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♂ Lawrence P. Peterson
aliasLawrence P. Peterson
Record
49316 · 8225

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 2 0 2
Birth 12 April 1873 → 151 years ago
Lived 78 years + 4 months
First mandate 18 July 1921 → 102 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 3 months
Death 7 September 1951 → 72 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 2 months after 18 June 1930
Special notes
None
 
Lawrence P. Peterson (1873–1951) 200x216
© Photo c.1921–30 United Farmers Historical Society — 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 8 10 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Archibald J. McLean  m 
 		 ⊖ J. Harper Prowse  m 
 
Eligible: 5,638 Votes: 4,300 Participation: 76.27% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27643(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
UFA
 1/2 2,309 53.70% +318 Loser:
LIB
 1,991 46.30% Archibald J. McLean

Service: 4 years 11 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,138 Votes: 3,362 Participation: 65.43% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27710(F) — 10 Oct 2023 21:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
UFA
 1/3 1,929 60.49% +1,220 Loser:
LIB
 709 22.23% J.J. Horrigan

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,829 Votes: 3,486 Participation: 72.19% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Alberta
19 June 1930
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27763(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
UFA
 1,848 54.93% John J. MacLellan

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Lawrence P. Peterson		 13 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Lawrence Peterson		 13 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Lawrence Peterson		 13 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 13 Jan 2024 11:56 (but data presented dynamically)

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