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♀ Beverly Faye Desjarlais
aliasBev Desjarlais
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 19 August 1955 → 68 years + 8 months ago
Lived 62 years + 6 months
First mandate 2 June 1997 → 26 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 9 months
Death 15 March 2018 → 6 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 1 month after 22 January 2006
Special notes
None
 
Beverly Faye Desjarlais (1955–2018)
© Photo 2004 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Desjarlais was the only member of the NDP caucus to vote against the federal Civil Marriage Act in 2005, arguing that her position was based on personal religious convictions, not homophobia.
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
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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
Canada 8 7 19

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Niki C. Ashton  f 
⊖ Elijah Harper  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Ron Evans  m 
⊕ Tina Keeper  f 
 
Eligible: 46,801 Votes: 23,516 Participation: 50.25% Candidacies: 4
Federal
36		 Manitoba
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2907(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
NDP
 1/4 9,616 41.17% +2,764 Loser:
LIB
 6,852 29.33% Elijah Harper

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,860 Votes: 23,413 Participation: 51.05% Candidacies: 4
Federal
37		 Manitoba
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2603(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
NDP
 1/4 10,477 44.94% +2,963 Loser:
LIB
 7,514 32.23% Elijah Harper

Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 48,106 Votes: 19,915 Participation: 41.40% Candidacies: 4
Federal
38		 Manitoba
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1022(F) — 6 Jul 2023 22:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
NDP
 1/4 8,612 43.44% +1,008 Loser:
LIB
 7,604 38.35% Ron Evans
After her election:
17 Oct 2005 50
NDP
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 46,718 Votes: 25,056 Participation: 53.63% Candidacies: 6
Federal
39		 Manitoba
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 863(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
IND
 3/6 4,283 17.16% -5,874 Winner:
LIB
 10,157 40.68% Tina Keeper

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Bev Desjarlais (1955-2018)		 20 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mrs. Bev Desjarlais, M.P.		 20 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Madame Bev Desjarlais, députée		 20 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bev Desjarlais		 20 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Apr 2024 16:47 (but data presented dynamically)

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