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♂ Hugh W. Allen
aliasHugh W. Allen
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 2 1 3
Birth 30 April 1889 → 135 years ago
Lived 82 years + 10 months
First mandate 28 June 1926 → 97 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 1 month
Death 2 March 1972 → 52 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 36 years + 6 months after 21 August 1935
Special notes
None
 
Hugh W. Allen (1889–1972)
© 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 9 1 22 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph P. McIsaac  m 
 		 ⊖ William Sharpe  m 
 
Eligible: 7,050 Votes: 4,998 Participation: 70.89% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27696(F) — 31 Aug 2023 17:51 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
UFA
 1/3 2,548 54.87% +1,417 Loser:
LIB
 1,131 24.35% Joseph P. McIsaac

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
7		 Alberta
19 June 1930
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27771(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
UFA
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 5 years 2 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,317 Votes: 7,802 Participation: 75.62% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27796(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
UFA
 3/4 1,809 24.44% -932 Winner:
SC
 2,741 37.04% William Sharpe

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Hugh W. Allen		 03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Hugh Allen (politician)		 03 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Feb 2024 17:28 (but data presented dynamically)

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