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♂ James Douglas Henderson
aliasJames Henderson
Record
27014 · 3148

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Alberta 3 0 3
Total 3 1 4
Birth 2 February 1927 → 97 years + 3 months ago
Lived 93 years + 4 months
First mandate 17 June 1963 → 60 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 4 months
Death 29 June 2020 → 3 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 45 years + 3 months after 25 March 1975
Special notes
None
 
James Douglas Henderson (1927–2020)
© 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 11 9 5 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. AB 17
SC
 1 ✓ Party leader 45–46 23 Nov 1972 — 02 Feb 1973 0 2 10
2. AB 17
SC
 1 Opposition Leader 46 15 Feb 1973 — 21 Aug 1973 0 6 6

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Ronald E. Ansley  m 
 		 ⊕ J. Wilton Littlechild  m 
 
Eligible: 7,574 Votes: 4,776 Participation: 63.06% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
15		 Alberta
17 June 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28210(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
SC
 1/6 1,898 39.86% +927 Loser:
PC
 971 20.39% Peter Wyllie

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,578 Votes: 4,832 Participation: 63.76% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13145(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
SC
 1/4 2,193 45.66% +987 Loser:
PC
 1,206 25.11% Emanuel Prycz

Service: 4 years 3 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,167 Votes: 11,289 Participation: 69.83% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13105(F) — 25 Oct 2023 08:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
SC
 1/3 5,334 47.37% +744 Loser:
PC
 4,590 40.76% Emanuel Pyrcz
After his election:
14 Sep 1973 46
SC
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 3 years 6 months 25 days (Oppo. & Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,690 Votes: 11,832 Participation: 57.19% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
18		 Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13030(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
PC
 7,544 63.91% Dallas W. Schmidt
Eligible: inc. Votes: 40,023 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Federal
34		 Alberta
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3470(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
61
REF
 2/7 7,418 18.53% -12,672 Winner:
PC
 20,090 50.20% J. Wilton Littlechild

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
James D. Henderson		 18 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Douglas Henderson		 18 Apr 2024

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