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♂ Brian William Pallister
aliasBrian Pallister
Record
47693 · 533

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Manitoba 5 0 5
Total 8 1 9
Birth 6 July 1954
Age 69 years + 9 months
First mandate 15 September 1992 → 31 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 2 months
 
Mandate ended 2 years + 6 months ago (4 October 2021)
Special notes
None
 
Brian William Pallister (1954– )
© Photo 2019 Scott Bourassa — licensed under CC0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 7 10 14
Manitoba 13 8 8 Z
TOTAL 21 6 22

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. MB 40–42
PC
 1 Party leader 58–67 30 Jul 2012 — 31 Aug 2021 9 1 1
2. MB 40
PC
 1 Opposition Leader 58–61 05 Sep 2012 — 18 Apr 2016 3 7 13
3. MB 41–42
PC
 1 Premier 61–67 19 Apr 2016 — 31 Aug 2021 5 4 12

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 12  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Robert Axworthy  m 
 		 ⊖ Jake E. Hoeppner  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,257 Participation: 53.81% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Manitoba
15 September 1992
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10977(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
PC
 1/4 3,226 51.56% +1,231 Loser:
LIB
 1,995 31.88% Helen Christoffersen

Service: 2 years 7 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,792 Votes: 7,764 Participation: 65.84% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Manitoba
25 April 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9551(F) — 20 Mar 2022 22:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
PC
 1/4 3,977 51.36% +1,860 Loser:
LIB
 2,117 27.34% Bob Turner
After his election:
28 Apr 1997 42
PC
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 55,706 Votes: 33,773 Participation: 60.63% Candidacies: 6
Federal
36		 Manitoba
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2909(F) — 30 Jun 2023 08:13 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
42
PC
 2/6 12,083 35.94% -1,449 Winner:
REF
 13,532 40.25% Jake E. Hoeppner
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,493 Participation: 55.06% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
36		 Manitoba
30 October 1997
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13944(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
PC
 2,422 37.30% David Faurschou
Eligible: 56,082 Votes: 34,522 Participation: 61.56% Candidacies: 5
Federal
37		 Manitoba
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2607(F) — 30 Jun 2023 22:00 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
CA
 1/5 17,318 50.31% +11,185 Loser:
LIB
 6,133 17.82% Gerry J.E. Gebler
After his election:
23 Dec 2003 49
CA
 →
CPC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 60,922 Votes: 34,941 Participation: 57.35% Candidacies: 6
Federal
38		 Manitoba
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1026(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CPC
 1/6 22,939 65.93% +16,765 Loser:
LIB
 6,174 17.74% Don Kuhl

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 59,970 Votes: 36,980 Participation: 61.66% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Manitoba
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 867(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
CPC
 1/5 25,719 69.78% +21,520 Loser:
LIB
 4,199 11.39% Garry McLean

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 60,246 Votes: 32,396 Participation: 53.77% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Manitoba
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5758(F) — 24 Oct 2022 18:09 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
CPC
 22,036 68.27% Candice M. Bergen
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,571 Participation: 42.28% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
40		 Manitoba
4 September 2012
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 14293(F) — 24 Mar 2022 21:31 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus (Party leader)
Age
58
PC
 1/5 3,626 55.18% +1,552 Loser:
LIB
 2,074 31.56% Robert Axworthy

Service: 3 years 7 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,599 Votes: 10,685 Participation: 60.71% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
41		 Manitoba
19 April 2016
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9823(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
61
PC
 1/5 6,775 64.18% +5,057 Loser:
NDP
 1,718 16.28% George Wong

Service: 3 years 4 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,386 Votes: 9,889 Participation: 60.35% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
42		 Manitoba
10 September 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 27338(F) — 27 Mar 2022 12:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
65
PC
 1/5 5,619 57.19% +3,862 Loser:
NDP
 1,757 17.88% Bea Bruske
After his election:
4 Oct 2021 67
PC
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 2 years 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,184 Votes: 7,189 Participation: 44.42% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
42		 Manitoba
22 March 2022
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 38906(F) — 15 Apr 2022 21:26 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
PC
 3,050 42.53% I. Obby Khan

Online biographical references (6)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Jen Gerson, Macleans (13 August 2018), Brian Pallister is Manitoba’s paradox premier		 20 Apr 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Living
Pallister, Brian		 20 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés
Pallister, Brian		 20 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Brian William Pallister		 20 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Brian William Pallister, M.P.		 20 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Brian William Pallister, député		 20 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Brian Pallister		 20 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Brian Pallister		 20 Apr 2024

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