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♂ Lawrence Ralph Shaben
aliasLarry Shaben
Record
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☆   Lebanese-Canadian    Islam   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 4 0 4
Birth 20 March 1935 → 89 years + 1 month ago
Lived 73 years + 5 months
First mandate 26 March 1975 → 49 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 40 years
Death 6 September 2008 → 15 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 5 months after 19 March 1989
Special notes
None
 
Lawrence Ralph Shaben (1935–2008)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
In addition to being the first Muslim minister in any cabinet in Canada, Shaben, an Alberta Progressive Conservative, was one of the survivors of the plane crash that killed the NDP leader at the time, Grant Notley.
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council High Prairie, Alberta
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 13 11 21 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Daniel L. Backs  m 
 		 ⊖ Dennis M. Barton  m 
 
Eligible: 7,904 Votes: 4,122 Participation: 52.15% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13005(F) — 24 Mar 2022 22:10 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
PC
 1/3 2,387 58.23% +1,466 Loser:
SC
 921 22.47% Dennis M. Barton

Service: 3 years 11 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,252 Votes: 5,048 Participation: 61.17% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
19		 Alberta
14 March 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12926(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
PC
 1/4 2,313 46.02% +570 Loser:
SC
 1,743 34.68% Peter Moore

Service: 3 years 7 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,667 Votes: 5,480 Participation: 56.69% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
20		 Alberta
2 November 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12844(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/5 3,150 57.77% +2,236 Loser:
NDP
 914 16.76% Gary D. Kennedy

Service: 3 years 6 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 11,326 Votes: 4,445 Participation: 39.25% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 Alberta
8 May 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12761(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/2 2,529 57.20% +637 Loser:
NDP
 1,892 42.80% Bert Dube

Service: 2 years 10 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,074 Votes: 6,838 Participation: 56.63% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Alberta
20 March 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12683(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
PC
 3,249 47.58% Pearl Calahasen

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Lawrence R. Shaben		 27 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Larry Shaben		 27 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Apr 2024 16:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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