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♂ Edward Richard Schreyer
aliasEd Schreyer
Record
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Ukranian-Canadian, German-Canadian    Roman Catholic   ∞3
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Manitoba 6 0 6
Total 8 1 9
Birth 21 December 1935
Age 88 years + 4 months
First mandate 16 June 1958 → 65 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 22 years + 5 months
 
Mandate ended 45 years + 3 months ago (28 December 1978)
Special notes
None
 
Edward Richard Schreyer (1935– )
© Photo 2015 Stevewashen — licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ John C. Gottfried (1917–1980) Cousin  
⊖ George B. Schreyer (1920–2017) Brother  
⊖ Jacob Schulz (1901–1983) Father-in-law  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
Governor Canada (1979–1984)
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
Canada 3 6 28
Manitoba 16 10 3 Z
TOTAL 20 5 1

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. MB 28–31
NDP
 1 Party leader 33–43 07 Jun 1969 — 21 Jan 1979 9 7 14
2. MB 29–30
NDP
 1 Premier 33–41 25 Jun 1969 — 10 Oct 1977 8 3 15
3. MB 31
NDP
 1 Opposition Leader 41–42 24 Nov 1977 — 20 Jul 1978 0 7 26

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 12  
11 documented challengers
⊕ James Bezan  m 
⊖ Max Dubas  m 
⊖ John W. Gross  m 
⊖ David W. Pekary  m 
⊖ Eric Stefanson  m 
⊖ Bernard R. Wolfe  m 
 		 ⊖ Stanley Copp  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Duncan E. Geisler  m 
⊖ Dirk G. Mulder  m 
⊕ Joseph Slogan  m 
⊖ Arthur A. Trapp  m 
 
Eligible: 6,505 Votes: 4,010 Participation: 61.64% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
25		 Manitoba
16 June 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 37638(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
22
CCF
 1/5 1,474 37.06% +544 Loser:
LIBP
 930 23.38% Fred Helwer

Service: 10 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,537 Votes: 4,536 Participation: 69.39% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Manitoba
14 May 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37695(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
23
CCF
 1/3 2,017 44.73% +608 Loser:
PC
 1,409 31.25% Gordon B. Burnett

Service: 3 years 6 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,515 Votes: 4,232 Participation: 64.96% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Manitoba
14 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37757(F) — 24 Mar 2022 19:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
26
NDP
 1/3 1,910 45.53% +596 Loser:
PC
 1,314 31.32% Dirk G. Mulder
After his election:
20 Oct 1965 29
NDP
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 10 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,436 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 Manitoba
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25077(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
29
NDP
 1/4 8,001 39.15% +755 Loser:
PC
 7,246 35.46% Joseph Slogan

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,675 Votes: 4,255 Participation: 63.75% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Manitoba
23 June 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13827(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
30		 Successor:
NDP
 1,889 44.57% Samuel Uskiw
Eligible: inc. Votes: 38,818 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28		 Manitoba
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9919(F) — 29 Jan 2022 14:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
NDP
 1/4 17,310 44.59% +5,290 Loser:
LIB
 12,020 30.97% Bernard R. Wolfe
After his election:
8 Jun 1969 33
NDP
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran provincially
Service: 11 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,770 Votes: 6,723 Participation: 68.81% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Manitoba
25 June 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Minority
ID: 13913(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus (Party leader)
Age
33
NDP
 1/4 4,089 60.99% +2,343 Loser:
PC
 1,746 26.04% David W. Pekary

Service: 4 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,219 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
28		 Manitoba
13 April 1970
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10914(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
34		 Successor:
NDP
 16,595 56.80% Douglas C. Rowland
Eligible: 15,367 Votes: 13,115 Participation: 85.35% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
30		 Manitoba
28 June 1973
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9215(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
37
NDP
 1/2 6,827 52.25% +588 Loser:
PC
 6,239 47.75% Alfred Penner

Service: 4 years 3 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,189 Votes: 18,480 Participation: 83.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Manitoba
11 October 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9272(F) — 20 Mar 2022 22:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
41
NDP
 1/3 9,246 50.14% +730 Loser:
PC
 8,516 46.18% Henry Krahn
After his election:
28 Dec 1978 43
NDP
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 2 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,735 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
31		 Manitoba
16 October 1979
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10971(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
NDP
 6,191 48.61% Victor H. Schroeder
Eligible: 66,637 Votes: 44,373 Participation: 66.59% Candidacies: 6
Federal
39		 Manitoba
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 870(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
70
NDP
 2/6 16,358 36.99% -5,303 Winner:
CPC
 21,661 48.99% James Bezan

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Ed Schreyer		 14 Apr 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Ed Schreyer		 14 Apr 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Living
Schreyer, Edward Richard		 14 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés
Schreyer, Edward Richard		 14 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Right Hon. Edward Richard Schreyer, P.C., C.C., O.M., C.D., C.M.M.		 14 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Le très hon. Edward Richard Schreyer, C.P., C.C., O.M., C.D., C.M.M.		 14 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Edward Schreyer		 14 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Edward Schreyer		 14 Apr 2024

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