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♂ Henry Elvins Spencer
aliasHenry Spencer
Record
58207 · 6746

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 57%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 3 7
Birth 7 March 1882 → 142 years + 1 month ago
Lived 90 years + 6 months
First mandate 6 December 1921 → 102 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 8 months
Death 1 October 1972 → 51 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 36 years + 11 months after 13 October 1935
Special notes
Member of the "Ginger Group" in the 1920s which led to the formation of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation in 1932.
 
Henry Elvins Spencer (1882–1972)
© Photo United Farmers Historical Society — licensed under CC BY 2.0
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 10 3

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Robert Fair  m  (3 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,370 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Alberta
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21524(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
PROG
 1/3 12,247 79.68% +10,521 Loser:
NLCP
 1,726 11.23% John W.G. Morrison

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,786 Votes: 8,391 Participation: 49.99% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Alberta
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21795(F) — 26 Jun 2023 06:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
PROG
 1/3 5,067 60.39% +3,377 Loser:
LIB
 1,690 20.14% Raymond M. Lee
After his election:
30 Oct 1925 43
PROG
 →
PROG
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
26 Jun 1926 44
PROG
 →
UFA
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
29 Jun 1926 44
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,786 Votes: 7,582 Participation: 45.17% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Alberta
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22043(F) — 10 Sep 2022 20:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
UFA
 1/2 5,597 73.82% +3,612 Loser:
LC
 1,985 26.18% John W.G. Morrison

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,054 Votes: 10,801 Participation: 56.69% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Alberta
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22317(F) — 10 Sep 2022 21:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
UFA
 1/2 6,874 63.64% +2,947 Loser:
LC
 3,927 36.36% John W.G. Morrison

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 21,223 Votes: 14,673 Participation: 69.14% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Alberta
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22589(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
CCF
 3/4 3,015 20.55% -4,014 Winner:
SC
 7,029 47.90% Robert Fair
Eligible: 21,976 Votes: 12,254 Participation: 55.76% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Alberta
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22863(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
58
CCF
 3/3 3,401 27.75% -1,644 Winner:
ND
 5,045 41.17% Robert Fair
Eligible: 19,368 Votes: 13,027 Participation: 67.26% Candidacies: 5
Federal
20		 Alberta
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23123(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
63
CCF
 2/5 2,604 19.99% -3,646 Winner:
SC
 6,250 47.98% Robert Fair

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Henry Elvins Spencer, M.P.		 17 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Henry Elvins Spencer, député		 17 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Henry Elvins Spencer		 17 Apr 2024

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