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♂ Archibald D. (Dick) Johnston
aliasArchibald D. (Dick) Johnston
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 5 0 5
Birth 5 March 1940 → 84 years + 1 month ago
Lived 63 years + 3 months
First mandate 26 March 1975 → 49 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 35 years
Death 25 June 2003 → 20 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 11 days after 14 June 1993
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 18 2 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John V. Anderson  m 
 
 
Eligible: 16,891 Votes: 10,825 Participation: 64.09% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
18		 Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13006(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
PC
 1/4 7,233 66.98% +5,318 Loser:
SC
 1,915 17.73% John V. Anderson

Service: 3 years 11 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,941 Votes: 9,890 Participation: 62.04% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
19		 Alberta
14 March 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12927(F) — 7 Jan 2023 14:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
PC
 1/5 5,870 59.74% +4,495 Loser:
ICON
 1,375 13.99% Ken R. Kotkas

Service: 3 years 7 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,020 Votes: 12,528 Participation: 69.52% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
20		 Alberta
2 November 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12845(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 1/5 8,716 69.72% +7,347 Loser:
NDP
 1,369 10.95% Ed McRae

Service: 3 years 6 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,024 Votes: 8,786 Participation: 46.18% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Alberta
8 May 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12762(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/3 4,567 52.11% +2,379 Loser:
NDP
 2,188 24.97% Sylvia A. Campbell

Service: 2 years 10 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,970 Votes: 10,154 Participation: 53.53% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Alberta
20 March 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12684(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/3 4,993 49.26% +2,020 Loser:
LIB
 2,973 29.33% John I. Boras

Service: 4 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,124 Votes: 12,776 Participation: 57.75% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Alberta
15 June 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12602(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
LIB
 6,114 48.14% Kenneth J. Nicol

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Archibald «Dick» Johnston		 18 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Archibald D. Johnston		 18 Aug 2023

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