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♂ Alexander William Gordey
aliasAlex Gordey
Record
23653 · 3173

Ukranian-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Alberta 3 1 4
Total 3 2 5
Birth 16 March 1912 → 112 years + 1 month ago
Lived 71 years + 7 months
First mandate 18 June 1959 → 64 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 3 months
Death 9 November 1983 → 40 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 2 months after 29 August 1971
Special notes
None
 
Alexander William Gordey (1912–1983)
© 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 12 2 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ John S. Batiuk  m 
⊖ Stanley N. Ruzycki  m 
 		 ⊖ Donald F. Mazankowski  m 
 
Eligible: 6,109 Votes: 4,720 Participation: 77.26% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28149(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
SC
 1/4 2,248 47.75% +995 Loser:
CCF
 1,253 26.61% Stanley N. Ruzycki

Service: 3 years 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,153 Votes: 5,846 Participation: 63.87% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
15		 Alberta
17 June 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28234(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
SC
 1/5 2,925 50.14% +1,731 Loser:
PC
 1,194 20.47% Granham Allan

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,846 Votes: 5,623 Participation: 63.57% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13177(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
SC
 1/4 2,497 44.64% +755 Loser:
PC
 1,742 31.14% Mike W. Kawulych

Service: 4 years 3 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,210 Votes: 6,837 Participation: 74.23% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13102(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
SC
 2/3 2,191 32.36% -851 Winner:
PC
 3,042 44.93% John S. Batiuk
Eligible: 51,146 Votes: 34,441 Participation: 67.34% Candidacies: 6
Federal
32		 Alberta
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4055(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
67
SC
 4/6 575 1.67% -25,107 Winner:
PC
 25,682 74.81% Donald F. Mazankowski

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Alexander W. Gordey		 30 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Alex Gordey		 30 Apr 2024

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