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♂ Paul R. Brecken
aliasPaul R. Brecken
Record
7021 · 8304

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 1 1 2
Birth 28 September 1886 → 137 years + 7 months ago
Lived 73 years + 11 months
First mandate 5 August 1952 → 71 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 65 years + 10 months
Death 4 September 1960 → 63 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 2 months after 28 June 1955
Special notes
None
 

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 2 10 22 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
10 documented challengers
⊖ Frederick C. Colborne  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Aylmer J.E. Liesemer  m 
⊖ Hugh J. MacDonald  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Melvin E. Shannon  m 
⊖ Rosamond (Rose) E. Wilkinson  f  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Arthur J. Dixon  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Howard B. Macdonald  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ J.W. Grant MacEwan  m 
⊖ Arthur R. Smith  m 
⊖ Arthur H. Wray  m 
 
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
65
CONS
 1/25 3,126 7.50% +199 Loser:
ILAB
 2,927 7.02% D.F. McIntosh

Service: 2 years 10 months 23 days (Oppo.)
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
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
68
CONS
 7/23 5,034 8.06% 468 Winner:
SC
 4,566 7.31% Arthur J. Dixon

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Paul Ralph Brecken		 04 Sep 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Paul R. Brecken		 04 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Paul Brecken		 04 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Sep 2023 08:44 (but data presented dynamically)

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