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♂ Norman E. Cook
aliasNorman E. Cook
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 3 1 4
Birth 9 December 1888 → 135 years + 4 months ago
Lived 61 years + 7 months
First mandate 21 March 1940 → 84 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 51 years + 3 months
Death 5 August 1950 → 73 years + 8 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Norman E. Cook (1888–1950)
No image available
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 10 4 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Herbert J. Ash  m 
⊖ Nelson S. Smith  m 
 		 ⊖ Frank L.S. Grisdale  m 
 
Eligible: 4,044 Votes: 2,842 Participation: 70.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27695(F) — 5 Mar 2022 21:51 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
37
LIB
 2/3 708 26.32% -905 Winner:
UFA
 1,613 59.96% Nelson S. Smith
Eligible: 7,002 Votes: 5,348 Participation: 76.38% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9		 Alberta
21 March 1940
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27869(F) — 9 Aug 2023 21:03 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
51
SC
 1/3 2,345 45.43% -110 Loser:
INDM
 2,455 47.56% Frank L.S. Grisdale

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,377 Votes: 4,855 Participation: 90.29% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 Alberta
8 August 1944
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27923(F) — 6 Mar 2022 17:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
SC
 1/3 3,196 66.53% +2,364 Loser:
INDM
 832 17.32% Ruple Ferguson

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,175 Votes: 4,795 Participation: 66.83% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Alberta
17 August 1948
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27977(F) — 6 Mar 2022 21:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
SC
 1/3 3,260 74.53% +2,570 Loser:
LIB
 690 15.78% Robert A. Brownell
After his election:
5 Aug 1950 61
SC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 11 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,602 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Alberta
16 November 1950
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27998(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
61		 Successor:
SC
 2,132 59.19% Frederick J.A. Niddrie

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Norman Ellery Cook		 13 Jan 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Norman E. Cook		 13 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Norman E. Cook		 13 Jan 2024

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