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♂ John A. Delisle
aliasJohn A. Delisle
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 1 2 3
Birth 24 November 1871 → 152 years + 5 months ago
Lived 69 years + 1 month
First mandate 28 June 1926 → 97 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 7 months
Death 27 December 1940 → 83 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 6 months after 18 June 1930
Special notes
None
 
John A. Delisle (1871–1940) 200x186
© Photo c,1926–35 United Farmers Historical Society — licensed under CC BY 2.0
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 3 11 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Henry H. Dakin  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Lucien P. Maynard  m 
 		 ⊖ Joseph Miville Déchêne  m 
 
Eligible: 3,370 Votes: 2,157 Participation: 64.01% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27669(F) — 6 Mar 2022 08:53 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
54
UFA
 1/2 1,168 54.15% +179 Loser:
LIB
 989 45.85% Joseph Miville Déchêne

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,431 Votes: 2,255 Participation: 65.72% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
7		 Alberta
19 June 1930
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27722(F) — 13 Aug 2022 13:01 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
UFA
 2/3 1,028 48.13% 7 Winner:
LIB
 1,021 47.80% Henry H. Dakin
Eligible: 4,857 Votes: 3,245 Participation: 66.81% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27781(F) — 6 Mar 2022 10:17 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
63
UFA
 3/4 572 17.63% -1,179 Winner:
SC
 1,751 53.96% Lucien P. Maynard

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
John A. Delisle		 13 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Delisle		 13 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 13 Jan 2024 13:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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