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♂ Solon E. Low
aliasSolon E. Low
Record
36967 · 7914

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 78%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Alberta 3 1 4
Total 7 2 9
Birth 8 January 1900 → 124 years + 3 months ago
Lived 62 years + 11 months
First mandate 22 August 1935 → 88 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 7 months
Death 22 December 1962 → 61 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 8 months after 30 March 1958
Special notes
None
 
Solon E. Low (1900–1962)
© Photo 1946 Arthur Roy — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Through numerous controversial comments while leader of the Social Credit Party of Canada from 1944 to 1961, Low contributed to his party's reputation for anti­semitism. For instance, in a 1947 CBC broadcast, he claimed a "close tie-up between international communism, international finance, and international political Zionism." He repudiated anti-Semitism a decade later but, by then, his party ceased to be seen as a credible threat to replace the Tories.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 12 9 15
Alberta 9 5 20 Z
TOTAL 22 3 5

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 19–24
SC
 1 Party leader 44–61 01 Jul 1944 — 30 Jun 1961 16 11 29

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Gerald W. (Ged) Baldwin  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John H. Sissons  m 
 		 ⊖ Frank S. Leffingwell  m 
⊖ James H. Walker  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 3,809 Votes: 3,150 Participation: 82.70% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27828(F) — 6 Mar 2022 13:00 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
SC
 1/4 1,702 55.78% +1,114 Loser:
UFA
 588 19.27% James H. Walker

Service: 4 years 6 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,327 Votes: 3,593 Participation: 83.04% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Alberta
21 March 1940
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27888(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
SC
 2/2 1,558 44.58% -379 Winner:
INDM
 1,937 55.42% James H. Walker
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
9		 Alberta
20 June 1940
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27891(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
40
SC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 1 month 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,273 Votes: 3,209 Participation: 75.10% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
10		 Alberta
8 August 1944
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27941(F) — 6 Mar 2022 17:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
SC
 1/4 1,621 51.54% +992 Loser:
INDM
 629 20.00% James H. Walker
After his election:
14 May 1945 45
SC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 9 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 24,937 Votes: 17,826 Participation: 71.48% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Alberta
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23134(F) — 6 Sep 2021 20:59 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament (Party leader)
Age
45
SC
 1/4 7,319 41.06% +3,210 Loser:
LIB
 4,109 23.05% John H. Sissons

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,305 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Alberta
6 August 1945
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27948(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
SC
 991 75.94% Leonard C. Halmrast
Eligible: 28,550 Votes: 20,121 Participation: 70.48% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21		 Alberta
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23395(F) — 6 Sep 2021 20:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
49
SC
 1/4 7,727 38.84% +323 Loser:
LIB
 7,404 37.22% Clifford B. Carignan

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 31,925 Votes: 20,876 Participation: 65.39% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Alberta
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23686(F) — 6 Sep 2021 21:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
53
SC
 1/4 10,151 49.05% +2,552 Loser:
LIB
 7,599 36.72% Clifford B. Carignan

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,763 Votes: 24,006 Participation: 71.10% Candidacies: 5
Federal
23		 Alberta
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23967(F) — 27 Nov 2021 01:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
57
SC
 1/5 10,393 43.67% +4,497 Loser:
PC
 5,896 24.77% Gerald W. (Ged) Baldwin

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,763 Votes: 22,664 Participation: 67.13% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 Alberta
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24233(F) — 6 Sep 2021 21:01 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
58
SC
 2/4 5,737 25.31% -7,591 Winner:
PC
 13,328 58.81% Gerald W. (Ged) Baldwin

Online biographical references (4)

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

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Jan 2024 07:09 (but data presented dynamically)

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