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♂ Wilson Edwin Cain
aliasWilson Cain
Record
8725 · 8109

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 5 1 6
Birth 12 April 1887 → 137 years ago
Lived 82 years + 2 months
First mandate 22 August 1935 → 88 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 4 months
Death 26 June 1969 → 54 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 11 months after 28 June 1955
Special notes
None
 
Wilson Edwin Cain (1887–1969)
© Photo 1935 Public Archives, 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 19 10 2 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Edward L. Gray  m 
⊖ Bryce C. Stringam  m 
 		 ⊖ John Mackintosh  m 
 
Eligible: 3,606 Votes: 3,099 Participation: 85.94% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27782(F) — 6 Mar 2022 10:17 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
SC
 1/4 1,776 59.76% +1,185 Loser:
LIB
 591 19.89% David Nelson

Service: 4 years 6 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,596 Votes: 3,943 Participation: 70.46% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Alberta
21 March 1940
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27842(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
SC
 1/2 2,035 53.59% +273 Loser:
INDM
 1,762 46.41% Edward L. Gray

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,290 Votes: 3,933 Participation: 74.35% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 Alberta
8 August 1944
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27900(F) — 6 Mar 2022 16:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
SC
 1/3 2,131 56.24% +1,098 Loser:
CCF
 1,033 27.26% John Fowlie

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,150 Votes: 4,236 Participation: 68.88% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Alberta
17 August 1948
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27954(F) — 6 Mar 2022 20:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
SC
 1/3 2,178 55.50% +1,115 Loser:
LIB
 1,063 27.09% Herbert G. Claxton

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,463 Votes: 4,387 Participation: 67.88% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Alberta
5 August 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28005(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
SC
 1/2 2,475 61.34% +915 Loser:
LIB
 1,560 38.66% Albert T. Johnson

Service: 2 years 10 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,887 Votes: 5,133 Participation: 74.53% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28057(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
68
SC
 2/2 2,330 47.56% -239 Winner:
IND
 2,569 52.44% Bryce C. Stringam

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Wilson E. Cain		 03 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Wilson Cain		 03 May 2024

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