participation: 63.05% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 Manitoba
11 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9516(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
NDP
 1/3 4,099 59.93% +2,056 Loser:
PC
 2,043 29.87% Loretta Clarke

Service: 4 years 7 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,724 Votes: 5,884 Participation: 54.87% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
36		 Manitoba
25 April 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9573(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
NDP
 1/3 3,619 61.71% +2,299 Loser:
PC
 1,320 22.51% Chuck Shabe

Service: 4 years 4 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,879 Votes: 5,374 Participation: 54.40% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
37		 Manitoba
21 September 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9630(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
NDP
 1/3 3,793 70.99% +2,487 Loser:
PC
 1,306 24.44% Cecil Thorne

Service: 3 years 8 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,669 Votes: 4,005 Participation: 37.54% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
38		 Manitoba
3 June 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9687(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
NDP
 1/3 3,291 82.73% +2,759 Loser:
PC
 532 13.37% Bill Archer

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,382 Votes: 4,134 Participation: 39.82% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
39		 Manitoba
22 May 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9744(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
NDP
 1/3 3,036 73.90% +2,380 Loser:
LIB
 656 15.97% Kenny M. Braun

Service: 4 years 4 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,328 Votes: 3,792 Participation: 36.72% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
40		 Manitoba
4 October 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9801(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
NDP
 1/3 2,586 68.52% +1,518 Loser:
PC
 1,068 28.30% Anita Campbell

Service: 4 years 6 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,469 Votes: 3,911 Participation: 37.36% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
41		 Manitoba
19 April 2016
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9859(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
NDP
 2/3 1,527 39.39% -185 Winner:
PC
 1,712 44.16% Kelly Bindle

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Living
Ashton, Steve		 20 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés
Ashton, Steve		 20 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Steve Ashton		 20 Apr 2024

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