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♂ Archibald M. Matheson
aliasArchibald M. Matheson
Record
40024 · 8095

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 3 2 5
Birth 31 March 1891 → 133 years + 1 month ago
Lived 87 years + 5 months
First mandate 18 July 1921 → 102 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 3 months
Death 30 September 1978 → 45 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 43 years + 1 month after 21 August 1935
Special notes
None
 
Archibald M. Matheson (1891–1978) 200x235
© Photo 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 14 1 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph S. McCallum  m 
⊖ George Woytkiw  m 
 		 ⊖ James L. McPherson  m 
 
Eligible: 4,461 Votes: 4,381 Participation: 98.21% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27644(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
UFA
 1/2 3,047 69.69% +1,722 Loser:
LIB
 1,325 30.31% Joseph S. McCallum

Service: 4 years 11 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,674 Votes: 4,747 Participation: 71.13% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27711(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
UFA
 1/4 1,986 45.09% +591 Loser:
LIB
 1,395 31.67% J.D. Hannan

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,919 Votes: 4,318 Participation: 72.95% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Alberta
19 June 1930
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27764(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
UFA
 1/2 2,364 57.36% +607 Loser:
LIB
 1,757 42.64% Harry A. White

Service: 5 years 2 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,973 Votes: 5,750 Participation: 82.46% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27824(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
UFA
 3/4 995 17.76% -1,822 Winner:
SC
 2,817 50.29% James L. McPherson
Eligible: 6,389 Votes: 4,832 Participation: 75.63% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9		 Alberta
21 March 1940
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27884(F) — 6 Mar 2022 15:21 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
48
CCF
 3/3 523 11.21% -1,700 Winner:
SC
 2,223 47.64% George Woytkiw

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Archibald M. Matheson		 13 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Archie Matheson		 13 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 13 Jan 2024 11:42 (but data presented dynamically)

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