Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Paul Lindquist

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The result was delete‎. Courcelles (talk) 18:18, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Paul Lindquist

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Non-notable politician. Mayor of a smaller city. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 15:29, 21 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Politicians and Sweden. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 15:29, 21 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Likely keep: I'd like additional clarity on this bit of GNG, but I think we have a procedural keep: "Politicians ... who have held ... state/province–wide office, or have been members of legislative bodies at those levels". The
Stockholm Regional Council is a regional-scale body that appears to fill the role that the province does here in Canada. For instance, the region handles health care, which is a provincial responsibility here. I can't claim to fully understand the unitary state system in Sweden, but it appears these regions are effectively a way to have provincial-style governance within the unitary state. If my understanding is correct, I believe this meets GNG as a member of that legislative body. Maury Markowitz (talk) 18:32, 21 April 2023 (UTC)[reply
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As Sweden is not a federal state, Swedish county legislators are not presumed notable via
WP:NPOL in the same way an American or Indian state legislator would. There is just a fundamental difference in authority and powers. As usual, just because he does not pass NPOL does not preclude him from passing via standard GNG. Curbon7 (talk) 17:52, 22 April 2023 (UTC)[reply
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But why? Am I correct in thinking these bodies serve the same basic purpose in terms of service delivery as a provincial/state group in a federalist system? Or is it fundamentally different? Maury Markowitz (talk) 13:42, 24 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

WP:NSUBPOL, which for full transparency is an explanatory essay, This [referring to subnational legislatures in federal nations] is in contrast to bodies, such as municipal councils, whose power is limited to administrative, supervisory or regulatory functions. Generally speaking, federal political systems devolve legislative powers to lower, subnational levels (such as a state or province), whereas unitary political systems do not, with legislative power concentrated at the national level. Curbon7 (talk) 19:34, 24 April 2023 (UTC)[reply

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Fair enough, TIL... Maury Markowitz (talk) 21:41, 24 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. According to the article he has never held any political office that would be considered "inherently" notable under
WP:NPOL at all — at the local level, the bar for inclusion hinges on his sourceability, but this is completely unreferenced. Bearcat (talk) 21:07, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply
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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Star Mississippi 14:37, 29 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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