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♂ John Alfred Wingblade
aliasJohn Wingblade
Record
65764 · 8452

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 7 0 7
Birth 26 February 1883 → 141 years + 2 months ago
Lived 101 years + 2 months
First mandate 22 August 1935 → 88 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 5 months
Death 14 May 1984 → 40 years ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 10 months after 16 June 1963
Special notes
None
 
John Alfred Wingblade (1883–1984)
© Photo 1935 Provincial Archives of 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 27 9 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Hugh J. Montgomery  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 5,671 Votes: 4,862 Participation: 85.73% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27829(F) — 6 Mar 2022 13:00 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
SC
 1/5 2,762 58.21% +1,613 Loser:
LIB
 1,149 24.21% Hugh J. Montgomery

Service: 4 years 6 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,412 Votes: 5,332 Participation: 71.94% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9		 Alberta
21 March 1940
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27889(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
SC
 1/3 2,480 47.19% +606 Loser:
INDM
 1,874 35.66% T.S. Steedman

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,827 Votes: 5,245 Participation: 76.83% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
10		 Alberta
8 August 1944
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27942(F) — 6 Mar 2022 17:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
SC
 1/4 2,700 52.63% +1,441 Loser:
CCF
 1,259 24.54% J.G. Baker

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,507 Votes: 5,688 Participation: 75.77% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Alberta
17 August 1948
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27996(F) — 6 Mar 2022 21:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
SC
 1/3 2,827 51.65% +1,413 Loser:
LIB
 1,414 25.84% Morley Merner

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,914 Votes: 5,276 Participation: 66.67% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
12		 Alberta
5 August 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28047(F) — 7 Mar 2022 10:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
SC
 1/4 2,664 54.12% +1,635 Loser:
LIB
 1,029 20.91% William W. Draayer

Service: 2 years 10 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,135 Votes: 5,880 Participation: 72.28% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
13		 Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28100(F) — 13 Aug 2022 13:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
72
SC
 1/4 2,695 49.17% +1,059 Loser:
LIB
 1,636 29.85% Ernest O. Larson

Service: 3 years 11 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,231 Votes: 5,767 Participation: 70.06% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28153(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
76
SC
 1/4 3,352 58.27% +2,342 Loser:
PC
 1,010 17.56% Robert D. Angus

Service: 3 years 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,601 Votes: 5,463 Participation: 63.52% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Alberta
17 June 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28238(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
80		 Successor:
SC
 3,333 61.11% Albert W. Strohschein

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
John A. Wingblade		  4 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Wingblade		  4 May 2024

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