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♂ David John Russell
aliasDavid Russell
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 6 0 6
Birth 29 July 1931 → 92 years + 9 months ago
Lived 92 years
First mandate 23 May 1967 → 56 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 9 months
Death 17 August 2023 → 8 months ago
Exit → Death 34 years + 4 months after 19 March 1989
Special notes
None
 
David John Russell (1931-2023)
© 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 21 9 21 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Sharon Carstairs  f 
 
 
Eligible: 17,982 Votes: 11,147 Participation: 61.99% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13119(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
PC
 1/4 4,796 43.33% +840 Loser:
SC
 3,956 35.74% Art Davis

Service: 4 years 3 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,606 Votes: 10,762 Participation: 73.68% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13041(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
PC
 1/3 5,547 51.77% +1,067 Loser:
SC
 4,480 41.81% L.A. Thorssen

Service: 3 years 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,679 Votes: 8,359 Participation: 61.11% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
18		 Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12962(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
PC
 1/4 6,159 73.80% +5,010 Loser:
LIB
 1,149 13.77% Sharon Carstairs

Service: 3 years 11 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,345 Votes: 9,047 Participation: 52.16% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
19		 Alberta
14 March 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12883(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/4 5,941 65.86% +4,620 Loser:
SC
 1,321 14.65% Patricia Sveen

Service: 3 years 7 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,761 Votes: 10,800 Participation: 60.81% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
20		 Alberta
2 November 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12800(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/6 7,521 69.83% +6,467 Loser:
NDP
 1,054 9.79% Thora Miessner

Service: 3 years 6 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,422 Votes: 6,929 Participation: 39.77% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Alberta
8 May 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12717(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/3 4,515 65.42% +3,247 Loser:
LIB
 1,268 18.37% Frank Wishlow

Service: 2 years 10 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,794 Votes: 9,097 Participation: 51.12% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
22		 Alberta
20 March 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12636(F) — 8 Mar 2022 09:54 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
PC
 4,505 49.61% Ralph P. Klein

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Honourable David J. Russell, ECA		 16 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
David John Russell		 16 Apr 2024

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