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♂ John Kushner
aliasJohn Kushner
Record
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Polish-Canadian     ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Alberta 1 1 2
Total 3 1 4
Birth 22 June 1923 → 100 years + 10 months ago
Lived 60 years + 8 months
First mandate 26 March 1975 → 49 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 51 years + 9 months
Death 2 March 1984 → 40 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
John Kushner (1923–1984)
© Photo 1980 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Stanley A. Kushner (1946–) Son  
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Calgary, Alberta (1965–1974)
School Board ✓
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 9 10
Alberta 3 11 17 Z
TOTAL 8 8 27

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Peggy Askin  f  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Albert W. Ludwig  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ George Ho Lem  m 
⊖ Barry Pashak  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 17,309 Votes: 11,708 Participation: 67.64% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
17		 Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13044(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
48
PC
 2/4 4,187 36.61% -929 Winner:
SC
 5,116 44.73% George Ho Lem
Eligible: 14,225 Votes: 7,793 Participation: 54.78% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
18		 Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12970(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
51
PC
 1/5 3,800 49.23% +1,238 Loser:
SC
 2,562 33.19% Albert W. Ludwig

Service: 3 years 11 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,782 Votes: 9,426 Participation: 47.65% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
19		 Alberta
14 March 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12891(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
PC
 5,141 54.88% Stanley A. Kushner
Eligible: 79,132 Votes: 46,515 Participation: 58.78% Candidacies: 7
Federal
31		 Alberta
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4322(F) — 30 Jan 2022 18:38 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
55
PC
 1/7 28,320 60.88% +17,301 Loser:
LIB
 11,019 23.69% Albert W. Ludwig

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 79,132 Votes: 43,786 Participation: 55.33% Candidacies: 8
Federal
32		 Alberta
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4040(F) — 30 Jan 2022 18:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
PC
 1/8 23,073 52.84% +11,411 Loser:
LIB
 11,662 26.71% Albert W. Ludwig
After his election:
2 Mar 1984 60
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 4 years 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 95,783 Votes: 62,861 Participation: 65.63% Candidacies: 8
Federal
33		 Alberta
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3745(F) — 17 Oct 2021 21:00 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
60		 Successor:
PC
 36,825 58.85% Alex Kindy

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
John Kushner		  6 May 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Kushner, M.P.		  6 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Kushner, député		  6 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Kushner		  6 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 May 2024 07:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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