John Younie Explained

John Younie
Birth Date:30 March 1950
Birth Place:Olds, Alberta
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Constituency:Edmonton-Glengarry
Term Start:1986
Term End:1989
Predecessor:Rollie Cook
Successor:Laurence Decore
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]

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]

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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Notes and References

  1. Book: Mapping Alberta's Political Leadership: A Comprehensive Account of Edmonton's MLAs from 1905-2003. 9781897472309. Mardon. Austin. 2011.
  2. Web site: Rocky Mountain House results 1979. Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . October 4, 2009.
  3. Web site: Edmonton-Glengarry results 1986. Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . October 4, 2009.
  4. Web site: Edmonton-Glengarry results 1989. Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . October 4, 2009.