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♂ Ashley H. Cooper
aliasAshley H. Cooper
Record
12368 · 3174

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 4 1 5
Birth 6 February 1905 → 119 years + 2 months ago
Lived 76 years + 10 months
First mandate 18 June 1959 → 64 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 4 months
Death 13 December 1981 → 42 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 8 months after 25 March 1975
Special notes
None
 

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 15 9 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Russell J. Whitson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 6,692 Votes: 5,047 Participation: 75.42% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
13		 Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28097(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
50
SC
 2/4 2,018 42.60% 290 Winner:
LIB
 1,728 36.48% Russell J. Whitson
Eligible: 6,162 Votes: 4,466 Participation: 72.48% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28150(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
54
SC
 1/4 2,204 49.48% +980 Loser:
LIB
 1,224 27.48% Russell J. Whitson

Service: 3 years 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,605 Votes: 4,354 Participation: 65.92% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Alberta
17 June 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28235(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
SC
 1/3 2,964 68.20% +2,127 Loser:
LIB
 837 19.26% Arthur W. Roland

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,398 Votes: 4,403 Participation: 68.82% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13178(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
SC
 1/3 2,545 58.03% +1,346 Loser:
PC
 1,199 27.34% Hilda Wilson

Service: 4 years 3 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,623 Votes: 5,184 Participation: 78.27% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13103(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
SC
 1/3 2,420 46.91% +188 Loser:
PC
 2,232 43.26% Tom Newcomb

Service: 3 years 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,630 Votes: 5,048 Participation: 76.14% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13028(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
70		 Successor:
PC
 2,731 54.36% Thomas F.L. Lysons

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Ashley H. Cooper		 02 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Ashley Cooper (politician)		 02 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2023 21:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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