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♀ Elizabeth Gladys Robinson
aliasElizabeth Gladys Robinson
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
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Alberta 3 0 3
Birth 28 May 1899 → 124 years + 11 months ago
Lived 61 years + 4 months
First mandate 21 December 1953 → 70 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 6 months
Death 21 October 1960 → 63 years + 6 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Elizabeth Gladys Robinson (1899–1960)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John L. Robinson (1890–1953) Spouse  
 
Well that's interesting!
When Robinson's husband died in office in 1953 during his fifth term at the age of 63, she was elected in a by-election to replace him. But she, too, died in office in 1960 — in her third term, at the age of 61.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 6 9 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,202 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Alberta
21 December 1953
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28050(F) — 29 Oct 2022 14:08 ET
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 → New to this legislature
Age
54
SC
 1/2 2,462 76.89% +1,722 Loser:
CCF
 740 23.11% Edwin W. Horne

Service: 1 year 6 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,915 Votes: 7,969 Participation: 61.70% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
13		 Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28079(F) — 7 Mar 2022 12:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
SC
 1/3 5,066 67.25% +3,204 Loser:
LIB
 1,862 24.72% James W. McLane

Service: 3 years 11 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,957 Votes: 8,639 Participation: 61.90% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28132(F) — 7 Mar 2022 14:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
SC
 1/4 5,604 66.12% +3,824 Loser:
PC
 1,780 21.00% John H. Cocks
After her election:
21 Oct 1960 61
SC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 4 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,957 Votes: 7,981 Participation: 57.18% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14		 Alberta
19 January 1961
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28172(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
61		 Successor:
SC
 4,546 56.96% Harry C. Leinweber

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Elizabeth G. Robinson		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Elizabeth G. Robinson		 17 Mar 2024

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