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♀ Lynda Sorenson
aliasLynda Sorenson
Record
58035 · 8906

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Northwest Territories 2 0 2
Total 2 1 3
Birth Unknown
   
First mandate 1 October 1979 → 44 years + 7 months ago
 
Mandate ended 36 years + 7 months ago (4 October 1987)
Special notes
None
 

Lynda Sorenson (? – )
No image available
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
Northwest Territories 8 0 2 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Weston J. MacAleer  m 
 		 ⊕ Dave Nickerson  m 
 
Eligible: 2,248 Votes: 1,456 Participation: 64.77% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
9		 Northwest Territories
1 October 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30738(F) — 22 Jan 2023 13:45 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
?
IND
 1/3 683 47.04% +65 Loser:
IND
 618 42.56% Weston J. MacAleer

Service: 4 years 1 month 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,124 Votes: 1,632 Participation: 52.24% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
10		 Northwest Territories
21 November 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30770(F) — 22 Jan 2023 12:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
?
IND
 1/2 1,241 76.65% +863 Loser:
IND
 378 23.35% Dan Prima

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,871 Votes: 12,703 Participation: 67.31% Candidacies: 3
Federal
33		 Northwest Territories
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3842(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
?
LIB
 3/3 3,264 25.86% -2,558 Winner:
PC
 5,822 46.12% Dave Nickerson
Eligible: 3,470 Votes: 1,573 Participation: 45.33% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
11		 Northwest Territories
5 October 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30797(F) — 22 Jan 2023 05:25 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
?		 Successor:
IND
 1,091 69.49% J. Edward Richard

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN OpenNWT: Politicians
Lynda Sorensen		 31 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Lynda Sorenson		 31 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 31 Dec 2023 23:12 (but data presented dynamically)

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