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♂ Albert W. Ludwig
aliasAlbert W. Ludwig
Record
37067 · 3127

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Alberta 4 2 6
Total 4 4 8
Birth 14 November 1919 → 104 years + 5 months ago
Lived 99 years + 3 months
First mandate 18 June 1959 → 64 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 7 months
Death 16 February 2019 → 5 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 43 years + 10 months after 25 March 1975
Special notes
None
 
Albert W. Ludwig (1919–2019) 200x269
© 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 15 9 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Peggy Askin  f  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John Kushner  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Patricia L. Black Nelson  f 
⊖ L. Barry Pashak  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 16,961 Votes: 9,286 Participation: 54.75% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28159(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
SC
 1/4 5,945 64.24% +4,116 Loser:
PC
 1,829 19.76% Melvin P. Stronach

Service: 3 years 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,729 Votes: 7,908 Participation: 44.60% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
15		 Alberta
17 June 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28181(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
SC
 1/4 4,763 60.37% +3,266 Loser:
PC
 1,497 18.97% Bill Duncan

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,779 Votes: 11,032 Participation: 53.09% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13115(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
SC
 1/4 5,563 50.88% +2,950 Loser:
PC
 2,613 23.90% Jim Crawford

Service: 4 years 3 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,291 Votes: 9,763 Participation: 68.32% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13047(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
SC
 1/3 4,990 51.59% +1,457 Loser:
PC
 3,533 36.53% George Swales

Service: 3 years 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,225 Votes: 7,793 Participation: 54.78% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
18		 Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12970(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
SC
 2/5 2,562 33.19% -1,238 Winner:
PC
 3,800 49.23% John Kushner
Eligible: 79,132 Votes: 46,515 Participation: 58.78% Candidacies: 7
Federal
31		 Alberta
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4322(F) — 30 Jan 2022 18:38 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
59
LIB
 2/7 11,019 23.69% -17,301 Winner:
PC
 28,320 60.88% John Kushner
Eligible: 79,132 Votes: 43,786 Participation: 55.33% Candidacies: 8
Federal
32		 Alberta
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4040(F) — 30 Jan 2022 18:38 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
60
LIB
 2/8 11,662 26.71% -11,411 Winner:
PC
 23,073 52.84% John Kushner
Eligible: 28,518 Votes: 14,664 Participation: 51.42% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 Alberta
11 March 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 11004(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
77
LIB
 2/4 4,339 29.63% -4,510 Winner:
PC
 8,849 60.43% Patricia L. Black Nelson

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Albert W. Ludwig QC		 09 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Albert Ludwig		 09 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Dec 2023 08:09 (but data presented dynamically)

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