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♂ Michael Clark
aliasMichael Clark
Record
11298 · 6709

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Alberta 0 1 1
Total 3 2 5
Birth 12 May 1861 → 163 years ago
Lived 65 years + 2 months
First mandate 26 October 1908 → 115 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 5 months
Death 29 July 1926 → 97 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 7 months after 5 December 1921
Special notes
None
 
Michael Clark (1861–1926) 200x222
© Photo c.1900–03 — 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
Canada 13 1 7

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Milton Neil Campbell  m 
⊖ Alexander A. McGillivray  m 
 		 ⊖ Don Hiebert  m 
⊖ William F. Puffer  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,260 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
1		 Alberta
9 November 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27404(F) — 25 Jun 2023 23:32 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
44
LIB
 2/3 545 43.25% -44 Winner:
CONS
 589 46.75% Cornelius (Don) Hiebert
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,838 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Alberta
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20997(F) — 25 Jun 2023 23:32 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 3,481 51.94% +260 Loser:
CONS
 3,221 48.06% George F. Root

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,593 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Alberta
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 UNIO  10 Oct 1917
ID: 21019(F) — 2 Jul 2023 06:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 6,711 63.35% +2,829 Loser:
CONS
 3,882 36.65% Alexander A. McGillivray
After his election:
10 Oct 1917 56
CONS
 →
UNIO
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
10 Oct 1917 56
LIB
 →
UNIL
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,714 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
13		 Alberta
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
 NLCP  10 Jul 1920
ID: 21277(F) — 2 Jul 2023 06:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
UNIL
 1/3 6,213 57.99% +2,413 Loser:
LL
 3,800 35.47% William F. Puffer
After his election:
26 Feb 1920 58
UNIL
 →
PROG
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
10 Jul 1920 59
UNIO
 →
NLCP
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,640 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
14		 Saskatchewan
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21742(F) — 2 Jul 2023 11:54 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
LIB
 2/4 3,025 25.99% -2,356 Winner:
PROG
 5,381 46.23% Milton N. Campbell

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Clark, Michael		  8 Jan 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Clark, Michael		  8 Jan 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Michael Clark, M.P.		  8 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Michael Clark, député		  8 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Michael Clark (Canadian politician)		  8 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Jan 2024 19:38 (but data presented dynamically)

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