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♂ John F. Lymburn
aliasJohn F. Lymburn
Record
37217 · 8311

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 2 2 4
Birth 25 September 1880 → 143 years + 7 months ago
Lived 89 years + 2 months
First mandate 28 June 1926 → 97 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 9 months
Death 25 November 1969 → 54 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 34 years + 3 months after 21 August 1935
Special notes
None
 
John F. Lymburn (1880–1969) 200x209
© 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 9 1 22 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
22 documented challengers
⊖ William A. Atkinson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John C. Bowen  m 
⊖ Herbert H. Crawford  m 
⊖ John W. Findlay  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William S. Hall  m 
⊖ William R. Howson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Orvis A. Kennedy  m 
⊖ John W. Leedy  m 
⊖ David B. Mullen  m 
⊖ Warren W. Prevey  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George H. Van Allen  m 
 		 ⊖ Samuel A.G. Barnes  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Joseph A. Clarke  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ David M. Duggan  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ C. Lionel Gibbs  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William T. Henry  m 
⊖ Frederick C. Jamieson  m 
⊖ Jan Lakeman  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Walter Morrish  m 
⊖ C. Gerald O'Connor  m 
⊖ Elmer E. Roper  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Charles Y. Weaver  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 33,741 Votes: 18,721 Participation: 55.50% Candidacies: 18
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Single trans. vote (5)
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27679(F) — 13 Jan 2024 13:43 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
UFA
 1/18 3,046 12.64% +1,867 Loser:
ILIB
 1,179 4.93% Joseph A. Clarke

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 39,209 Votes: 21,879 Participation: 55.80% Candidacies: 17
Provincial
7		 Alberta
19 June 1930
General
Single trans. vote (6)
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27732(F) — 29 Oct 2022 11:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
UFA
 1/17 3,230 15.24% +1,899 Loser:
LIB
 1,331 6.28% Warren W. Prevey

Service: 5 years 2 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 49,212 Votes: 38,052 Participation: 77.32% Candidacies: 27
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Single trans. vote (6)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27792(F) — 13 Jan 2024 13:43 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
UFA
 8/27 2,092 5.61% 976 Winner:
LIB
 1,116 2.99% C. Gerald O'Connor
Eligible: 59,685 Votes: 19,515 Participation: 32.70% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
9		 Alberta
22 September 1942
By-Election
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27893(F) — 29 Oct 2022 13:59 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
61
INDM
 3/5 4,022 20.61% -812 Winner:
CCF
 4,834 24.77% Elmer E. Roper

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
John F. Lymburn, KC		 14 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Lymburn		 14 Jan 2024

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