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♂ Archibald D. Johnston
aliasDick Johnston
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 5 0 5
Birth 5 March 1940 → 84 years + 2 months ago
Lived 63 years + 3 months
First mandate 26 March 1975 → 49 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 35 years
Death 25 June 2003 → 20 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 11 days after 14 June 1993
Special notes
None
 
Archibald D. (Dick) Johnston (1940–2003)
© 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 18 2 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John Anderson  m 
 
 
Eligible: 16,891 Votes: 10,825 Participation: 64.09% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
18		 Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13006(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
PC
 1/4 7,233 66.98% +5,318 Loser:
SC
 1,915 17.73% John V. Anderson

Service: 3 years 11 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,941 Votes: 9,890 Participation: 62.04% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
19		 Alberta
14 March 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12927(F) — 7 Jan 2023 14:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
PC
 1/5 5,870 59.74% +4,495 Loser:
ICON
 1,375 13.99% Ken R. Kotkas

Service: 3 years 7 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,020 Votes: 12,528 Participation: 69.52% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
20		 Alberta
2 November 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12845(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 1/5 8,716 69.72% +7,347 Loser:
NDP
 1,369 10.95% Ed McRae

Service: 3 years 6 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,024 Votes: 8,786 Participation: 46.18% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Alberta
8 May 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12762(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/3 4,567 52.11% +2,379 Loser:
NDP
 2,188 24.97% Sylvia A. Campbell

Service: 2 years 10 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,970 Votes: 10,154 Participation: 53.53% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Alberta
20 March 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12684(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/3 4,993 49.26% +2,020 Loser:
LIB
 2,973 29.33% John I. Boras

Service: 4 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,124 Votes: 12,776 Participation: 57.75% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Alberta
15 June 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12602(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
LIB
 6,114 48.14% Kenneth J. Nicol

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Archibald 'Dick' Johnston		  4 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Archibald D. Johnston		  4 May 2024

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