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♂ Douglas C. Breton
aliasDouglas C. Breton
Record
7107 · 8238

South African-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 1 1 2
Birth 25 November 1883 → 140 years + 5 months ago
Lived 69 years + 2 months
First mandate 28 June 1926 → 97 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 7 months
Death 11 February 1953 → 71 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 7 months after 18 June 1930
Special notes
None
 
Douglas C. Breton (1883–1953) 200x293
© Photo c.1926–30 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 3 11 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Arthur P. Mitchell  m 
 
 
Eligible: 6,337 Votes: 4,574 Participation: 72.20% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27688(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
UFA
 1/3 1,961 45.10% +400 Loser:
LIB
 1,561 35.90% C.W. Carroll

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,623 Votes: 3,013 Participation: 65.17% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Alberta
19 June 1930
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27742(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
UFA
 2/2 1,408 48.96% -60 Winner:
LIB
 1,468 51.04% Arthur P. Mitchell

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Douglas C. Breton		 09 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Douglas Breton		 09 Dec 2023

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Rev.:  9 Dec 2023 16:22 (but data presented dynamically)

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