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]
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 | March 30, 1950 Olds, Alberta |
| Political party | Alberta New Democrats |
Political career
editYounie 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]
References
edit- ^ Mardon, Austin (2011). Mapping Alberta's Political Leadership: A Comprehensive Account of Edmonton's MLAs from 1905-2003. ISBN 9781897472309.
- ^ "Rocky Mountain House results 1979". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
- ^ "Edmonton-Glengarry results 1986". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
- ^ "Edmonton-Glengarry results 1989". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 4, 2009.