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♂ Henry Kroeger
aliasHenry Kroeger
Record
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Russian-Canadian, German-Canadian    Mennonite   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 4 1 5
Birth 28 March 1917 → 107 years + 1 month ago
Lived 70 years + 5 months
First mandate 26 March 1975 → 49 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 57 years + 11 months
Death 17 September 1987 → 36 years + 7 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Henry Kroeger (1917–1987) 200x300
© 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 12 5 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Galen C. Norris  m 
⊖ Ralph A. Sorenson  m 
 		 ⊕ F.J. Jack Ramsay  m 
 
Eligible: 7,297 Votes: 5,189 Participation: 71.11% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28146(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
42
LIB
 3/4 721 13.98% -2,429 Winner:
SC
 3,150 61.06% Galen C. Norris
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
57
PC
 1/3 2,757 56.32% +989 Loser:
SC
 1,768 36.12% Ralph A. Sorenson

Service: 3 years 11 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,513 Votes: 6,087 Participation: 71.50% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
19		 Alberta
14 March 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12897(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
PC
 1/4 4,024 66.47% +2,714 Loser:
SC
 1,310 21.64% Arlie Reil

Service: 3 years 7 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,783 Votes: 6,577 Participation: 74.88% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Alberta
2 November 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12816(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
PC
 1/3 4,837 73.64% +3,571 Loser:
WCC
 1,266 19.28% F.J. Jack Ramsay

Service: 3 years 6 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,386 Votes: 4,784 Participation: 50.97% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 Alberta
8 May 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12733(F) — 8 Mar 2022 08:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
PC
 1/2 3,796 79.83% +2,837 Loser:
NDP
 959 20.17% L. Gladys Creasy
After his election:
17 Sep 1987 70
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 4 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,149 Votes: 5,450 Participation: 53.70% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
21		 Alberta
23 November 1987
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13191(F) — 17 Oct 2021 16:31 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
70		 Successor:
PC
 2,815 51.74% Shirley A.M. McClellan

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Henry Kroeger		 09 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Henry Kroeger		 09 Dec 2023

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