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♀ Cornelia Lucinda Railey Wood
aliasCornelia Wood
Record
65992 · 7935

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 6 2 8
Birth 14 April 1892 → 132 years ago
Lived 93 years + 8 months
First mandate 21 March 1940 → 84 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 47 years + 11 months
Death 26 December 1985 → 38 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 7 months after 22 May 1967
Special notes
None
 
Cornelia Lucinda Railey Wood (1892–1985)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Stony Plain, Alberta
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 23 2 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Ralph A. Jespersen  m 
⊖ Rudolph Zander  m 
 		 ⊖ J. Harold McLaughlin  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 6,124 Votes: 4,448 Participation: 72.63% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
9		 Alberta
21 March 1940
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27881(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
SC
 1/4 1,914 44.72% +686 Loser:
INDM
 1,228 28.69% W.J. Connolly

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,683 Votes: 3,976 Participation: 69.96% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Alberta
8 August 1944
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27936(F) — 9 Sep 2023 07:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
SC
 1/2 2,557 65.10% +1,186 Loser:
CCF
 1,371 34.90% Harold Anderson

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,267 Votes: 4,319 Participation: 68.92% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Alberta
17 August 1948
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27990(F) — 9 Sep 2023 07:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
SC
 1/3 2,188 53.40% +1,151 Loser:
CCF
 1,037 25.31% Harold Anderson

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,716 Votes: 4,616 Participation: 68.73% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12		 Alberta
5 August 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28041(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
SC
 1/3 1,991 46.62% +773 Loser:
CCF
 1,218 28.52% John M. Evien

Service: 2 years 10 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,173 Votes: 5,838 Participation: 71.43% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
13		 Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28094(F) — 7 Mar 2022 12:57 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
SC
 2/3 1,788 33.04% -1,077 Winner:
LIB
 2,865 52.95% J. Harold McLaughlin
Eligible: 9,403 Votes: 6,227 Participation: 66.22% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14		 Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28147(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
67
SC
 1/3 2,880 46.47% +789 Loser:
LIB
 2,091 33.74% J. Harold McLaughlin

Service: 3 years 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,445 Votes: 6,505 Participation: 62.28% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
15		 Alberta
17 June 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28229(F) — 30 Jul 2023 18:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
71
SC
 1/5 2,716 41.83% +795 Loser:
LIB
 1,921 29.59% J. Harold McLaughlin
After her election:
24 Apr 1967 75
SC
 →
ISC
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,838 Votes: 6,389 Participation: 64.94% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13174(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
75
ISC
 4/4 517 8.13% -1,799 Winner:
SC
 2,316 36.43% Ralph A. Jespersen

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Cornelia L.R. Wood		 03 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Cornelia Wood		 03 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 May 2024 22:47 (but data presented dynamically)

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