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♂ Myron D. Thompson
aliasMyron Thompson
Record
61072 · 817

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Birth 23 April 1936 → 88 years ago
Lived 82 years + 8 months
First mandate 25 October 1993 → 30 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 57 years + 6 months
Death 5 January 2019 → 5 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 2 months after 13 October 2008
Special notes
None
 
Myron D. Thompson (1936–2019)
© Photo 2006 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
In 1994, when the Reform Party passed a policy at its national convention to deny family benefits to same-sex couples, Thompson said, "I do not hate homosexuals — I hate homosexuality."
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Sundre, Alberta (1974–1980)
Mun./Co. Council Sundre, Alberta (2010–2017)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 14 11 14

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ C.B. Louise Feltham  f 
 
 
Eligible: 73,655 Votes: 48,734 Participation: 66.17% Candidacies: 9
Federal
35		 Alberta
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3170(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
57
REF
 1/9 30,986 63.75% +23,444 Loser:
PC
 7,542 15.52% C.B. Louise Feltham

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 74,214 Votes: 44,877 Participation: 60.47% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 Alberta
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2869(F) — 30 Jun 2023 23:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
REF
 1/5 28,569 63.79% +20,063 Loser:
PC
 8,506 18.99% Bert Dyck
After his election:
27 Mar 2000 63
REF
 →
CA
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 91,655 Votes: 57,300 Participation: 62.52% Candidacies: 5
Federal
37		 Alberta
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2563(F) — 30 Jun 2023 21:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
CA
 1/5 40,193 70.36% +32,823 Loser:
PC
 7,370 12.90% Truper McBride
After his election:
23 Dec 2003 67
CA
 →
CPC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 76,939 Votes: 47,322 Participation: 61.51% Candidacies: 4
Federal
38		 Alberta
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 982(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
68
CPC
 1/4 33,337 70.60% +27,366 Loser:
LIB
 5,971 12.64% Judy Stewart

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 82,230 Votes: 54,842 Participation: 66.69% Candidacies: 4
Federal
39		 Alberta
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 915(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
CPC
 1/4 39,487 72.17% +33,558 Loser:
GRN
 5,929 10.84% Sean Maw

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 90,193 Votes: 50,671 Participation: 56.18% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Alberta
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5714(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
72		 Successor:
CPC
 36,869 72.92% Blake Richards

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Myron Thompson, M.P.		 20 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Myron Thompson, député		 20 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Myron Thompson		 20 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Myron Thompson		 20 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Apr 2024 20:27 (but data presented dynamically)

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