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♂ J. Russell Love
aliasJ. Russell Love
Record
36928 · 8098

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 3 1 4
Birth 9 January 1895 → 129 years + 3 months ago
Lived 86 years + 1 month
First mandate 18 July 1921 → 102 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 26 years + 6 months
Death 9 February 1981 → 43 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 45 years + 5 months after 21 August 1935
Special notes
None
 
J. Russell Love (1895–1981) 200x221
© Photo 1929 Provincial Archives of 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 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ George E.L. Hudson  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ James M. Popil  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,249 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27647(F) — 27 Apr 2022 14:08 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
26
UFA
 1/3 1,877 57.77% +964 Loser:
LIB
 913 28.10% H. Strachan

Service: 4 years 11 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,896 Votes: 2,765 Participation: 70.97% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27714(F) — 6 Mar 2022 08:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
31
UFA
 1/2 1,609 61.27% +592 Loser:
CONS
 1,017 38.73% George E.L. Hudson

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,333 Votes: 3,245 Participation: 74.89% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
7		 Alberta
19 June 1930
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27767(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
UFA
 1/3 1,446 46.63% +441 Loser:
IND
 1,005 32.41% Ernest A. Pitman

Service: 5 years 2 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,425 Votes: 5,998 Participation: 80.78% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27822(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
UFA
 3/5 857 14.84% -1,608 Winner:
SC
 2,465 42.68% James M. Popil

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
J. Russell Love		 13 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Russell Love		 13 Jan 2024

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