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♂ Alan Cockeram
aliasAlan Cockeram
Record
11756 · 5853

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 6 December 1894 → 129 years + 4 months ago
Lived 62 years + 9 months
First mandate 26 March 1940 → 84 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 45 years + 3 months
Death 11 September 1957 → 66 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 2 months after 26 June 1949
Special notes
None
 
Alan Cockeram (1894–1957)
© Photo 1945 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
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
Canada 5 8 16

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph W. Noseworthy  m  (4 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Norman Penner  m 
 
Eligible: 49,012 Votes: 33,582 Participation: 68.52% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23012(F) — 5 Jul 2023 22:25 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
NATG
 1/3 15,346 45.70% +2,482 Loser:
LIB
 12,864 38.31% Farguhar J. MacRae
After his election:
16 May 1940 45
NATG
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
26 Nov 1941 46
NCP
 →
Vac.
 To vacate the seat for someone else
Service: 1 year 8 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 49,012 Votes: 28,360 Participation: 57.86% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Ontario
9 February 1942
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23110(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
CCF
 16,408 57.86% Joseph W. Noseworthy
Eligible: 58,189 Votes: 40,402 Participation: 69.43% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23272(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
50
PC
 1/4 16,666 41.25% +3,123 Loser:
CCF
 13,543 33.52% Joseph W. Noseworthy

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 59,110 Votes: 41,852 Participation: 70.80% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23533(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
PC
 2/3 14,273 34.39% -1,020 Winner:
CCF
 15,293 36.85% Joseph W. Noseworthy
Eligible: 62,202 Votes: 34,381 Participation: 55.27% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23835(F) — 4 Feb 2023 15:04 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
58
PC
 3/4 10,116 29.83% -2,100 Winner:
CCF
 12,216 36.03% Joseph W. Noseworthy

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Alan Cockeram, D.S.O., E.D., M.P.		 09 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Alan Cockeram, D.S.O., ED, député		 09 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Alan Cockeram		 09 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Mar 2024 20:30 (but data presented dynamically)

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