Lynda Sorenson
Canadian politician
Lynda Sorenson, is a politician in Northwest Territories, Canada.
She was elected twice to the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories. She was elected in the 1979 Northwest Territories general election and again in the 1983 Northwest Territories general election.
Sorenson has been a high-profile Liberal in the territory. She ran for the Liberal Party of Canada in Western Arctic in the 1984 Canadian federal election, finishing third in a tight three-way race.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Dave Nickerson | 5,822 | 46.12 | +12.31 | ||||
New Democratic | Bertha Allen | 3,538 | 28.03 | −5.60 | ||||
Liberal | Lynda Sorenson | 3,264 | 25.86 | −6.71 | ||||
Total valid votes | 12,624 | 100.0 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +8.96 |
References
External links
- Frame Lake News December 2002
- Still Counting Women in Politics Across Canada
Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories | ||
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Preceded by David Searle | MLA Yellowknife South 1979–1987 | Succeeded by Ted Richard |
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