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♀ Sharon Carstairs
aliasSharon Carstairs
Record
9775 · 3884

Roman Catholic   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 0 1 1
Manitoba 3 1 4
Total 3 2 5
Birth 26 April 1942
Age 82 years
First mandate 18 March 1986 → 38 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 43 years + 10 months
 
Mandate ended 29 years + 7 months ago (15 September 1994)
Special notes
None
 
Sharon Carstairs (1942– )
© Photo 2010 Senate (Canada) — Fair trade
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Harold J. Connolly (1901–1980) Father  
⊖ James L. Connolly (c. 1909–1982) Uncle  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Manitoba (1994–2011)
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
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 26 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. MB 32–35
LIB
 1 Party leader 41–51 04 Mar 1984 — 03 Jun 1993 9 2 30
2. MB 34
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 46–48 21 Jul 1988 — 07 Aug 1990 2 0 17

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
5 documented challengers
⊕ Charles T. Birt  m 
⊖ David J. Russell  m 
⊖ Warren J. Steen  m 
 		 ⊕ Sidney Green  m 
⊖ Murray R. Smith  m 
 
Eligible: 13,679 Votes: 8,359 Participation: 61.11% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
18		 Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12962(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
32
LIB
 2/4 1,149 13.77% -5,010 Winner:
PC
 6,159 73.80% David J. Russell
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
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
42
PROG
 2/5 1,993 24.96% -1,568 Winner:
PC
 3,561 44.59% Charles T. Birt
Eligible: 12,754 Votes: 10,287 Participation: 80.66% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Manitoba
18 March 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9386(F) — 24 Mar 2022 08:06 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
43
LIB
 1/3 4,620 44.98% +1,485 Loser:
PC
 3,135 30.52% Warren J. Steen

Service: 2 years 1 month 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,757 Votes: 11,108 Participation: 87.07% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Manitoba
26 April 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 9443(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
46
LIB
 1/4 6,620 59.69% +3,247 Loser:
PC
 3,373 30.41% Bob Vandewater

Service: 2 years 4 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,026 Votes: 11,426 Participation: 81.46% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Manitoba
11 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9500(F) — 20 Mar 2022 22:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
48
LIB
 1/4 5,467 47.97% +866 Loser:
PC
 4,601 40.37% Shaun McCaffrey
After her election:
15 Sep 1994 52
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 4 years 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,893 Votes: 11,345 Participation: 81.66% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Manitoba
25 April 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9555(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
PC
 5,429 47.98% Michael F.C. Radcliffe

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Living
Carstairs, Sharon		 26 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés
Carstairs, Sharon		 26 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Sharon Carstairs, P.C., C.M., Senator		 26 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Sharon Carstairs, C.P., C.M., sénatrice		 26 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Sharon Carstairs		 26 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Sharon Carstairs		 26 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Apr 2024 07:18 (but data presented dynamically)

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