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♂ Charles Edward Johnston
aliasCharles Johnston
Record
30242 · 7928

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 1 7
Alberta 2 1 3
Total 8 2 10
Birth 12 February 1899 → 125 years + 2 months ago
Lived 72 years + 9 months
First mandate 14 October 1935 → 88 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 8 months
Death 1 December 1971 → 52 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 6 months after 22 May 1967
Special notes
None
 
Charles Edward Johnston (1899–1971)
© 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 22 5 10
Alberta 7 11 2 Z
TOTAL 30 4 12

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 10  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Austin B. Claypool  m 
⊖ Edward J. Garland  m 
⊖ Eldon M. Woolliams  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Andrew Davison  m 
⊖ Leonard F. Werry  m 
 
Eligible: 20,687 Votes: 14,177 Participation: 68.53% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Alberta
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22590(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
SC
 1/4 7,529 53.11% +4,438 Loser:
LC
 3,091 21.80% Andrew Davison

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,561 Votes: 15,752 Participation: 66.86% Candidacies: 5
Federal
19		 Alberta
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22864(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
SC
 1/5 5,410 34.34% +1,360 Loser:
LIB
 4,050 25.71% Austin B. Claypool

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,943 Votes: 17,112 Participation: 71.47% Candidacies: 5
Federal
20		 Alberta
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23124(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
SC
 1/5 6,569 38.39% +2,652 Loser:
PC
 3,917 22.89% John A. McKinnon

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 26,854 Votes: 18,241 Participation: 67.93% Candidacies: 5
Federal
21		 Alberta
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23385(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
SC
 1/5 8,537 47.31% +4,088 Loser:
LIB
 4,449 24.66% William D. MacDonald

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,993 Votes: 15,495 Participation: 64.58% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Alberta
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23676(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
SC
 1/4 7,320 47.57% +2,622 Loser:
LIB
 4,698 30.53% William D. MacDonald

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 24,671 Votes: 19,034 Participation: 77.15% Candidacies: 3
Federal
23		 Alberta
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23957(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
SC
 1/3 7,383 39.03% +344 Loser:
PC
 7,039 37.21% Eldon M. Woolliams

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 24,671 Votes: 20,113 Participation: 81.52% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Alberta
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24223(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
SC
 2/3 5,646 28.07% -7,049 Winner:
PC
 12,695 63.12% Eldon M. Woolliams
Eligible: 21,047 Votes: 11,307 Participation: 53.72% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28112(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
60
SC
 1/4 6,681 59.27% +3,487 Loser:
PC
 3,194 28.34% Bruce Norris

Service: 3 years 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,675 Votes: 10,276 Participation: 52.23% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
15		 Alberta
17 June 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28182(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
SC
 1/4 5,355 52.17% +2,899 Loser:
LIB
 2,456 23.93% Peter Petrasuk

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,302 Votes: 17,170 Participation: 65.28% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13112(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
68
SC
 2/4 6,461 37.85% -367 Winner:
PC
 6,828 40.00% Leonard F. Werry

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Charles E. Johnston		 20 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Charles Edward Johnston		 20 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Charles Edward Johnston		 20 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Charles Edward Johnston		 20 Apr 2024

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