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♂ F.J. Jack Ramsay
aliasF.J. Jack Ramsay
Record
51473 · 802

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 29%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Alberta 0 3 3
Total 2 5 7
Birth 23 August 1937
Age 86 years + 8 months
First mandate 25 October 1993 → 30 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 2 months
 
Mandate ended 23 years + 5 months ago (26 November 2000)
Special notes
None
 
F.J. Jack Ramsay (1937– )
© Photo 1997 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Elected as the Reform MP for Crowfoot in the 1993 federal election, Ramsay was convicted in November 1999 of the attempted rape of a 14-year-old Cree girl 30 years previously while he was an RCMP officer. He failed to get re-elected as an independent in the 2000 election.
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 7 1 0

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. AB 20
WCC
 2 Party leader 46–50 01 Feb 1984 — 31 Dec 1987 3 10 30

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Henry Kroeger  m 
⊕ Shirley A.M. McClellan  f 
⊕ Kenneth L. Rostad  m 
 		 ⊕ Arnold J. Malone  m 
⊕ Verlyn D. Olson  m 
⊕ Kevin A. Sorenson  m 
 
Eligible: 8,783 Votes: 6,577 Participation: 74.88% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Alberta
2 November 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12816(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
45
WCC
 2/3 1,266 19.28% -3,571 Winner:
PC
 4,837 73.64% Henry Kroeger
Eligible: 17,886 Votes: 9,674 Participation: 54.09% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
21		 Alberta
8 May 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12730(F) — 17 Oct 2021 16:30 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
48
WCC
 5/5 634 6.56% -4,678 Winner:
PC
 5,312 54.93% Kenneth L. Rostad
Eligible: 10,149 Votes: 5,450 Participation: 53.70% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
21		 Alberta
23 November 1987
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13191(F) — 17 Oct 2021 16:31 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
50
WCC
 2/5 1,149 21.12% -1,666 Winner:
PC
 2,815 51.74% Shirley A.M. McClellan
Eligible: inc. Votes: 35,540 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
34		 Alberta
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3455(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
51
REF
 2/4 11,392 32.05% -7,687 Winner:
PC
 19,079 53.68% Arnold J. Malone
Eligible: 50,275 Votes: 35,865 Participation: 71.34% Candidacies: 6
Federal
35		 Alberta
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3154(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
56
REF
 1/6 23,611 65.98% +17,180 Loser:
PC
 6,431 17.97% Brian Heidecker

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 67,387 Votes: 43,167 Participation: 64.06% Candidacies: 4
Federal
36		 Alberta
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2853(F) — 30 Jun 2023 08:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
REF
 1/4 30,589 70.99% +23,910 Loser:
PC
 6,679 15.50% Paul Marshall
After his election:
26 Nov 1999 62
REF
 →
IREF
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
6 Apr 2000 62
IREF
 →
ICA
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
28 Jun 2000 62
ICA
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 72,488 Votes: 47,974 Participation: 66.18% Candidacies: 6
Federal
37		 Alberta
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2546(F) — 30 Jun 2023 20:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
IND
 4/6 2,668 5.57% -31,099 Winner:
CA
 33,767 70.56% Kevin A. Sorenson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
House of Commons 1997 Mr. F.J. (Jack) Ramsay, M.P.		 03 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur F.J. (Jack) Ramsay, député		 03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jack Ramsay (politician)		 03 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Jack Ramsay (homme politique)		 03 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Feb 2024 00:30 (but data presented dynamically)

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