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♂ Gordon S.D. Wright
aliasGordon S.D. Wright
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 29%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 2 5 7
Birth 28 June 1927 → 96 years + 10 months ago
Lived 63 years + 3 months
First mandate 8 May 1986 → 37 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 58 years + 10 months
Death 18 October 1990 → 33 years + 6 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Gordon S.D. Wright (1927–1990)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Wright, an Alberta New Democrat, only got elected on his sixth attempt in 1986. An early general election was called less than three years later and he got re-elected, but he died a year and a half later of pancreatic cancer, aged 63.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 4 5 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
5 documented challengers
⊕ Kimball M. Cariou  m 
⊕ Julian G.J. Koziak  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Ethel S. Wilson  f 
 		 ⊖ Albert E. (Bert) Hohol  m 
⊖ Werner G. Schmidt  m 
 
Eligible: 21,381 Votes: 12,294 Participation: 57.50% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13134(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
39
NDP
 3/4 2,763 22.60% -1,935 Winner:
SC
 4,698 38.43% Ethel S. Wilson
Eligible: 16,749 Votes: 12,126 Participation: 72.40% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13057(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
44
NDP
 3/3 1,960 16.29% -4,058 Winner:
PC
 6,018 50.02% Albert E. (Bert) Hohol
Eligible: 13,268 Votes: 7,371 Participation: 55.55% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
18		 Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12997(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
47
NDP
 2/6 2,108 28.72% -1,888 Winner:
PC
 3,996 54.45% Julian G.J. Koziak
Eligible: 17,995 Votes: 12,159 Participation: 67.57% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
19		 Alberta
14 March 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12918(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
51
NDP
 2/6 4,808 39.59% -656 Winner:
PC
 5,464 44.99% Julian G.J. Koziak
Eligible: 21,216 Votes: 14,885 Participation: 70.16% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
20		 Alberta
2 November 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12837(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
55
NDP
 2/5 6,643 44.78% -462 Winner:
PC
 7,105 47.90% Julian G.J. Koziak
Eligible: 20,815 Votes: 11,923 Participation: 57.28% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
21		 Alberta
8 May 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12754(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
58
NDP
 1/6 6,443 54.15% +1,976 Loser:
PC
 4,467 37.54% Julian G.J. Koziak

Service: 2 years 10 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 21,696 Votes: 12,905 Participation: 59.48% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Alberta
20 March 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12673(F) — 8 Mar 2022 10:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
NDP
 1/3 6,696 52.08% +2,972 Loser:
PC
 3,724 28.96% Jack Scott
After his election:
18 Oct 1990 63
NDP
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 6 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,252 Votes: 9,363 Participation: 48.63% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
22		 Alberta
17 December 1990
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 28244(F) — 28 Oct 2022 20:51 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
63		 Successor:
NDP
 4,927 52.76% Barrie Chivers

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Gordon S. D. Wright QC		 30 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gordon Wright (politician)		 30 Jan 2024

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