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♂ Ray Thomas
aliasRay Thomas
Record
60943 · 7903

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 11 December 1917 → 106 years + 4 months ago
Lived 67 years + 11 months
First mandate 27 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 6 months
Death 8 December 1985 → 38 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 8 months after 30 March 1958
Special notes
None
 
Ray Thomas (1917–1985)
© Photo 1953 House of Commons (Canada) — 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 8 9 0

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William Irvine  m 
 		 ⊖ James S. Speakman  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 29,426 Votes: 19,509 Participation: 66.30% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21		 Alberta
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23398(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
31
SC
 1/4 6,774 34.99% +683 Loser:
LIB
 6,091 31.46% Paul Moseson

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 25,763 Votes: 14,914 Participation: 57.89% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Alberta
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23689(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
SC
 1/4 6,920 46.71% +3,189 Loser:
LIB
 3,731 25.19% Clinton C. Reed

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 25,273 Votes: 17,546 Participation: 69.43% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Alberta
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23970(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
SC
 1/4 7,968 45.68% +4,241 Loser:
LIB
 3,727 21.37% Frederick Johns

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 25,273 Votes: 18,166 Participation: 71.88% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 Alberta
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24236(F) — 27 Jan 2022 18:54 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
SC
 2/4 4,314 23.75% -6,243 Winner:
PC
 10,557 58.11% James S. Speakman

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Ray Thomas, M.P.		 20 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Ray Thomas, député		 20 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ray Thomas (politician)		 20 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Apr 2024 20:42 (but data presented dynamically)

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