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♂ James Deverell Horsman
aliasJames Deverell Horsman
Record
28214 · 3242

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 5 2 7
Birth 29 July 1935
Age 88 years + 9 months
First mandate 26 March 1975 → 49 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 39 years + 7 months
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 10 months ago (14 June 1993)
Special notes
None
 
James Deverell Horsman (1935– )
© 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 18 2 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Harry C. Leinweber  m 
 		 ⊕ William R. Wyse  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 16,104 Votes: 10,985 Participation: 68.21% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13160(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
31
PC
 2/4 2,701 24.70% -1,689 Winner:
SC
 4,390 40.15% Harry C. Leinweber
Eligible: 17,903 Votes: 13,244 Participation: 73.98% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
17		 Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13085(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
36
PC
 2/4 4,140 31.42% -2,307 Winner:
SC
 6,447 48.93% William R. Wyse
Eligible: 20,279 Votes: 12,255 Participation: 60.43% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
18		 Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13011(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
PC
 1/5 5,678 46.43% +130 Loser:
SC
 5,548 45.37% William R. Wyse

Service: 3 years 11 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,646 Votes: 13,924 Participation: 58.89% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
19		 Alberta
14 March 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12932(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
PC
 1/4 10,107 72.85% +8,203 Loser:
SC
 1,904 13.72% Lee Anderson

Service: 3 years 7 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 27,149 Votes: 18,046 Participation: 66.47% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
20		 Alberta
2 November 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12850(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/4 14,654 81.37% +12,582 Loser:
NDP
 2,072 11.51% Clarence Smith

Service: 3 years 6 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 28,185 Votes: 11,743 Participation: 41.66% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Alberta
8 May 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12767(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
 1/3 7,717 65.88% +5,093 Loser:
LIB
 2,624 22.40% David Carter

Service: 2 years 10 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,589 Votes: 15,815 Participation: 53.45% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Alberta
20 March 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12687(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
PC
 1/3 6,465 41.01% +1,252 Loser:
LIB
 5,213 33.06% Garth Vallely

Service: 4 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,665 Votes: 12,703 Participation: 56.05% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 Alberta
15 June 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12606(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
PC
 4,941 39.01% Robert W. Renner

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Honourable James D. Horsman, CM, ECA, AOE, KC		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jim Horsman		 17 Mar 2024

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