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♂ Ralph Philip Klein
aliasRalph Klein
Record
32115 · 3005

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 5 0 5
Birth 1 November 1942 → 81 years + 6 months ago
Lived 70 years + 4 months
First mandate 20 March 1989 → 35 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 46 years + 4 months
Death 29 March 2013 → 11 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 2 months after 15 January 2007
Special notes
None
 
Ralph Philip Klein (1942–2013)
© Photo 2005 Cszmurlo — licensed under CC BY 2.5
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Calgary, Alberta (1980–1989)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 17 9 22 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. AB 22–26
PC
 1 Party leader 50–64 28 Nov 1992 — 01 Dec 2006 14 0 3
2. AB 22–26
PC
 1 Premier 50–64 14 Dec 1992 — 13 Dec 2006 13 11 29

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Larry R. Heather  m 
 
 
Eligible: 17,794 Votes: 9,097 Participation: 51.12% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
22		 Alberta
20 March 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12636(F) — 8 Mar 2022 09:54 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
PC
 1/4 4,505 49.61% +823 Loser:
LIB
 3,682 40.55% Gilbert J. Clark

Service: 4 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,873 Votes: 17,366 Participation: 67.12% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
23		 Alberta
15 June 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12553(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
50
PC
 1/6 10,061 58.10% +3,919 Loser:
LIB
 6,142 35.47% Madeleine King

Service: 3 years 8 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,626 Votes: 14,255 Participation: 60.34% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
24		 Alberta
11 March 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 11002(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
54
PC
 1/5 8,237 57.86% +3,042 Loser:
LIB
 5,195 36.49% Harold Swanson

Service: 4 years (Gov't)
Eligible: 24,786 Votes: 15,317 Participation: 61.80% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Alberta
12 March 2001
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8645(F) — 18 Oct 2021 00:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
58
PC
 1/4 10,213 66.83% +5,680 Loser:
LIB
 4,533 29.66% Harold Swanson

Service: 3 years 8 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,968 Votes: 13,610 Participation: 52.41% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
26		 Alberta
22 November 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8728(F) — 8 Mar 2022 13:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
62
PC
 1/7 6,958 51.48% +2,020 Loser:
LIB
 4,938 36.53% Stephen Brown
After his election:
15 Jan 2007 64
PC
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 2 years 1 month 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,969 Votes: 10,538 Participation: 40.58% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
26		 Alberta
12 June 2007
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10983(F) — 29 Oct 2022 17:53 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
LIB
 4,823 45.77% Craig Cheffins

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Ralph P. Klein OC, AOE		  5 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ralph Klein		  5 May 2024
FR Wikipédia
Ralph Klein		  5 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 May 2024 00:14 (but data presented dynamically)

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