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♂ George Ho Lem
aliasGeorge Ho Lem
Record
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Chinese-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Alberta 1 1 2
Total 1 2 3
Birth 15 June 1918 → 105 years + 10 months ago
Lived 87 years
First mandate 30 August 1971 → 52 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 2 months
Death 9 July 2005 → 18 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 3 months after 25 March 1975
Special notes
None
 
George Ho Lem (1918–2005) 200x263
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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 3 6 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Harvie Andre  m 
⊖ Andrew Little  m 
 		 ⊖ John Kushner  m 
 
Eligible: 17,309 Votes: 11,708 Participation: 67.64% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
17		 Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13044(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
53
SC
 1/4 5,116 44.73% +929 Loser:
PC
 4,187 36.61% John Kushner

Service: 3 years 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 27,668 Votes: 14,023 Participation: 50.68% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
18		 Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12967(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
SC
 2/5 3,397 24.30% -5,705 Winner:
PC
 9,102 65.10% Andrew Little
Eligible: 60,318 Votes: 32,536 Participation: 53.94% Candidacies: 7
Federal
32		 Alberta
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4039(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
61
LIB
 2/7 9,698 29.91% -8,912 Winner:
PC
 18,610 57.39% Harvie Andre

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
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George Ho Lem		 09 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Ho Lem		 09 Dec 2023

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