John Younie

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 byRollie Cook
Succeeded byLaurence Decore
ConstituencyEdmonton-Glengarry
Personal details
Born (1950-03-30) March 30, 1950
Olds, Alberta
Political partyAlberta New Democrats

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]

References
  1. Mardon, Austin (2011). Mapping Alberta's Political Leadership: A Comprehensive Account of Edmonton's MLAs from 1905-2003. ISBN 9781897472309.
  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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