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♂ Galen Clark Norris
aliasGalen Norris
Record
46499 · 3166

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 4 2 6
Birth 7 November 1915 → 108 years + 5 months ago
Lived 85 years + 9 months
First mandate 15 November 1956 → 67 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 41 years
Death 10 August 2001 → 22 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 11 months after 29 August 1971
Special notes
None
 
Galen Clark Norris (1915–2001)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — 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 14 9 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Graham L. Harle  m 
⊖ Jack G. Robertson  m 
 		 ⊖ Henry Kroeger  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,441 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Alberta
15 November 1956
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28102(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
SC
 1/2 2,744 61.79% +1,047 Loser:
LIB
 1,697 38.21% M. Rairdan

Service: 2 years 7 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,297 Votes: 5,189 Participation: 71.11% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28146(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
SC
 1/4 3,150 61.06% +2,159 Loser:
PC
 991 19.21% Gordon Taylor

Service: 3 years 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,186 Votes: 4,522 Participation: 62.93% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Alberta
17 June 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28228(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
SC
 1/3 3,076 68.20% +2,011 Loser:
LIB
 1,065 23.61% Clark K. Burlingham

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,881 Votes: 4,845 Participation: 70.41% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13173(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
SC
 1/3 2,659 55.92% +1,198 Loser:
PC
 1,461 30.73% Bob McKnight

Service: 4 years 3 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,172 Votes: 5,586 Participation: 77.89% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13098(F) — 7 Mar 2022 21:51 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
SC
 2/2 2,631 47.35% -294 Winner:
PC
 2,925 52.65% Jack G. Robertson
Eligible: 7,172 Votes: 5,212 Participation: 72.67% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Alberta
14 February 1972
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13185(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
56
SC
 2/2 2,302 44.17% -608 Winner:
PC
 2,910 55.83% Graham L. Harle

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Galen C. Norris		 11 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Galen Norris		 11 Apr 2024

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