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♂ Douglas James Roche
aliasDouglas Roche
Record
53373 · 279

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 14 June 1929
Age 94 years + 10 months
First mandate 30 October 1972 → 51 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 4 months
 
Mandate ended 39 years + 7 months ago (3 September 1984)
Special notes
None
 
Douglas James Roche (1929– )
© Photo Senate (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Alberta (1998–2004)
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 11 10 1

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Peggy Askin  f 
⊕ Elizabeth Rowley  f 
 		 ⊖ Hu Harries  m 
 
Eligible: 68,877 Votes: 54,118 Participation: 78.57% Candidacies: 6
Federal
29		 Alberta
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10137(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
PC
 1/6 26,908 49.72% +10,283 Loser:
LIB
 16,625 30.72% Hu Harries

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 68,877 Votes: 47,154 Participation: 68.46% Candidacies: 7
Federal
30		 Alberta
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10401(F) — 30 Jan 2022 18:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
 1/7 25,808 54.73% +11,471 Loser:
LIB
 14,337 30.40% Bernie C. Tanner

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 68,459 Votes: 46,335 Participation: 67.68% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31		 Alberta
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4329(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/3 27,713 59.81% +14,492 Loser:
LIB
 13,221 28.53% Alex Fallow

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 68,459 Votes: 40,729 Participation: 59.49% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 Alberta
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4047(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
 1/5 24,839 61.07% +14,166 Loser:
LIB
 10,673 26.24% Bob Carney

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 70,385 Votes: 52,133 Participation: 74.07% Candidacies: 7
Federal
33		 Alberta
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3753(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
PC
 32,510 62.46% James S. Edwards

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Douglas Roche, M.P., Senator		 18 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Douglas Roche, député, sénateur		 18 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Douglas Roche		 18 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Apr 2024 01:09 (but data presented dynamically)

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