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♂ Charles H. Cook
aliasCharles H. Cook
Record
12269 · 625

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Alberta 0 1 1
Total 4 1 5
Birth 28 July 1926 → 97 years + 9 months ago
Lived 66 years + 6 months
First mandate 22 May 1979 → 44 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 9 months
Death 23 February 1993 → 31 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Charles H. Cook (1926–1993) 200x242
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — 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
Canada 13 9 0

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Iona V. Campagnolo  f 
⊖ Gordon F. Gibson  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Frederick C. Colborne  m 
⊕ David D. Schreck  m 
 
Eligible: 17,554 Votes: 9,570 Participation: 54.52% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13114(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
40
PC
 2/4 3,359 35.43% -514 Winner:
SC
 3,873 40.85% Frederick C. Colborne
Eligible: 56,836 Votes: 43,335 Participation: 76.25% Candidacies: 7
Federal
31		 British Columbia
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4354(F) — 5 Dec 2023 20:04 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
PC
 1/7 16,545 38.18% +2,168 Loser:
LIB
 14,377 33.18% Gordon F. Gibson

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 56,836 Votes: 44,105 Participation: 77.60% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 British Columbia
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4072(F) — 5 Dec 2023 20:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
PC
 1/5 16,774 38.10% +1,467 Loser:
LIB
 15,307 34.77% Gordon F. Gibson

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 60,767 Votes: 49,996 Participation: 82.27% Candidacies: 9
Federal
33		 British Columbia
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3783(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 1/9 21,750 43.63% +7,429 Loser:
LIB
 14,321 28.73% Iona V. Campagnolo

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 49,186 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 10
Federal
34		 British Columbia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3488(F) — 30 Jan 2022 16:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
PC
 1/10 18,515 37.64% +5,133 Loser:
LIB
 13,382 27.21% James Hatton
After his election:
23 Feb 1993 66
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 4 years 3 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 70,082 Votes: 50,783 Participation: 72.46% Candidacies: 10
Federal
35		 British Columbia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3186(F) — 28 Jul 2023 17:30 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
66		 Successor:
REF
 20,213 39.97% Edward A. (Ted) White

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
harles Henry (Chuck) Cook, M.P.		 16 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Charles Henry (Chuck) Cook, député		 16 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Chuck Cook		 16 Jan 2024

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