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♂ John J. Gaetz
aliasJohn J. Gaetz
Record
21519 · 8070

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 1 2 3
Birth 6 June 1859 → 164 years + 10 months ago
Lived 78 years + 6 months
First mandate 28 October 1918 → 105 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 59 years + 4 months
Death 24 December 1937 → 86 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 5 months after 17 July 1921
Special notes
None
 
John J. Gaetz (1859–1937) 200x247
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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 2 8 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William E. Payne  m 
 		 ⊖ George W. Smith  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 3,305 Votes: 2,613 Participation: 79.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Alberta
28 October 1918
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27592(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
59
LIB
 1/2 1,746 66.82% +879 Loser:
CONS
 867 33.18% F.W. Galbraith

Service: 2 years 8 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,793 Votes: 3,306 Participation: 68.98% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27633(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
LIB
 2/2 1,146 34.66% -1,014 Winner:
UFA
 2,160 65.34% George W. Smith
Eligible: 5,021 Votes: 3,541 Participation: 70.52% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27700(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
67
LIB
 3/3 621 18.26% -829 Winner:
UFA
 1,450 42.65% George W. Smith

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
John Jost Gaetz		 11 Jan 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
John J. Gaetz		 11 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Gaetz		 11 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Jan 2024 22:19 (but data presented dynamically)

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