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♂ Edward J. Garland
aliasEdward J. Garland
Record
22050 · 6747

Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Birth 16 March 1887 → 137 years + 1 month ago
Lived 87 years + 9 months
First mandate 6 December 1921 → 102 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 8 months
Death 19 December 1974 → 49 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 39 years + 2 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.
 
Edward J. Garland (1887–1974) 200x243
© Photo 1926 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 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Andrew Davison  m 
 		 ⊖ Charles E. Johnston  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,475 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Alberta
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21525(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
PROG
 1/3 11,527 74.49% +7,948 Loser:
NLCP
 3,579 23.13% William R. Fulton

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,616 Votes: 8,765 Participation: 64.37% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Alberta
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21796(F) — 26 Jun 2023 06:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
PROG
 1/3 3,773 43.05% +856 Loser:
LIB
 2,917 33.28% Jesse E. Gouge
After his election:
30 Oct 1925 38
PROG
 →
PROG
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
26 Jun 1926 39
PROG
 →
UFA
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
29 Jun 1926 39
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 13,616 Votes: 8,172 Participation: 60.02% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Alberta
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22044(F) — 10 Sep 2022 20:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
UFA
 1/2 5,144 62.95% +2,116 Loser:
LC
 3,028 37.05% Acle C. Scratch

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,483 Votes: 10,478 Participation: 72.35% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Alberta
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22318(F) — 10 Sep 2022 12:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
UFA
 1/2 5,825 55.59% +1,172 Loser:
LC
 4,653 44.41% Dawson Graham
After his election:
23 May 1932 45
UFA
 →
CCF
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,687 Votes: 14,177 Participation: 68.53% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Alberta
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22590(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
CCF
 3/4 2,315 16.33% -5,214 Winner:
SC
 7,529 53.11% Charles E. Johnston

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Edward Joseph Garland		 11 Jan 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Edward Joseph Garland		 11 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Edward Joseph Garland		 11 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Edward Joseph Garland		 11 Jan 2024

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