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♂ Alfred Speakman
aliasAlfred Speakman
Record
58148 · 6754

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Alberta 1 0 1
Total 5 1 6
Birth 24 August 1880 → 143 years + 8 months ago
Lived 63 years + 2 months
First mandate 6 December 1921 → 102 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 3 months
Death 4 November 1943 → 80 years + 5 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Alfred Speakman (1880–1943) 200x233
© Photo Ernest Wells — 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
Alberta 3 7 14 Z
TOTAL 17 5 17

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. AB 9
INDM
 1 Opposition Leader 61 19 Jan 1942 — 19 Mar 1942 0 2 0

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Alban E. MacLellan  m 
⊖ Eric J. Poole  m 
 		 ⊖ Wm. Wallace B. McInnes  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,700 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Alberta
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21533(F) — 10 Sep 2022 20:09 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
UFA
 1/3 10,849 69.10% +8,205 Loser:
NLCP
 2,644 16.84% John F. Day

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,558 Votes: 8,342 Participation: 50.38% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Alberta
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21804(F) — 26 Jun 2023 07:45 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
UFA
 1/3 3,851 46.16% +1,389 Loser:
LIB
 2,462 29.51% Thomas McKercher
After his election:
30 Oct 1925 45
UFA
 →
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: 16,558 Votes: 7,754 Participation: 46.83% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Alberta
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22054(F) — 10 Sep 2022 20:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
UFA
 1/2 5,603 72.26% +3,452 Loser:
LC
 2,151 27.74% Joseph G. La France

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,182 Votes: 10,827 Participation: 59.55% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Alberta
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22328(F) — 10 Sep 2022 21:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
UFA
 1/2 6,256 57.78% +1,685 Loser:
LIB
 4,571 42.22% William J. Botterill

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 21,989 Votes: 13,265 Participation: 60.33% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Alberta
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22600(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
CCF
 3/4 1,855 13.98% -6,046 Winner:
SC
 7,901 59.56% Eric J. Poole
Eligible: 7,718 Votes: 5,995 Participation: 77.68% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9		 Alberta
21 March 1940
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27874(F) — 6 Mar 2022 15:14 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
59
INDM
 1/3 2,760 47.47% +677 Loser:
SC
 2,083 35.83% J.H. McCulloch
After his election:
4 Nov 1943 63
INDM
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 7 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,718 Votes: 5,538 Participation: 71.75% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9		 Alberta
16 December 1943
By-Election
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27894(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
63		 Successor:
SC
 2,110 38.10% David A. Ure

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Alfred Speakman		 11 Jan 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Alfred Speakman, M.P.		 11 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Alfred Speakman, député		 11 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Alfred Speakman		 11 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Jan 2024 20:12 (but data presented dynamically)

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