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♂ Clarence Edgar Gerhart
aliasClarence Gerhart
Record
22608 · 8344

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
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Canada 0 1 1
Alberta 4 1 5
Total 4 2 6
Birth 24 December 1897 → 126 years + 4 months ago
Lived 67 years + 4 months
First mandate 21 March 1940 → 84 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 42 years + 2 months
Death 10 May 1965 → 58 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 10 months after 28 June 1955
Special notes
None
 
Clarence Edgar Gerhart (1897–1965)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Edgar H. Gerhart (1923–1992) Son
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Coronation, Alberta
Mun./Co. Council ✗
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 15 3 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ George N. Johnston  m 
⊖ James L. Sims  m 
 		 ⊖ Erhart Regier  m 
 
Eligible: 5,927 Votes: 4,524 Participation: 76.33% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9		 Alberta
21 March 1940
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27838(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
SC
 1/3 2,163 49.30% +498 Loser:
INDM
 1,665 37.95% George N. Johnston

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,878 Votes: 4,838 Participation: 82.31% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 Alberta
8 August 1944
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27895(F) — 6 Mar 2022 16:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
SC
 1/3 2,930 61.81% +1,715 Loser:
CCF
 1,215 25.63% Charles O.S. Frederickson

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,744 Votes: 4,510 Participation: 78.52% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Alberta
17 August 1948
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27949(F) — 6 Mar 2022 20:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
SC
 1/3 2,332 55.17% +1,078 Loser:
LIB
 1,254 29.67% Arthur M. Day

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
12		 Alberta
5 August 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28000(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
SC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 10 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,815 Votes: 4,863 Participation: 83.63% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
13		 Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28052(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
SC
 2/3 2,026 44.38% 94 Winner:
LIB
 1,932 42.32% James L. Sims
Eligible: 37,339 Votes: 28,469 Participation: 76.24% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 British Columbia
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23971(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
59
SC
 2/4 7,552 26.76% -3,395 Winner:
CCF
 10,947 38.78% Erhart Regier

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Clarence E. Gerhart		 03 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Clarence Gerhart		 03 May 2024

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