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♂ John W. Shields
aliasJohn W. Shields
Record
56496 · 773

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 25 December 1929 → 94 years + 4 months ago
Lived 74 years + 11 months
First mandate 18 February 1980 → 44 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 1 month
Death 29 November 2004 → 19 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 1 month after 24 October 1993
Special notes
None
 
John W. Shields (1929–2004)
© 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 8 3

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ David C. Chatters  m 
 
 
Eligible: 49,899 Votes: 29,866 Participation: 59.85% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 Alberta
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4037(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
PC
 1/5 13,287 44.66% +3,465 Loser:
LIB
 9,822 33.02% C.A. Chuck Knight

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 58,422 Votes: 35,234 Participation: 60.31% Candidacies: 5
Federal
33		 Alberta
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3742(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/5 23,997 68.31% +17,996 Loser:
NDP
 6,001 17.08% Ann Dort-MacLean

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 32,660 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
34		 Alberta
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3447(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 1/6 17,248 52.81% +8,337 Loser:
NDP
 8,911 27.28% Ian Thorn

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 54,875 Votes: 32,695 Participation: 59.58% Candidacies: 6
Federal
35		 Alberta
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3146(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
PC
 3/6 6,248 19.16% -9,102 Winner:
REF
 15,350 47.07% David C. Chatters

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Jack Wendele Shields, C.D., M.P.		 21 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Jack Wendele Shields, C.D., député		 21 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jack Shields		 21 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Feb 2024 10:06 (but data presented dynamically)

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