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♂ John William Cookson
aliasJack Cookson
Record
12342 · 3208

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 3 1 4
Birth 29 October 1928 → 95 years + 6 months ago
Lived 92 years + 8 months
First mandate 30 August 1971 → 52 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 10 months
Death 8 July 2021 → 2 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 38 years + 8 months after 1 November 1982
Special notes
None
 
John William Cookson (1928–2021)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Fair trade
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 11 2 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Russell Patrick  m 
 
 
Eligible: 7,332 Votes: 5,478 Participation: 74.71% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13153(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
38
PC
 2/3 1,999 36.57% -691 Winner:
SC
 2,690 49.21% A. Russell Patrick
Eligible: 8,036 Votes: 6,144 Participation: 76.46% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13078(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
PC
 1/3 3,094 50.49% +512 Loser:
SC
 2,582 42.13% Ivan P. Stonehocker

Service: 3 years 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,505 Votes: 6,118 Participation: 71.93% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13004(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/3 4,186 68.78% +2,772 Loser:
SC
 1,414 23.23% Ivan P. Stonehocker

Service: 3 years 11 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,367 Votes: 6,954 Participation: 67.08% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
19		 Alberta
14 March 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12925(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
 1/5 4,458 64.34% +3,049 Loser:
SC
 1,409 20.33% Elmer Suominen

Service: 3 years 7 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,600 Votes: 8,411 Participation: 72.51% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
20		 Alberta
2 November 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12843(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
PC
 5,141 61.21% Ronald A. Moore

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
John W. 'Jack' Cookson		  4 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jack Cookson		  4 May 2024

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