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♂ Nels Edwin Nelson
aliasNels Nelson
Record
45904 · 287

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 17%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 3 4
Alberta 0 2 2
Total 1 5 6
Birth 7 September 1917 → 106 years + 7 months ago
Lived 74 years + 10 months
First mandate 30 October 1972 → 51 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 1 month
Death 13 July 1992 → 31 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 6 days after 7 July 1974
Special notes
None
 
Nels Edwin Nelson (1917–1992)
© Photo 1973 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
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
Canada 1 8 6

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Donald J. McCrimmon  m 
⊖ James A. Nielsen  m 
⊖ Marke Raines  m 
 		 ⊖ Harry A. Moore  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Raymond J. Perrault  m 
⊖ Neville S. Roper  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,426 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Alberta
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25046(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
48
NDP
 3/3 2,607 13.42% -8,147 Winner:
PC
 10,754 55.36% Harry A. Moore
Eligible: 8,181 Votes: 5,297 Participation: 64.75% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13164(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
49
NDP
 2/3 1,464 27.81% -1,822 Winner:
SC
 3,286 62.42% Neville S. Roper
Eligible: inc. Votes: 23,429 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Alberta
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9883(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
50
NDP
 3/3 3,281 14.00% -11,897 Winner:
PC
 15,178 64.78% Harry A. Moore
Eligible: 8,426 Votes: 6,169 Participation: 73.21% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
17		 Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13089(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
53
NDP
 3/4 598 9.73% -2,114 Winner:
PC
 2,712 44.12% Donald J. McCrimmon
Eligible: 64,363 Votes: 48,361 Participation: 75.14% Candidacies: 7
Federal
29		 British Columbia
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10148(F) — 28 Jun 2023 16:51 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
55
NDP
 1/7 18,274 37.79% +289 Loser:
LIB
 17,985 37.19% Raymond J. Perrault
After his election:
30 Nov 1972 55
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
9 May 1974 56
NDP
 →
NDP
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 64,363 Votes: 49,378 Participation: 76.72% Candidacies: 6
Federal
30		 British Columbia
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10412(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
NDP
 3/6 13,472 27.28% -4,591 Winner:
LIB
 18,063 36.58% Marke Raines

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Nels Edwin Nelson, M.P.		 15 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Nels Edwin Nelson, député		 15 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Nels Nelson (politician)		 15 Apr 2024

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