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♂ George N. Johnston
aliasGeorge N. Johnston
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 3 1 4
Birth 13 September 1884 → 139 years + 7 months ago
Lived 93 years
First mandate 18 July 1921 → 102 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 10 months
Death 28 September 1977 → 46 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 42 years + 1 month after 21 August 1935
Special notes
None
 
George N. Johnston (1884–1977)
© Photo — 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 14 1 1 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. AB 6–7
UFA
 1 Speaker 42–50 10 Feb 1927 — 22 Jul 1935 8 5 12

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Clarence E. Gerhart  m 
 
 
Eligible: 6,256 Votes: 4,696 Participation: 75.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27608(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
UFA
 1/2 3,736 79.56% +2,776 Loser:
LIB
 960 20.44% Arthur M. Day

Service: 4 years 11 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,130 Votes: 4,068 Participation: 79.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27677(F) — 5 Mar 2022 21:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
UFA
 1/3 2,387 62.32% +1,442 Loser:
LIB
 945 24.67% Arthur M. Day

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,248 Votes: 4,223 Participation: 80.47% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Alberta
19 June 1930
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27729(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
UFA
 1/2 2,084 51.24% +101 Loser:
IND
 1,983 48.76% Arthur M. Day

Service: 5 years 2 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,876 Votes: 4,263 Participation: 87.43% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27788(F) — 6 Mar 2022 10:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
SC
 2,674 64.54% Glenville L. MacLachlan
Eligible: 5,927 Votes: 4,524 Participation: 76.33% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9		 Alberta
21 March 1940
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27838(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
55
INDM
 2/3 1,665 37.95% -498 Winner:
SC
 2,163 49.30% Clarence E. Gerhart

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
George N. Johnston		 13 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Johnston (politician)		 13 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 13 Jan 2024 11:15 (but data presented dynamically)

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