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♂ Eric J. Poole
aliasEric J. Poole
Record
50203 · 7911

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Alberta 0 1 1
Total 1 1 2
Birth 19 December 1907 → 116 years + 4 months ago
Lived 61 years
First mandate 14 October 1935 → 88 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 27 years + 9 months
Death 1 January 1969 → 55 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 9 months after 25 March 1940
Special notes
None
 

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 4 5 10

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ J. Harper Prowse  m 
 		 ⊖ Alfred Speakman  m 
 
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
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
27
SC
 1/4 7,901 59.56% +6,040 Loser:
LIB
 1,861 14.03% George Clark

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 26,155 Votes: 15,182 Participation: 58.05% Candidacies: 4
Federal
19		 Alberta
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22875(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
32		 Successor:
SC
 5,583 36.77% Frederick D. Shaw
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,125 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 22
Provincial
10		 Alberta
20 January 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27945(F) — 25 Oct 2023 06:12 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
37
CAF
 4/22 472 7.71% -578 Winner:
CAF
 1,050 17.14% J. Harper Prowse

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Eric Joseph Poole, M.P.		 15 Oct 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Eric Joseph Poole, député		 15 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Eric Joseph Poole		 15 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 Oct 2023 19:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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