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♂ George MacLachlan
aliasGeorge MacLachlan
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 4 2 6
Birth 7 February 1881 → 143 years + 2 months ago
Lived 81 years + 9 months
First mandate 18 July 1921 → 102 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 5 months
Death 23 November 1962 → 61 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 3 months after 7 August 1944
Special notes
None
 
George MacLachlan (1881–1962) 200x206
© Photo 1929 Provincial archives of 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 18 5 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Harry K. Brown  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Robin D. Jorgenson  m 
 
Eligible: 3,458 Votes: 2,525 Participation: 73.02% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27629(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
UFA
 1/3 1,838 72.85% +1,298 Loser:
LIB
 540 21.40% ? Phillips

Service: 4 years 11 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,521 Votes: 3,396 Participation: 75.12% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27697(F) — 5 Mar 2022 21:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
UFA
 1/3 1,930 59.51% +1,044 Loser:
LIB
 886 27.32% E.F. Henderson

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,982 Votes: 3,374 Participation: 67.72% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Alberta
19 June 1930
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27751(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
UFA
 1/2 2,094 64.35% +934 Loser:
IND
 1,160 35.65% H.G. Curlett

Service: 5 years 2 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,140 Votes: 5,718 Participation: 80.08% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27811(F) — 6 Mar 2022 12:44 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
UFA
 3/4 1,030 18.76% -2,103 Winner:
SC
 3,133 57.06% Harry K. Brown
Eligible: 7,152 Votes: 4,295 Participation: 60.05% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9		 Alberta
21 March 1940
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27871(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
59
INDM
 1/3 1,719 42.43% +130 Loser:
SC
 1,589 39.22% Harry K. Brown

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,962 Votes: 4,960 Participation: 71.24% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 Alberta
8 August 1944
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27925(F) — 6 Mar 2022 17:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
INDM
 3/3 820 17.38% -1,580 Winner:
SC
 2,400 50.87% Robin D. Jorgenson

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
George MacLachlan		 13 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
George MacLachlan		 13 Jan 2024

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