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♂ Clarence Copithorne
aliasClarence Copithorne
Record
12444 · 3118

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 2 0 2
Birth 12 November 1920 → 103 years + 5 months ago
Lived 58 years + 6 months
First mandate 23 May 1967 → 56 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 6 months
Death 4 June 1979 → 44 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 2 months after 25 March 1975
Special notes
None
 
Clarence Copithorne (1920–1979)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — 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
Alberta 7 10 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Roy G. Wilson  m 
 
 
Eligible: 7,653 Votes: 4,899 Participation: 64.01% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13108(F) — 25 Oct 2023 06:28 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
IND
 1/3 2,428 49.88% +362 Loser:
SC
 2,066 42.44% Roy G. Wilson
After his election:
15 Apr 1970 49
IND
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 3 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,619 Votes: 7,055 Participation: 66.44% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13033(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
 1/3 3,801 55.34% +1,154 Loser:
SC
 2,647 38.54% Slim Martin

Service: 3 years 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,186 Votes: 7,575 Participation: 62.16% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
18		 Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12954(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
PC
 5,221 69.24% Frederick A. Kidd

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Clarence Copithorne		 17 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Clarence Copithorne		 17 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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