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♂ John A. McColl
aliasJohn A. McColl
Record
40687 · 8043

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 2 0 2
Birth 21 February 1875 → 149 years + 2 months ago
Lived 58 years + 1 month
First mandate 17 April 1913 → 111 years + 17 days ago
↳ at age 38 years + 1 month
Death 19 April 1933 → 91 years ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 9 months after 17 July 1921
Special notes
None
 
John A. McColl (1875–1933) 200x226
© Photo 1921 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
Alberta 8 2 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Lorne Proudfoot  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,327 Votes: 1,132 Participation: 48.65% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Alberta
17 April 1913
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27512(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
LIB
 1/2 637 56.27% +142 Loser:
CONS
 495 43.73% W.D. Bentley

Service: 4 years 1 month 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,844 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
4		 Alberta
7 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27532(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/3 1,842 48.22% +613 Loser:
CONS
 1,229 32.17% A.G. Jonah

Service: 4 years 1 month 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,800 Votes: 4,012 Participation: 69.17% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27595(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
UFA
 3,106 77.42% Lorne Proudfoot

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
John A. McColl		 11 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
John McColl (politician)		 11 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Jan 2024 07:18 (but data presented dynamically)

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