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♂ Donald H. Sparrow
aliasDonald H. Sparrow
Record
58139 · 3295

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 3 1 4
Birth 21 November 1935 → 88 years + 5 months ago
Lived 57 years + 7 months
First mandate 2 November 1982 → 41 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 11 months
Death 10 July 1993 → 30 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 26 days after 14 June 1993
Special notes
None
 
Donald H. Sparrow (1935–1993)
© 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 10 7 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Bruce Hinkley  m 
 		 ⊕ Terry F. Kirkland  m 
 
Eligible: 28,622 Votes: 20,269 Participation: 70.82% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
20		 Alberta
2 November 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12872(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
PC
 1/4 12,923 63.98% +9,412 Loser:
WCC
 3,511 17.38% Bill Hosford

Service: 3 years 6 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,768 Votes: 10,478 Participation: 48.13% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
21		 Alberta
8 May 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12789(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
 1/6 5,823 55.72% +2,762 Loser:
NDP
 3,061 29.29% Dick Devries

Service: 2 years 10 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,768 Votes: 12,366 Participation: 54.31% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Alberta
20 March 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12706(F) — 15 Apr 2022 17:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
PC
 1/3 5,761 46.69% +2,315 Loser:
LIB
 3,446 27.93% George Carrier

Service: 4 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,200 Votes: 13,726 Participation: 64.75% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 Alberta
15 June 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12600(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
PC
 2/4 5,884 42.91% -939 Winner:
LIB
 6,823 49.76% Terry F. Kirkland

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Donald H. Sparrow		 12 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Donald H. Sparrow		 12 Feb 2024

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