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♂ Richard L. Casson
aliasRick Casson
Record
9955 · 825

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Birth 30 December 1948
Age 75 years + 4 months
First mandate 2 June 1997 → 26 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 5 months
 
Mandate ended 13 years + 8 days ago (1 May 2011)
Special notes
None
 
Richard L. Casson (1948– )
© Photo 2008 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Picture Butte, Alberta (1986–1995)
Mun./Co. Council Picture Butte, Alberta
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 13 10 24

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Kenneth J. Nicol  m 
 		 ⊕ Gregory W. Weadick  m 
 
Eligible: 69,023 Votes: 41,185 Participation: 59.67% Candidacies: 6
Federal
36		 Alberta
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2862(F) — 30 Jun 2023 22:55 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
REF
 1/6 22,828 55.53% +14,941 Loser:
LIB
 7,887 19.19% John W. McGee
After his election:
27 Mar 2000 51
REF
 →
CA
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 74,568 Votes: 46,178 Participation: 61.93% Candidacies: 6
Federal
37		 Alberta
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2555(F) — 30 Jun 2023 21:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
CA
 1/6 30,380 66.02% +22,583 Loser:
LIB
 7,797 16.94% Vaughan Hartigan
After his election:
23 Dec 2003 54
CA
 →
CPC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 76,987 Votes: 47,667 Participation: 61.92% Candidacies: 6
Federal
38		 Alberta
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 974(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
CPC
 1/6 29,765 62.62% +19,515 Loser:
LIB
 10,250 21.56% Kenneth J. Nicol

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 83,315 Votes: 52,226 Participation: 62.68% Candidacies: 6
Federal
39		 Alberta
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 907(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
CPC
 1/6 35,061 67.30% +27,926 Loser:
NDP
 7,135 13.70% Melanee Thomas

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 89,136 Votes: 47,503 Participation: 53.29% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Alberta
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5706(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
CPC
 1/5 31,714 66.96% +24,981 Loser:
NDP
 6,733 14.22% Mark Sandilands

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 90,036 Votes: 48,393 Participation: 53.75% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Alberta
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6246(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62		 Successor:
CPC
 27,173 56.51% James N. Hillyer

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Rick Casson, P.C., M.P.		 24 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Rick Casson, P.C., député		 24 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Rick Casson		 24 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Rick Casson		 24 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Apr 2024 21:51 (but data presented dynamically)

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