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♂ Jonathan Joseph Lord
aliasJon Lord
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 1 1 2
Birth 29 December 1956 → 67 years + 4 months ago
Lived 57 years + 2 months
First mandate 12 March 2001 → 23 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 44 years + 2 months
Death 25 March 2014 → 10 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 4 months after 21 November 2004
Special notes
None
 
Jonathan Joseph Lord (1956–2014)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
The one-term Alberta Progressive Conservative MLA for Calgary-Currie was born Jonathan Joseph Brown, but as a diehard fan of the English rock band Deep Purple, he changed his surname to Lord as a tribute to Jon Lord.
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Calgary, Alberta (1995–2001)
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
Alberta 3 8 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊕ David K. Taylor  m 
 
 
Eligible: 23,220 Votes: 11,209 Participation: 48.27% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Alberta
12 March 2001
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8642(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
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 → New to this legislature
Age
44
PC
 1/4 6,922 62.15% +4,255 Loser:
LIB
 2,667 23.95% Pat Murray

Service: 3 years 8 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 24,603 Votes: 11,145 Participation: 45.30% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
26		 Alberta
22 November 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8725(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
PC
 2/5 4,412 39.79% -634 Winner:
LIB
 5,046 45.51% David K. Taylor

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Jonathan 'Jon' J. Lord		 09 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jon Lord (politician)		 09 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Apr 2024 22:28 (but data presented dynamically)

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