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♂ Herbert J. Ash
aliasHerbert J. Ash
Record
1640 · 8244

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 1 1 2
Birth 13 March 1878 → 146 years + 1 month ago
Lived 81 years
First mandate 22 August 1935 → 88 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 57 years + 5 months
Death 14 March 1959 → 65 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 11 months after 20 March 1940
Special notes
None
 
Herbert J. Ash (1878–1959)
© Photo 1935 Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Fair trade
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 4 6 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Norman E. Cook  m 
⊖ William H.A. Thomas  m 
 		 ⊖ Frank L.S. Grisdale  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 5,993 Votes: 5,492 Participation: 91.64% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27809(F) — 9 Aug 2023 21:03 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
57
SC
 1/4 3,538 66.08% +2,583 Loser:
LIB
 955 17.84% A.H. Mann

Service: 4 years 6 months 27 days (Gov't)
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
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
ISC
 3/3 362 7.01% -1,983 Winner:
SC
 2,345 45.43% Norman E. Cook

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Herbert J. Ash		 04 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Herbert Ash		 04 Feb 2024

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