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♂ Laurence George Decore
aliasLaurence George Decore
Record
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Ukranian-Canadian    Orthodox   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 2 0 2
Birth 28 June 1940 → 83 years + 10 months ago
Lived 59 years + 4 months
First mandate 20 March 1989 → 35 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 48 years + 8 months
Death 6 November 1999 → 24 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 2 years + 7 months after 10 March 1997
Special notes
Born Lavrentiy Dikur.
 
Laurence George Decore (1940–1999)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John Decore (1909–1994) Father  
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Edmonton, Alberta (1983–1988)
Mun./Co. Council Edmonton, Alberta (1974–1977)
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
Alberta 7 11 19 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. AB 21–23
LIB
 1 Party leader 48–54 09 Oct 1988 — 15 Jul 1994 5 9 6
2. AB 23
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 52–53 15 Jun 1993 — 15 Jun 1994 1 0 0

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊕ John E. Younie  m 
 
 
Eligible: 25,246 Votes: 15,205 Participation: 60.23% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
22		 Alberta
20 March 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12661(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
48
LIB
 1/4 7,401 48.81% +3,427 Loser:
NDP
 3,974 26.21% John E. Younie

Service: 4 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,955 Votes: 11,464 Participation: 57.45% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 Alberta
15 June 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12579(F) — 8 Mar 2022 10:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
52
LIB
 1/4 7,548 66.08% +4,879 Loser:
PC
 2,669 23.37% Don Clarke

Service: 3 years 8 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,506 Votes: 10,105 Participation: 51.80% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
24		 Alberta
11 March 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 11028(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LIB
 4,765 47.36% Bill Bonner

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Laurence G. Decore, CM, QC		 22 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Laurence Decore		 22 Mar 2024

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