Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Gerrit Joseph Radstaak
aliasJoe Radstaak
Record
51358 · 3169

Dutch-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 33%
 
Alberta 1 2 3
Birth 4 September 1914 → 109 years + 8 months ago
Lived 81 years + 7 months
First mandate 23 May 1967 → 56 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 8 months
Death 1 May 1996 → 28 years ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 8 months after 29 August 1971
Special notes
None
 
Gerrit Joseph (Joe) Radstaak (1914–1996)
© 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 4 3 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
Horst Schmid  m  (2 runoffs)
 

 
Eligible: 15,241 Votes: 9,659 Participation: 63.38% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16
Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13146(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
52
SC
1/4 3,934 40.90% +1,340 Loser:
PC
2,594 26.97% Oscar H. Kruger

Service:
4 years 3 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,490 Votes: 9,232 Participation: 68.44% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
17
Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13056(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
SC
2/4 3,681 40.21% -232 Winner:
PC
3,913 42.75% Horst A.L.C. Schmid
Eligible: 14,080 Votes: 7,551 Participation: 53.63% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
18
Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12981(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
60
SC
2/5 1,341 17.79% -3,255 Winner:
PC
4,596 60.97% Horst A.L.C. Schmid

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Gerrit J. 'Joe' Radstaak
 7 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gerrit Radstaak
 7 May 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 May 2024 20:36 (but data presented dynamically)