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♂ Ralph A. Sorenson
aliasRalph A. Sorenson
Record
58036 · 3219

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 1 2 3
Birth 27 March 1927 → 97 years + 1 month ago
Lived 93 years + 1 month
First mandate 30 August 1971 → 52 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 5 months
Death 15 May 2020 → 3 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 45 years + 1 month after 25 March 1975
Special notes
None
 
Ralph A. Sorenson (1927–2020) 200x273
© 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 3 6 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Henry Kroeger  m 
 		 ⊖ Gordon E. Stromberg  m 
 
Eligible: 6,552 Votes: 4,782 Participation: 72.99% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13093(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
SC
 1/3 2,272 47.67% +267 Loser:
PC
 2,005 42.07% Herb Losness

Service: 3 years 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,718 Votes: 4,910 Participation: 73.09% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12993(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
SC
 2/3 1,768 36.12% -989 Winner:
PC
 2,757 56.32% Henry Kroeger
Eligible: 19,905 Votes: 13,316 Participation: 66.90% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
19		 Alberta
14 March 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12895(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
51
SC
 2/4 3,121 23.49% -4,877 Winner:
PC
 7,998 60.20% Gordon E. Stromberg

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Ralph A. Sorenson		 09 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Ralph Sorenson		 09 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Dec 2023 05:58 (but data presented dynamically)

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