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♂ Chester I. Sayers
aliasChester I. Sayers
Record
55302 · 3132

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 8 0 8
Birth 17 August 1899 → 124 years + 8 months ago
Lived 85 years + 10 months
First mandate 6 March 1941 → 83 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 41 years + 6 months
Death 19 June 1985 → 38 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 9 months after 29 August 1971
Special notes
None
 

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 30 5 16 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William N. Chant  m 
 		 ⊖ Chester A. Ronning  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,284 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Alberta
6 March 1941
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27892(F) — 29 Oct 2022 13:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
SC
 1/2 2,419 56.47% +554 Loser:
CCF
 1,865 43.53% Chester A. Ronning

Service: 3 years 5 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,941 Votes: 5,002 Participation: 72.06% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 Alberta
8 August 1944
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27903(F) — 6 Mar 2022 16:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
SC
 1/3 2,763 55.53% +1,173 Loser:
CCF
 1,590 31.95% Charles E. Boulter

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,858 Votes: 5,596 Participation: 71.21% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Alberta
17 August 1948
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27957(F) — 6 Mar 2022 20:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
SC
 1/3 3,041 56.75% +1,726 Loser:
CCF
 1,315 24.54% Charles E. Boulter

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,229 Votes: 5,360 Participation: 65.14% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12		 Alberta
5 August 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28008(F) — 7 Mar 2022 10:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
SC
 1/3 2,919 57.62% +1,787 Loser:
CCF
 1,132 22.35% Archie Olstad

Service: 2 years 10 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,786 Votes: 6,349 Participation: 72.26% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
13		 Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28060(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
SC
 1/4 2,899 47.81% +685 Loser:
LIB
 2,214 36.51% Ed Schnell

Service: 3 years 11 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,479 Votes: 6,079 Participation: 71.69% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28113(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
SC
 1/4 3,229 53.22% +1,591 Loser:
PC
 1,638 27.00% John E. Stuart

Service: 3 years 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,259 Votes: 6,058 Participation: 65.43% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
15		 Alberta
17 June 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28189(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
SC
 1/4 3,427 56.66% +1,908 Loser:
PC
 1,519 25.12% Ernest Moore

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,537 Votes: 6,968 Participation: 73.06% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13125(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
SC
 1/4 3,083 44.49% +1,347 Loser:
PC
 1,736 25.05% Emmett G. Mohler

Service: 4 years 3 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,631 Votes: 9,549 Participation: 75.60% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13050(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
72		 Successor:
PC
 4,552 47.89% Gordon E. Stromberg

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Chester I. Sayers		 22 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Chester Sayers		 22 Oct 2023

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