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♂ George Read
aliasGeorge Read
Record
51771 · 14925

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate ✓
Perennial candidate		 Never been in office Performance: 0%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Alberta 0 3 3
Total 0 4 4
Birth Unknown
   
First run 28 June 2004 → 19 years + 10 months ago
 
 
Special notes
None
 
George Read (? – )
© Photo 2007 Grant Neufeld — licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. AB 25
GRN
 1 Party leader 01 Nov 2003 — 22 Dec 2008 5 1 21

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Lindsay M.C. Blackett  m 
⊖ Denis Herard  m 
 		 ⊕ Craig Cheffins  m 
⊕ Jason Kenney  m 
 
Eligible: 81,621 Votes: 52,011 Participation: 63.72% Candidacies: 4
Federal
38		 Alberta
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 960(F) — 17 Oct 2021 22:08 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
?
GRN
 4/4 3,142 6.05% -33,701 Winner:
CPC
 36,843 71.00% Jason T. Kenney
Eligible: 27,265 Votes: 11,240 Participation: 41.23% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
26		 Alberta
22 November 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8727(F) — 17 Oct 2021 22:08 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
?
GRN
 4/5 875 7.82% -4,811 Winner:
PC
 5,686 50.82% J.A. Denis Herard
Eligible: 25,969 Votes: 10,538 Participation: 40.58% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
26		 Alberta
12 June 2007
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 10983(F) — 29 Oct 2022 17:53 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
?
GRN
 3/7 590 5.60% -4,233 Winner:
LIB
 4,823 45.77% Craig Cheffins
Eligible: 44,695 Votes: 18,281 Participation: 40.90% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
27		 Alberta
3 March 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8824(F) — 17 Oct 2021 22:08 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
?
GRN
 4/5 902 4.95% -7,513 Winner:
PC
 8,415 46.21% Lindsay M.C. Blackett

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
George Read (Alberta politician)		  7 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Mar 2024 18:47 (but data presented dynamically)

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