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♀ Linda Asper
aliasLinda Asper
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
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Manitoba 1 1 2
Birth 1 December 1943
Age 80 years + 4 months
First mandate 21 September 1999 → 24 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 9 months
 
Mandate ended 21 years + 3 days ago (24 April 2003)
Special notes
None
 
Linda Asper (1943– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Manitoba — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Israel H. (Izzy) Asper (1932–2003) Brother-in-law  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

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Canadian Senate ✗
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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 3 7 2 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊕ David G. Newman  m 
 		 ⊕ Jack F. Reimer  m 
 
Eligible: 13,755 Votes: 10,660 Participation: 77.50% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 Manitoba
11 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9492(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
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 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 2/3 4,301 40.40% -649 Winner:
PC
 4,950 46.50% Jack F. Reimer
Eligible: 13,563 Votes: 10,354 Participation: 76.34% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Manitoba
21 September 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9610(F) — 20 Mar 2022 22:41 ET
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 → New to this legislature
Age
55
NDP
 1/4 4,833 46.91% +274 Loser:
PC
 4,559 44.25% David G. Newman
After her election:
24 Apr 2003 59
NDP
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 3 years 7 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,539 Votes: 8,279 Participation: 61.15% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
38		 Manitoba
3 June 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9667(F) — 26 Mar 2022 22:31 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
NDP
 4,455 54.03% Christine Melnick

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Living
Asper, Linda		 21 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés
Asper, Linda		 21 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Linda Asper		 21 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Mar 2024 19:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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