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♂ Austin B. Claypool
aliasAustin B. Claypool
Record
11467 · 8229

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Alberta 3 1 4
Total 3 2 5
Birth 13 April 1887 → 137 years ago
Lived 69 years + 1 month
First mandate 18 July 1921 → 102 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 3 months
Death 4 June 1956 → 67 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 9 months after 21 August 1935
Special notes
None
 
Austin B. Claypool (1887–1956) 200x223
© Photo Legislative Assembly, 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 14 1 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Edward P. Foster  m 
 		 ⊖ Charles E. Johnston  m 
 
Eligible: 6,621 Votes: 4,262 Participation: 64.37% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27609(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
UFA
 1/2 2,528 59.31% +794 Loser:
LIB
 1,734 40.69% George H. Webber

Service: 4 years 11 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,066 Votes: 4,330 Participation: 61.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27678(F) — 5 Mar 2022 21:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
UFA
 1/3 2,292 57.21% +1,397 Loser:
LIB
 895 22.34% D. MacDonald

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,290 Votes: 3,370 Participation: 78.55% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Alberta
19 June 1930
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27731(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
UFA
 1/2 1,756 54.43% +286 Loser:
IND
 1,470 45.57% W.A. Austin

Service: 5 years 2 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,136 Votes: 4,365 Participation: 84.99% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27790(F) — 6 Mar 2022 10:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
UFA
 2/4 610 14.35% -2,121 Winner:
SC
 2,731 64.24% Edward P. Foster
Eligible: 23,561 Votes: 15,752 Participation: 66.86% Candidacies: 5
Federal
19		 Alberta
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22864(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
52
LIB
 2/5 4,050 25.71% -1,360 Winner:
SC
 5,410 34.34% Charles E. Johnston

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Austin B. Claypool		 12 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Austin Claypool		 12 Jan 2024

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