Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Alfred John Hooke
aliasAlf Hooke
Record
28091 · 3161

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 90%
 
Alberta 9 1 10
Birth 25 February 1905 → 119 years + 2 months ago
Lived 86 years + 11 months
First mandate 22 August 1935 → 88 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 5 months
Death 17 February 1992 → 32 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 5 months after 29 August 1971
Special notes
None
 
Alfred John Hooke (1905-1992)
© Photo 1935 Provincial Archives of Alberta — Public domain
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 35 11 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 11  
2 documented challengers
Catherine Chichak  f 
 
William E. Payne  m 
 
Eligible: 7,049 Votes: 6,037 Participation: 85.64% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
8
Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27814(F) — 6 Mar 2022 12:46 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
30
SC
1/5 3,565 60.65% +2,777 Loser:
LIB
788 13.41% M.H.W. Fizzell

Service:
4 years 6 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,156 Votes: 4,964 Participation: 69.37% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9
Alberta
21 March 1940
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27876(F) — 6 Mar 2022 15:18 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
SC
1/3 2,477 52.26% +981 Loser:
INDM
1,496 31.56% T. Sigurdson

Service:
4 years 4 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,984 Votes: 4,699 Participation: 67.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10
Alberta
8 August 1944
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27930(F) — 6 Mar 2022 17:12 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
SC
1/3 2,936 63.44% +1,634 Loser:
CCF
1,302 28.13% George Morrison

Service:
4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,207 Votes: 5,202 Participation: 63.38% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11
Alberta
17 August 1948
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27984(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
SC
1/2 3,582 72.41% +2,217 Loser:
CCF
1,365 27.59% Ray E. Schmidt

Service:
3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,577 Votes: 4,262 Participation: 56.25% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12
Alberta
5 August 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28035(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
SC
1/2 2,886 71.24% +1,721 Loser:
CCF
1,165 28.76% Hubert M. Smith

Service:
2 years 10 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,779 Votes: 4,653 Participation: 68.64% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
13
Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28088(F) — 7 Mar 2022 12:54 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
SC
1/3 2,829 63.63% +1,629 Loser:
LIB
1,200 26.99% C. Stauffer

Service:
3 years 11 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,523 Votes: 4,345 Participation: 66.61% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14
Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28141(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
SC
1/3 3,235 74.68% +2,575 Loser:
LIB
660 15.24% Tom Bert

Service:
3 years 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,311 Votes: 4,390 Participation: 60.05% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15
Alberta
17 June 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28223(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
SC
1/3 3,175 72.74% +2,576 Loser:
NDP
599 13.72% Robert H. Carlyle

Service:
3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,241 Votes: 4,770 Participation: 65.87% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16
Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13167(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
SC
1/3 2,538 53.59% +1,132 Loser:
IND
1,406 29.69% Will Sinclair

Service:
4 years 3 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,126 Votes: 6,179 Participation: 67.71% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17
Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13092(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
66
Successor:
PC
3,014 49.06% W. Helen Hunley
Eligible: 15,619 Votes: 7,310 Participation: 46.80% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
18
Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12994(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
70
SC
3/4 1,045 14.43% -3,253 Winner:
PC
4,298 59.36% Catherine Chichak

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Alfred J. Hooke
03 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Alfred Hooke
03 May 2024


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