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♂ Nicholas W. Taylor
aliasNicholas W. Taylor
Record
60374 · 3327

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Alberta 3 4 7
Total 3 6 9
Birth 17 November 1927 → 96 years + 5 months ago
Lived 92 years + 10 months
First mandate 8 May 1986 → 37 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 58 years + 5 months
Death 3 October 2020 → 3 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 6 months after 7 March 1996
Special notes
None
 
Nicholas W. Taylor (1927–2020) 200x323
© 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 9 9 27 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. AB 17–21
LIB
 1 Party leader 46–60 02 Mar 1974 — 08 Oct 1988 14 7 6

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Harvie Andre  m 
⊕ Kenneth R. Kowalski  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Steve P. Zarusky  m 
 		 ⊖ Douglas S. Harkness  m 
⊕ Hugh L. Planche  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 36,066 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Alberta
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9866(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
40
LIB
 2/3 16,676 46.24% -301 Winner:
PC
 16,977 47.07% Douglas S. Harkness
Eligible: 57,389 Votes: 42,531 Participation: 74.11% Candidacies: 6
Federal
29		 Alberta
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10130(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
44
LIB
 2/6 13,110 30.82% -9,559 Winner:
PC
 22,669 53.30% Harvie Andre
Eligible: 25,133 Votes: 16,159 Participation: 64.29% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
18		 Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12966(F) — 18 Oct 2021 18:06 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
47
LIB
 2/4 4,166 25.81% -6,475 Winner:
PC
 10,641 65.92% Hugh L. Planche
Eligible: 25,017 Votes: 14,733 Participation: 58.89% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
19		 Alberta
14 March 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12887(F) — 18 Oct 2021 18:07 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
51
LIB
 2/4 4,774 32.46% -3,438 Winner:
PC
 8,212 55.83% Hugh L. Planche
Eligible: 10,870 Votes: 6,342 Participation: 58.34% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
19		 Alberta
21 November 1979
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13187(F) — 18 Oct 2021 18:07 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
52
LIB
 2/4 2,102 33.14% -355 Winner:
PC
 2,457 38.74% Kenneth R. Kowalski
Eligible: 12,226 Votes: 9,733 Participation: 79.61% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
20		 Alberta
2 November 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12793(F) — 18 Oct 2021 18:07 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
54
LIB
 2/6 3,331 34.26% -1,670 Winner:
PC
 5,001 51.44% Kenneth R. Kowalski
Eligible: 18,572 Votes: 11,623 Participation: 62.58% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
21		 Alberta
8 May 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12788(F) — 18 Oct 2021 18:10 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
58
LIB
 1/7 4,523 38.95% +474 Loser:
PC
 4,049 34.87% Lawrence Kluthe

Service: 2 years 10 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,662 Votes: 12,070 Participation: 61.39% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Alberta
20 March 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12697(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/3 5,401 44.80% +443 Loser:
PC
 4,958 41.13% Leo Seguin

Service: 4 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,775 Votes: 12,535 Participation: 63.39% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 Alberta
15 June 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12612(F) — 8 Mar 2022 10:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LIB
 1/4 6,429 51.38% +1,847 Loser:
PC
 4,582 36.62% Steve P. Zarusky
After his election:
7 Mar 1996 68
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,130 Votes: 8,700 Participation: 45.48% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
23		 Alberta
21 May 1996
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 27386(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
LIB
 3,671 42.29% Mary Anne Balsillie

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Honourable Nicholas W. Taylor		 09 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Nicholas W. Taylor, Senator		 09 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Nicholas W. Taylor, sénateur		 09 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Nicholas Taylor (politician)		 09 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Dec 2023 07:19 (but data presented dynamically)

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