John Younie

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John Younie
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
1986–1989
Preceded by Rollie Cook
Succeeded by Laurence Decore
Constituency Edmonton-Glengarry
Personal details
Born (1950-03-30) March 30, 1950 (age 68)
Olds, Alberta
Political party Alberta New Democrats

John Younie (born March 3, 1950) is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for a single term from 1986 to 1989 and sat as a member of the New Democrats caucus when they held official opposition status. [1]

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Political career

Younie ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature in the 1979 Alberta general election in the electoral district of Rocky Mountain House. He finished a distant third place out of four candidates behind future Social Credit leader Lavern Ahlstrom and John Murray Campbell who won the district. [2]

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Lavern Ahlstrom is a retired provincial level politician and former leader of the Alberta Social Credit Party.

He would make another attempt to win a seat by running in the 1986 Alberta general election. He won a hotly contested race in the electoral district of Edmonton-Glengarry by a safe margin defeating four other candidates. [3]

Younie ran for a second term in the 1989 Alberta general election but was defeated in a landslide by Laurence Decore who had become leader of the Liberals the previous year. [4]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Rocky Mountain House results 1979". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Edmonton-Glengarry results 1986". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Edmonton-Glengarry results 1989". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
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