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♂ Joseph E. Stauffer
aliasJoseph E. Stauffer
Record
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☆   Swiss-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 2 0 2
Birth 29 October 1874 → 149 years + 5 months ago
Lived 42 years + 5 months
First mandate 22 March 1909 → 115 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 34 years + 4 months
Death 10 April 1917 → 107 years ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Joseph E. Stauffer (1874–1917)
© Photo 1917 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Stauffer, Alberta Liberal MLA for Didsbury, was killed in action in Europe during World War I. Perhaps related to his death or simply a coincidence, the Election Act in Alberta was amended prior to the June 1917 general election to stipulate that any member of the 3rd assembly would be re-elected by acclamation if he joined for wartime service.
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 8 0 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Cornelius (Don) Hiebert  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,054 Votes: 1,358 Participation: 66.11% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
2		 Alberta
22 March 1909
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27447(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
LIB
 1/3 993 73.18% +785 Loser:
CONS
 208 15.33% S.T. Scarlett

Service: 4 years 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,222 Votes: 1,598 Participation: 71.92% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Alberta
17 April 1913
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27479(F) — 5 Mar 2022 15:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/2 948 59.32% +298 Loser:
CONS
 650 40.68% G.B. Sexsmith
After his election:
10 Apr 1917 42
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,376 Votes: 2,640 Participation: 60.33% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Alberta
7 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27546(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
42		 Successor:
LIB
 1,394 52.80% Henry B. Atkins

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Joseph E. Stauffer		 30 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Stauffer		 30 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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