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♂ Hugh J. Montgomery
aliasHugh J. Montgomery
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 43%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 3 4 7
Birth 31 July 1876 → 147 years + 9 months ago
Lived 80 years
First mandate 17 November 1914 → 109 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 3 months
Death 30 August 1956 → 67 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 9 days after 21 August 1935
Special notes
None
 
Hugh J. Montgomery (1876–1956)
© Photo — 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 11 10 0 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. AB 9–10
LIB
 1 ✓ Party leader 65–69 27 Sep 1941 — 30 Jun 1946 4 9 3

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Evert E. Sparks  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John A. Wingblade  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,479 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Alberta
17 November 1914
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27530(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
LIB
 1/2 990 66.94% +501 Loser:
CONS
 489 33.06% F.B. Watson

Service: 2 years 6 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,859 Votes: 2,191 Participation: 76.64% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Alberta
7 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27585(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/2 1,500 68.71% +817 Loser:
CONS
 683 31.29% R.M. Angus

Service: 4 years 1 month 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,345 Votes: 2,724 Participation: 81.43% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27649(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
LIB
 2/2 1,216 44.64% -292 Winner:
UFA
 1,508 55.36% Evert E. Sparks
Eligible: 3,617 Votes: 2,899 Participation: 80.15% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27716(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
49
LIB
 2/3 1,198 43.41% -76 Winner:
UFA
 1,274 46.16% Evert E. Sparks
Eligible: 4,040 Votes: 3,131 Participation: 77.50% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Alberta
19 June 1930
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27769(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 1,713 54.73% +296 Loser:
UFA
 1,417 45.27% Evert E. Sparks

Service: 5 years 2 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,671 Votes: 4,862 Participation: 85.73% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27829(F) — 6 Mar 2022 13:00 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
LIB
 2/5 1,149 24.21% -1,613 Winner:
SC
 2,762 58.21% John A. Wingblade
Eligible: 6,827 Votes: 5,245 Participation: 76.83% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
10		 Alberta
8 August 1944
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27942(F) — 6 Mar 2022 17:19 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
68
INDM
 3/4 1,007 19.63% -1,693 Winner:
SC
 2,700 52.63% John A. Wingblade

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Hugh J. Montgomery		 11 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Hugh John Montgomery		 11 Jan 2024

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