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♂ John A. Simpson
aliasJohn A. Simpson
Record
56936 · 7951

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 2 1 3
North-Western Territories 3 0 3
Total 5 1 6
Birth 20 August 1854 → 169 years + 8 months ago
Lived 62 years
First mandate 31 October 1894 → 129 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 2 months
Death 11 September 1916 → 107 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 4 months after 16 April 1913
Special notes
None
 
John A. Simpson (1854–1916) 200x228
© Photo 1902 — 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
North-Western Territories 10 9 27 Z
Alberta 7 5 5 Z
TOTAL 18 3 2

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Fred W. Archer  m 
⊖ John D.W. Lauder  m 
 		 ⊖ Leonard Gaetz  m 
⊖ Francis E. Wilkins  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 751 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Territorial
3		 North-Western Territories
31 October 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LICO  Minority
ID: 30532(F) — 20 Jan 2023 22:05 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
IND
 1/3 282 37.55% +25 Loser:
IND
 257 34.22% Leonard Gaetz

Service: 4 years 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 757 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Territorial
4		 North-Western Territories
4 November 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LICO  Minority
ID: 30563(F) — 20 Jan 2023 19:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
IND
 1/3 349 46.10% +96 Loser:
IND
 253 33.42% George W. Greene

Service: 3 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 433 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Territorial
5		 North-Western Territories
21 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LICO  Majority
ID: 30610(F) — 20 Aug 2023 22:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LICO
 1/2 227 52.42% +21 Loser:
LIB
 206 47.58% John D.W. Lauder

Service: 3 years 3 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 815 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Alberta
9 November 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27394(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 408 50.06% +1 Loser:
CONS
 407 49.94% Sam J. Curry

Service: 3 years 4 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,340 Votes: 971 Participation: 72.46% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Alberta
22 March 1909
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27423(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 519 53.45% +67 Loser:
CONS
 452 46.55% G.W. West

Service: 4 years 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,387 Votes: 1,064 Participation: 76.71% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Alberta
17 April 1913
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27483(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
LIB
 2/2 526 49.58% -9 Winner:
CONS
 535 50.42% Fred W. Archer

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
John A. Simpson		 29 Dec 2023
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905
(pp. 11-13, 19, 25, 31-32)		 29 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
John A. Simpson		 29 Dec 2023

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