♂ Alexander Ross

Record
53779 · 8189
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 75%
 
Alberta 4 3 1
Birth Death Lived Died in office
15 January 1880
(144 years 3 months ago)
17 July 1953
(70 years 9 months ago)
73 years 6 months No
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
Alberta
Days years months days
3,188 8 8 21
Days years months days
1,687 4 7 12
Days years months days
1,501 4 1 10
The calculations in years, months and days are approximate and might be off by a few days due to the base date used for these calculations.
Electoral history
→ 4 recorded electoral participations
→ 4 electoral path points
 
→ 13 documented challengers:
 
Herbert B. Adshead  m 
Thomas H. Blow  m 
Robert C. Edwards  m 
Samuel B. Hillocks  m 
John Irwin  m 
Robert C. Marshall  m  (2 runoffs)
Nellie L. McClung  f 
Alexander A. McGillivray  m 
Robert H. Parkyn  m  (2 runoffs)
Robert Pearson  m 
Thomas M.M. Tweedie  m 
George H. Webster  m  (2 runoffs)
Fred J. White  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Provincial
Ass.: 4
Alberta Centre Calgary
7 June 1917 Age:
37
→ New to this legislature
General 1/2 LRL 51.06% 1,328 of 2,601 Elig.: 4,701 Parti.: 55.33%
Loser > CONS 48.94% 1,273 (-55) Thomas M.M. Tweedie  m  ( 46 )
  Post-Election...
15 July 1919 > ?? LRL DLP Changed allegiance
ID: 27537(F) — 25 Oct 2023 05:53 ET Service: 4 years 1 month 10 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 5
Alberta Calgary
18 July 1921 Age:
41
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/20 DLP 48.07% 7,294 of 75,876 Elig.: 32,103 Parti.: 53.50%
Loser > LIB 28.94% 4,391 (-2,903) George H. Webster  m  ( 52 )
  Post-Election...
13 August 1921 > ?? DLP Vac. Resigned: Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
ID: 27600(F) — 29 Oct 2022 09:48 ET Service: 0 year 0 month 26 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 5
Alberta Calgary
9 December 1921 Age:
41
Re-elected incumbent
By-Election 1/1 DLP 0.00% 0 of 0 Elig.: n/a Parti.: n/a
By acclamation  
ID: 27652(F) — 29 Oct 2022 10:05 ET Service: 4 years 6 months 18 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 6
Alberta Calgary
28 June 1926 Age:
46
Defeated incumbent Exit from legislature →
General 7/11 DLP 6.41% 1,265 of 19,737 Elig.: 34,287 Parti.: 59.40%
Winner > CONS 30.03% 5,928 (+4,663) Alexander A. McGillivray  m  ( 42 )
ID: 27671(F) — 29 Oct 2022 10:10 ET
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