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♂ George G. Coote
aliasGeorge G. Coote
Record
12430 · 6753

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Birth 18 August 1880 → 143 years + 8 months ago
Lived 79 years + 3 months
First mandate 6 December 1921 → 102 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 3 months
Death 24 November 1959 → 64 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 1 month 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.
 
George G. Coote (1880–1959) 200x194
© Photo — 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 13 10 3

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Ernest G. Hansell  m 
⊖ Thomas C. Milnes  m 
 		 ⊖ John Herron  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Hugh M. Shaw  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,182 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
14		 Alberta
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21531(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
PROG
 1/4 6,086 59.77% +4,319 Loser:
NLCP
 1,767 17.35% Hugh M. Shaw

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,327 Votes: 11,123 Participation: 68.13% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Alberta
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21802(F) — 26 Jun 2023 07:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PROG
 1/3 4,943 44.44% +704 Loser:
LC
 4,239 38.11% John Herron
After his election:
30 Oct 1925 45
PROG
 →
PROG
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
26 Jun 1926 45
PROG
 →
UFA
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
29 Jun 1926 45
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,327 Votes: 10,305 Participation: 63.12% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Alberta
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22051(F) — 10 Sep 2022 20:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
UFA
 1/2 6,840 66.38% +3,375 Loser:
LC
 3,465 33.62% John Herron

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,844 Votes: 13,002 Participation: 69.00% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Alberta
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22325(F) — 10 Sep 2022 21:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
UFA
 1/2 6,897 53.05% +792 Loser:
LC
 6,105 46.95% Joseph D. Matheson

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,456 Votes: 14,466 Participation: 70.72% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Alberta
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22597(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
CCF
 2/4 3,577 24.73% -3,451 Winner:
SC
 7,028 48.58% Ernest G. Hansell

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
George Gibson Coote		 11 Jan 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
George Gibson Coote, M.P.		 11 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
George Gibson Coote, député		 11 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Gibson Coote		 11 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Jan 2024 19:12 (but data presented dynamically)

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