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♂ Earl G. Cook
aliasEarl G. Cook
Record
12276 · 8253

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 2 2 4
Birth 9 November 1881 → 142 years + 5 months ago
Lived 84 years + 5 months
First mandate 18 July 1921 → 102 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 8 months
Death 20 April 1966 → 58 years ago
Exit → Death 35 years + 10 months after 18 June 1930
Special notes
None
 
Earl G. Cook (1881–1966) 200x208
© Photo United Farmers Historical Society — licensed under CC BY 2.0
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 8 10 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Harvey Bossenberry  m  (4 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Roy C. Taylor  m 
 
Eligible: 1,491 Votes: 1,371 Participation: 91.95% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27630(F) — 12 Jan 2024 21:41 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
UFA
 1/4 572 41.81% +101 Loser:
LIB
 471 34.43% Harvey Bossenberry

Service: 4 years 11 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,868 Votes: 1,642 Participation: 87.90% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27698(F) — 12 Jan 2024 21:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
UFA
 1/3 542 33.77% -50 Loser:
LIB
 592 36.88% Harvey Bossenberry

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,424 Votes: 1,917 Participation: 79.08% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Alberta
19 June 1930
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27752(F) — 12 Jan 2024 21:41 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
UFA
 2/2 920 48.96% -39 Winner:
LIB
 959 51.04% Harvey Bossenberry
Eligible: 2,731 Votes: 2,415 Participation: 88.43% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27812(F) — 12 Jan 2024 21:41 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
53
UFA
 4/4 296 12.60% -918 Winner:
SC
 1,214 51.66% Roy C. Taylor

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Earl G. Cook		 12 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Earle Cook		 12 Jan 2024

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