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♂ Clinton Keith French
aliasKeith French
Record
21182 · 3146

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 4 0 4
Birth 25 December 1907 → 116 years + 4 months ago
Lived 79 years + 7 months
First mandate 18 June 1959 → 64 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 5 months
Death 8 August 1987 → 36 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 4 months after 25 March 1975
Special notes
None
 
Clinton Keith French (1907–1987)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Hanna, Alberta
Mun./Co. Council ✗
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 15 9 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John E. Butler  m 
 
 
Eligible: 5,934 Votes: 4,625 Participation: 77.94% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14		 Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28124(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
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 → New to this legislature
Age
51
SC
 1/3 3,052 66.13% +1,978 Loser:
PC
 1,074 23.27% William J. Newman

Service: 3 years 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,410 Votes: 5,205 Participation: 70.24% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Alberta
17 June 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28205(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
SC
 1/2 3,215 61.98% +1,243 Loser:
IND
 1,972 38.02% Lyall A. Curry

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,102 Votes: 5,332 Participation: 75.08% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13149(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
SC
 1/3 2,675 50.29% +535 Loser:
PC
 2,140 40.23% Bill Cross

Service: 4 years 3 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,812 Votes: 4,895 Participation: 84.22% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13074(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
SC
 1/3 2,231 45.90% +15 Loser:
PC
 2,216 45.59% John E. Butler

Service: 3 years 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,638 Votes: 4,266 Participation: 75.67% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
18		 Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12986(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
PC
 2,927 68.77% John E. Butler

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
C. Keith French		 03 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Clinton French		 03 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 May 2024 19:25 (but data presented dynamically)

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