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♂ Alexander Ross
aliasAlexander Ross
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 3 1 4
Birth 15 January 1880 → 144 years + 3 months ago
Lived 73 years + 6 months
First mandate 7 June 1917 → 106 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 4 months
Death 17 July 1953 → 70 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 20 days after 27 June 1926
Special notes
None
 
Alexander Ross (1880–1953)
© Photo c.1921–26 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 8 8 22 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
13 documented challengers
⊖ Herbert B. Adshead  m 
⊖ Robert C. Edwards  m 
⊖ John Irwin  m 
⊖ Nellie L. McClung  f 
⊖ Robert H. Parkyn  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas M.M. Tweedie  m 
⊖ Fred J. White  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Thomas H. Blow  m 
⊖ Samuel B. Hillocks  m 
⊖ Robert C. Marshall  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Alexander A. McGillivray  m 
⊖ Robert Pearson  m 
⊖ George H. Webster  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 4,701 Votes: 2,601 Participation: 55.33% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Alberta
7 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27537(F) — 25 Oct 2023 05:53 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
LRL
 1/2 1,328 51.06% +55 Loser:
CONS
 1,273 48.94% Thomas M.M. Tweedie
After his election:
15 Jul 1919 39
LRL
 →
DLP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 1 month 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 32,103 Votes: 75,876 Participation: 53.50% Candidacies: 20
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
Plurality-at-large (5)
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27600(F) — 29 Oct 2022 09:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
DLP
 1/20 7,294 48.07% +2,903 Loser:
LIB
 4,391 28.94% George H. Webster
After his election:
13 Aug 1921 41
DLP
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Alberta
9 December 1921
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27652(F) — 29 Oct 2022 10:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
DLP
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 6 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,287 Votes: 19,737 Participation: 59.40% Candidacies: 11
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Single trans. vote (5)
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27671(F) — 29 Oct 2022 10:10 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
DLP
 7/11 1,265 6.41% -1,202 Winner:
ILAB
 2,467 12.50% Robert H. Parkyn

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Alexander Ross		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Alex Ross (politician)		 17 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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