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♂ Robin Daniel Jorgenson
aliasBob Jorgenson
Record
30578 · 8252

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 6 0 6
Birth 28 March 1894 → 130 years + 1 month ago
Lived 92 years + 10 months
First mandate 8 August 1944 → 79 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 4 months
Death 14 February 1987 → 37 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 8 months after 22 May 1967
Special notes
None
 
Robin Daniel (Bob) Jorgenson (1894-1987)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — 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
Alberta 22 9 7 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊖ George MacLachlan  m 
 
 
Eligible: 6,962 Votes: 4,960 Participation: 71.24% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 Alberta
8 August 1944
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27925(F) — 6 Mar 2022 17:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
50
SC
 1/3 2,400 50.87% +902 Loser:
CCF
 1,498 31.75% Charles P. Paterson

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,829 Votes: 5,697 Participation: 72.77% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Alberta
17 August 1948
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27979(F) — 6 Mar 2022 21:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
SC
 1/3 3,165 59.59% +1,703 Loser:
CCF
 1,462 27.53% Martin Fjelstad

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,577 Votes: 5,265 Participation: 69.49% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12		 Alberta
5 August 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28030(F) — 7 Mar 2022 10:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
SC
 1/3 2,818 57.67% +1,691 Loser:
LIB
 1,127 23.07% Matthew M. Watt

Service: 2 years 10 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,715 Votes: 5,622 Participation: 72.87% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
13		 Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28083(F) — 7 Mar 2022 12:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
SC
 1/3 2,609 50.59% +901 Loser:
LIB
 1,708 33.12% George Schultz

Service: 3 years 11 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,693 Votes: 5,587 Participation: 72.62% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14		 Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28136(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
SC
 1/3 3,436 61.80% +1,728 Loser:
PC
 1,708 30.72% Frie Bredo

Service: 3 years 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,850 Votes: 5,498 Participation: 62.12% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
15		 Alberta
17 June 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28218(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
SC
 1/5 3,067 56.18% +2,225 Loser:
LIB
 842 15.42% Ray Brodeur

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,945 Votes: 6,068 Participation: 67.84% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13156(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
73		 Successor:
SC
 2,866 47.58% A. Carl Muller

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Robin D. Jorgenson		  5 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Robin Jorgenson		  5 May 2024

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