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♂ Ira McLaughlin
aliasIra McLaughlin
Record
41975 · 3144

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 7 0 7
Birth 5 January 1891 → 133 years + 4 months ago
Lived 83 years
First mandate 8 August 1944 → 79 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 7 months
Death 8 January 1974 → 50 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 2 years + 4 months after 29 August 1971
Special notes
None
 
Ira McLaughlin (1891–1974)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 27 0 14 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 6,328 Votes: 4,230 Participation: 66.85% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 Alberta
8 August 1944
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27912(F) — 6 Mar 2022 16:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
53
SC
 1/3 2,366 55.93% +1,238 Loser:
CCF
 1,128 26.67% William Rigby

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,468 Votes: 5,112 Participation: 68.45% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Alberta
17 August 1948
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27966(F) — 6 Mar 2022 21:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
SC
 1/3 2,952 62.29% +1,933 Loser:
CCF
 1,019 21.50% Leslie N. Harris

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,886 Votes: 5,160 Participation: 65.43% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12		 Alberta
5 August 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28017(F) — 7 Mar 2022 10:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
SC
 1/3 2,967 61.76% +2,032 Loser:
LIB
 935 19.46% John W. Cox

Service: 2 years 10 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,645 Votes: 6,118 Participation: 70.77% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
13		 Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28069(F) — 7 Mar 2022 12:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
SC
 1/4 3,240 57.49% +1,759 Loser:
LIB
 1,481 26.28% Mary Gray

Service: 3 years 11 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,694 Votes: 6,439 Participation: 66.42% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14		 Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28122(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
68
SC
 1/3 4,213 65.62% +2,822 Loser:
PC
 1,391 21.67% David T. Williamson

Service: 3 years 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,368 Votes: 6,530 Participation: 57.44% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Alberta
17 June 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28203(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
72
SC
 1/3 4,763 73.03% +3,766 Loser:
LIB
 997 15.29% Ed Kimpe

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,666 Votes: 8,752 Participation: 69.10% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13148(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
76
SC
 1/3 4,847 55.54% +2,099 Loser:
NDP
 2,748 31.49% Allan F. Bush

Service: 4 years 3 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,157 Votes: 10,681 Participation: 75.45% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13073(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
80		 Successor:
PC
 4,553 42.76% Winston O. Backus

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Ira McLaughlin		 04 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ira McLaughlin		 04 May 2024

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