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♂ James Lawrence Owens
aliasLawrence Owens
Record
47541 · 8352

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 2 0 2
Birth 30 December 1899 → 124 years + 4 months ago
Lived 60 years + 8 months
First mandate 29 June 1955 → 68 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 5 months
Death 27 September 1960 → 63 years + 7 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

James Lawrence Owens (1899–1960)
No image available
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 5 2 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 7,024 Votes: 5,079 Participation: 72.31% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28064(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
55
SC
 1/2 2,601 53.74% +362 Loser:
COA
 2,239 46.26% Ben Brown

Service: 3 years 11 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,894 Votes: 4,956 Participation: 71.89% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14		 Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28117(F) — 7 Mar 2022 14:45 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
SC
 1/3 3,042 61.48% +1,692 Loser:
PC
 1,350 27.28% Douglas N. Anderson
After his election:
27 Sep 1960 60
SC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 3 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,143 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14		 Alberta
30 November 1960
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28171(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
60		 Successor:
SC
 2,217 53.51% Robert C. Clark

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
J. Lawrence Owens		 03 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Lawrence Owens		 03 May 2024

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