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♂ John S. Stewart
aliasJohn S. Stewart
Record
59075 · 7930

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 63%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 3 4
Alberta 4 0 4
Total 5 3 8
Birth 18 May 1878 → 145 years + 11 months ago
Lived 92 years + 2 months
First mandate 31 October 1911 → 112 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 5 months
Death 14 August 1970 → 53 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 34 years + 10 months after 13 October 1935
Special notes
None
 
John S. Stewart (1878–1970) 200x213
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — 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 5 2 15
Alberta 13 10 26 Z
TOTAL 19 1 11

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John H. Blackmore  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Lincoln H. Jelliff  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,773 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Alberta
31 October 1911
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27465(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
CONS
 1/2 978 55.16% +183 Loser:
LIB
 795 44.84% S.J. Shepherd

Service: 1 year 4 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,111 Votes: 2,686 Participation: 65.34% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
3		 Alberta
17 April 1913
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27487(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
CONS
 1/3 1,371 51.04% +338 Loser:
LIB
 1,033 38.46% J.O. Jones

Service: 4 years 1 month 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 Alberta
7 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27558(F) — 5 Mar 2022 16:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 1 month 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,549 Votes: 3,626 Participation: 65.35% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27621(F) — 29 Oct 2022 11:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
IND
 1/2 2,252 62.11% +878 Loser:
DLP
 1,374 37.89% John Marsh
After his election:
22 Oct 1925 47
IND
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 4 years 3 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,283 Votes: 10,055 Participation: 61.75% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Alberta
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21801(F) — 26 Jun 2023 07:05 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
47
LC
 2/2 4,656 46.31% -743 Winner:
PROG
 5,399 53.69% Lincoln H. Jelliff
Eligible: 6,353 Votes: 4,541 Participation: 71.50% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27689(F) — 29 Oct 2022 11:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
DLP
 1,584 37.10% Andrew Smeaton
Eligible: 17,555 Votes: 12,522 Participation: 71.33% Candidacies: 3
Federal
17		 Alberta
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22324(F) — 10 Sep 2022 20:30 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
LC
 1/3 4,863 38.84% +983 Loser:
PROG
 3,880 30.99% Thomas O. King

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,009 Votes: 12,777 Participation: 70.95% Candidacies: 5
Federal
18		 Alberta
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22596(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LC
 2/5 2,990 23.40% -3,526 Winner:
SC
 6,516 51.00% John H. Blackmore
Eligible: 21,244 Votes: 15,505 Participation: 72.99% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Alberta
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22871(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
61
NATG
 3/3 3,605 23.25% -2,757 Winner:
ND
 6,362 41.03% John H. Blackmore

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Dr. John S. Stewart		 10 Jan 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Smith Stewart, M.P.		 10 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Smith Stewart, député		 10 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Smith Stewart		 10 Jan 2024

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