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♀ Rosamond E. Wilkinson
aliasRose Wilkinson
Record
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Irish-Canadian    Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Alberta 5 0 5
Total 5 1 6
Birth 19 March 1885 → 139 years + 1 month ago
Lived 83 years + 8 months
First mandate 8 August 1944 → 79 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 59 years + 4 months
Death 18 December 1968 → 55 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 6 months after 16 June 1963
Special notes
None
 
Rosamond (Rose) E. Wilkinson (1885–1968)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Calgary, Alberta (1935–1955)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 18 10 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
16 documented challengers
⊖ Frederick Anderson  m 
⊖ Paul R. Brecken  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Douglas G.L. Cunnington  m 
⊖ Arthur J. Dixon  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Aylmer J.E. Liesemer  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Hugh J. MacDonald  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Melvin E. Shannon  m 
⊖ Loftus D. Ward  m 
 		 ⊖ John J. Bowlen  m 
⊖ Frederick C. Colborne  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Andrew Davison  m 
⊖ Manley J. Edwards  m 
⊖ Howard B. Macdonald  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ J.W. Grant MacEwan  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Arthur R. Smith  m 
⊖ Arthur H. Wray  m 
 
Eligible: 27,059 Votes: 19,798 Participation: 73.17% Candidacies: 4
Federal
19		 Alberta
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22866(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
55
ND
 3/4 4,159 21.01% -3,140 Winner:
LIB
 7,299 36.87% Manley J. Edwards
Eligible: 62,807 Votes: 40,826 Participation: 65.00% Candidacies: 19
Provincial
10		 Alberta
8 August 1944
General
Single trans. vote (5)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27902(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
59
SC
 3/19 5,042 12.83% +2,850 Loser:
INDM
 2,192 5.58% John J. Bowlen

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 76,939 Votes: 41,460 Participation: 53.89% Candidacies: 22
Provincial
11		 Alberta
17 August 1948
General
Single trans. vote (5)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27956(F) — 25 Oct 2023 06:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
SC
 1/22 7,153 18.29% +3,574 Loser:
LAB
 3,579 9.15% Peter N.R. Morrison

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 91,289 Votes: 43,367 Participation: 47.51% Candidacies: 25
Provincial
12		 Alberta
5 August 1952
General
Single trans. vote (6)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28007(F) — 28 Jul 2023 19:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
SC
 2/25 6,796 16.31% +3,869 Loser:
ILAB
 2,927 7.02% D.F. McIntosh

Service: 2 years 10 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 106,609 Votes: 64,660 Participation: 60.65% Candidacies: 23
Provincial
13		 Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Single trans. vote (6)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28059(F) — 28 Jul 2023 19:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
SC
 4/23 4,973 7.96% -61 Loser:
CONS
 5,034 8.06% Paul R. Brecken

Service: 3 years 11 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,562 Votes: 12,877 Participation: 62.63% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28158(F) — 18 Oct 2021 14:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
74
SC
 1/4 6,655 51.82% +3,270 Loser:
PC
 3,385 26.36% James Macdonald

Service: 3 years 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,804 Votes: 8,295 Participation: 52.49% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
15		 Alberta
17 June 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28185(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
78		 Successor:
SC
 4,713 56.94% Robert A. Simpson

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Rosamond 'Rose' E. Wilkinson		 25 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Rose Wilkinson		 25 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Apr 2024 19:25 (but data presented dynamically)

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