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♂ Ernest Douglas Isley
aliasErnest Douglas Isley
Record
29300 · 3254

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 4 1 5
Birth 29 June 1937
Age 86 years + 10 months
First mandate 14 March 1979 → 45 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 41 years + 8 months
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 10 months ago (14 June 1993)
Special notes
None
 
Ernest Douglas Isley (1937– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Bonnyville, Alberta (2006–2013)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
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 14 2 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Léo H. Vasseur  m 
 
 
Eligible: 11,053 Votes: 6,996 Participation: 63.30% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
19		 Alberta
14 March 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12877(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
PC
 1/5 3,468 49.75% +1,640 Loser:
NDP
 1,828 26.22% Tom Turner

Service: 3 years 7 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,343 Votes: 8,147 Participation: 66.01% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Alberta
2 November 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12794(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
 1/3 4,842 59.62% +2,295 Loser:
NDP
 2,547 31.36% Tom Turner

Service: 3 years 6 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,258 Votes: 5,564 Participation: 36.47% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Alberta
8 May 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12711(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
 1/3 3,630 65.42% +1,967 Loser:
NDP
 1,663 29.97% Thomas Tucker

Service: 2 years 10 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,127 Votes: 6,697 Participation: 44.27% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Alberta
20 March 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12628(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/3 3,362 50.30% +1,593 Loser:
LIB
 1,769 26.47% Denis Lapierre

Service: 4 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,826 Votes: 9,291 Participation: 55.22% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Alberta
15 June 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12546(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
PC
 2/3 4,222 45.63% -142 Winner:
LIB
 4,364 47.17% Léo H. Vasseur

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Honourable Ernest D. Isley, ECA		 14 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ernie Isley (politician)		 14 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Mar 2024 06:32 (but data presented dynamically)

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