Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Albert F. Ewing
aliasAlbert F. Ewing
Record
19028 · 8053

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Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 33%
 
Alberta 2 4 6
Birth 29 June 1871 → 152 years + 10 months ago
Lived 75 years + 1 month
First mandate 17 April 1913 → 111 years + 17 days ago
↳ at age 41 years + 9 months
Death 26 August 1946 → 77 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 1 month after 17 July 1921
Special notes
None
 
Albert F. Ewing (1871–1946) 200x305
© Photo c.1920 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
James D. Lafferty (1849–1920) Father-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 8 2 29 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. AB 4–5
CONS
1 Party leader 49–52 15 Feb 1921 — 13 Dec 1923 2 9 28
2. AB 4
CONS
1 Opposition Leader 49–50 15 Feb 1921 — 19 Dec 1921 0 10 4

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
18 documented challengers
Joseph W. Adair  m 
John C. Bowen  m 
Ernest M. Brown  m 
James K. Cornwall  m 
Charles W. Cross  m  (3 runoffs)
Jeremiah W. Heffernan  m 
Alexander G. MacKay  m 
John A. McDougall  m 
Elmer E. Roper  m 
 
Adéodat Boileau  m 
John R. Boyle  m 
Ambrose U.G. Bury  m 
Herbert H. Crawford  m 
William A. Griesbach  m 
William T. Henry  m  (2 runoffs)
Nellie L. McClung  f 
Andrew R. McLennan  m 
William Short  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,202 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
2
Alberta
22 March 1909
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27420(F) — 5 Mar 2022 14:25 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
37
CONS
3/4 1,595 38.89% -1,382 Winner:
LIB
2,977 72.59% John A. McDougall
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,718 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
2
Alberta
27 May 1912
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27469(F) — 14 Oct 2022 20:02 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
40
CONS
2/3 1,733 46.61% -69 Winner:
LIB
1,802 48.47% Charles W. Cross
Eligible: 14,975 Votes: 20,579 Participation: 73.20% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
3
Alberta
17 April 1913
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27480(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
41
CONS
2/5 5,107 49.65% +194 Loser:
LIB
4,913 47.77% Alexander G. MacKay

Service:
4 years 1 month 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,660 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4
Alberta
7 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27651(F) — 5 Mar 2022 16:38 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
CONS
1/2 3,776 56.70% +892 Loser:
LIB
2,884 43.30% William T. Henry

Service:
4 years 1 month 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 75,758 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 26
Provincial
5
Alberta
18 July 1921
General
Plurality-at-large (5)
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27610(F) — 29 Oct 2022 11:00 ET
Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
50
CONS
7/26 4,777 31.53% -512 Winner:
LIB
5,289 34.91% Jeremiah W. Heffernan
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,127 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
5
Alberta
27 October 1924
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27664(F) — 29 Oct 2022 10:26 ET
Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
53
CONS
2/4 4,238 30.00% -402 Winner:
LIB
4,640 32.84% William T. Henry

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Albert F. Ewing KC
26 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Albert Ewing
26 Nov 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Nov 2023 14:32 (but data presented dynamically)