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♂ Maurice J. Conner
aliasMaurice J. Conner
Record
12165 · 8100

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
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Alberta 3 0 3
Birth 30 November 1868 → 155 years + 4 months ago
Lived 68 years + 5 months
First mandate 18 July 1921 → 102 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 7 months
Death 9 May 1937 → 86 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 8 months after 21 August 1935
Special notes
Family name sometimes spelled Connor.
 
Maurice J. Conner (1868–1937)
© Photo United Farmers Historical Society — licensed under CC BY 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
In 1928, Conner, a United Farmers of Alberta MLA, abstained from voting on the Sexual Sterilization Act, making him the only government member present not to support the bill. This eugenics-based act was repealed only in 1972.
 

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 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Frank S. Leffingwell  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 1,665 Votes: 1,245 Participation: 74.77% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27648(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
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 → New to this legislature
Age
52
UFA
 1/2 755 60.64% +265 Loser:
LIB
 490 39.36% Frank S. Leffingwell

Service: 4 years 11 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,614 Votes: 1,233 Participation: 76.39% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27715(F) — 5 Mar 2022 22:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
UFA
 1/3 741 64.10% +516 Loser:
LIB
 225 19.46% Frank S. Leffingwell

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,010 Votes: 2,128 Participation: 70.70% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Alberta
19 June 1930
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27768(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
UFA
 1/2 1,342 65.43% +633 Loser:
LIB
 709 34.57% R.W. Risinger

Service: 5 years 2 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,809 Votes: 3,150 Participation: 82.70% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27828(F) — 6 Mar 2022 13:00 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
66		 Successor:
SC
 1,702 55.78% Solon E. Low

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Maurice J. Conner		 16 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Maurice Conner		 16 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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