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♂ Victor Toews
aliasVictor Toews
Record
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Russian-Canadian, Paraguayan-Canadian    Mennonite   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Manitoba 1 2 3
Total 6 2 8
Birth 10 September 1952
Age 71 years + 7 months
First mandate 25 April 1995 → 29 years + 2 days ago
↳ at age 42 years + 7 months
 
Mandate ended 10 years + 9 months ago (9 July 2013)
Special notes
None
 
Victor Toews (1952– )
© Photo 2012 — 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 12 7 7
Manitoba 4 4 26 Z
TOTAL 17 0 2

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 39
CPC
 1 Minister 53–54 06 Feb 2006 — 03 Jan 2007 0 10 28
2. CA 39–41
CPC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 53–60 06 Feb 2006 — 09 Jul 2013 7 5 3
3. CA 39–40
CPC
 1 Minister 54–57 04 Jan 2007 — 18 Jan 2010 3 0 14
4. CA 40–41
CPC
 1 Minister 57–60 19 Jan 2010 — 09 Jul 2013 3 5 20
 1. Justice and Attorney General
 2. Manitoba [Without portfolio]
 3. President [Treasury Board]
 4. Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
5 documented challengers
⊕ Janine G. Gibson  f  (4 runoffs)
⊕ Alvin H. Mackling  m 
⊕ Harry Schellenberg  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ David Iftody  m 
⊕ Peter J. (Jim) Maloway  m 
 
Eligible: 12,313 Votes: 8,820 Participation: 71.63% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 Manitoba
11 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9475(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
38
PC
 2/3 3,035 34.55% -1,092 Winner:
NDP
 4,127 46.98% Peter J. (Jim) Maloway
Eligible: 12,235 Votes: 9,431 Participation: 77.08% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
36		 Manitoba
25 April 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9557(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
PC
 1/3 4,318 45.97% +117 Loser:
NDP
 4,201 44.72% Harry Schellenberg

Service: 4 years 4 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,102 Votes: 10,412 Participation: 79.47% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Manitoba
21 September 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9614(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
PC
 2/4 4,803 46.37% -294 Winner:
NDP
 5,097 49.21% Harry Schellenberg
Eligible: 58,020 Votes: 40,631 Participation: 70.03% Candidacies: 4
Federal
37		 Manitoba
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2608(F) — 30 Jun 2023 22:02 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
CA
 1/4 21,358 52.76% +6,939 Loser:
LIB
 14,419 35.62% David Iftody
After his election:
23 Dec 2003 51
CA
 →
CPC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 60,617 Votes: 36,168 Participation: 59.67% Candidacies: 4
Federal
38		 Manitoba
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1027(F) — 26 Mar 2023 19:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
CPC
 1/4 22,694 63.02% +13,719 Loser:
LIB
 8,975 24.92% Peter Epp

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 60,397 Votes: 38,522 Participation: 63.78% Candidacies: 4
Federal
39		 Manitoba
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 868(F) — 26 Mar 2023 19:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
CPC
 1/4 25,199 65.68% +19,122 Loser:
LIB
 6,077 15.84% Wes Penner

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 62,392 Votes: 36,196 Participation: 58.01% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Manitoba
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5759(F) — 26 Mar 2023 19:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
CPC
 1/5 23,303 64.66% +18,356 Loser:
NDP
 4,947 13.73% Ross C. Martin

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 64,104 Votes: 39,574 Participation: 61.73% Candidacies: 6
Federal
41		 Manitoba
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6299(F) — 26 Mar 2023 19:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
CPC
 1/6 27,820 70.60% +20,769 Loser:
NDP
 7,051 17.89% Alvin H. Mackling
After his election:
9 Jul 2013 60
CPC
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 2 years 2 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 67,439 Votes: 22,553 Participation: 33.44% Candidacies: 4
Federal
41		 Manitoba
25 November 2013
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 26003(F) — 26 Mar 2023 19:49 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
CPC
 13,046 58.20% Theodore J. Falk

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Living
Toews, Vic		 17 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés
Toews, Vic		 17 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Vic Toews, P.C., M.P.		 17 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Vic Toews, C.P., député		 17 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Vic Toews		 17 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Vic Toews		 17 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Feb 2024 18:17 (but data presented dynamically)

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