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aliasInky Mark
Record
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Chinese-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
Birth 17 November 1947
Age 76 years + 5 months
First mandate 2 June 1997 → 26 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 6 months
 
Mandate ended 13 years + 7 months ago (15 September 2010)
Special notes
None
 
Inky Mark (1947– )
© Photo 2008 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 13 3 9

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Marlene Cowling  f 
⊕ Robert Sopuck  m 
 		 ⊖ Laverne M. Lewycky  m 
 
Eligible: 54,752 Votes: 35,815 Participation: 65.41% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 Manitoba
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2908(F) — 1 Jul 2023 00:02 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
REF
 1/5 12,668 35.49% +4,952 Loser:
PC
 7,716 21.62% Lorne Boguski
After his election:
27 Mar 2000 52
REF
 →
CA
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 52,629 Votes: 33,414 Participation: 63.49% Candidacies: 6
Federal
37		 Manitoba
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2604(F) — 30 Jun 2023 21:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
CA
 1/6 15,855 47.66% +8,764 Loser:
LIB
 7,091 21.32% Jane Dawson
After his election:
5 Jul 2001 53
CA
 →
ICA
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
12 Sep 2001 53
ICA
 →
DRC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
10 Apr 2002 54
DRC
 →
ICON
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
27 Aug 2002 54
ICON
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
2 Feb 2004 56
PC
 →
CPC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 57,267 Votes: 33,576 Participation: 58.63% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Manitoba
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1023(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
CPC
 1/5 18,025 53.95% +10,684 Loser:
NDP
 7,341 21.97% Walter Kolisnyk

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 55,069 Votes: 34,149 Participation: 62.01% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Manitoba
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 864(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
CPC
 1/5 20,084 59.08% +13,863 Loser:
NDP
 6,221 18.30% Walter Kolisnyk

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 54,209 Votes: 29,656 Participation: 54.71% Candidacies: 6
Federal
40		 Manitoba
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5755(F) — 1 Feb 2022 22:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
CPC
 1/6 18,132 61.36% +13,218 Loser:
NDP
 4,914 16.63% Ron Strynadka
After his election:
15 Sep 2010 62
CPC
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran municipally
Service: 1 year 11 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 53,660 Votes: 14,283 Participation: 26.62% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Manitoba
29 November 2010
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 25995(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
CPC
 8,034 56.49% Robert Sopuck
Eligible: 63,926 Votes: 41,758 Participation: 65.32% Candidacies: 5
Federal
42		 Manitoba
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7380(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
67
IND
 4/5 3,357 8.07% -15,919 Winner:
CPC
 19,276 46.34% Robert Sopuck

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Inky Mark, M.P.		 11 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Inky Mark, député		 11 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Inky Mark		 11 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Inky Mark		 11 Feb 2024

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