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♂ Wallace Warren Cross
aliasWallace Cross
Record
13571 · 8377

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 6 0 6
Birth 23 September 1887 → 136 years + 7 months ago
Lived 85 years + 10 months
First mandate 22 August 1935 → 88 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 10 months
Death 4 August 1973 → 50 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 1 month after 17 June 1959
Special notes
None
 
Wallace Warren Cross (1887–1973)
© Photo 1935 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 23 9 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 5,352 Votes: 4,631 Participation: 86.53% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27798(F) — 6 Mar 2022 12:34 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
SC
 1/3 3,270 72.20% +2,563 Loser:
UFA
 707 15.61% C.W. Robinson

Service: 4 years 6 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,179 Votes: 4,664 Participation: 75.48% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Alberta
21 March 1940
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27858(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
SC
 1/2 2,547 56.39% +577 Loser:
INDM
 1,970 43.61% William McAllister

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,688 Votes: 4,580 Participation: 80.52% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 Alberta
8 August 1944
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27914(F) — 6 Mar 2022 16:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
SC
 1/3 3,125 68.98% +2,252 Loser:
CCF
 873 19.27% William H. Roberts

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,550 Votes: 4,380 Participation: 78.92% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Alberta
17 August 1948
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27968(F) — 7 Mar 2022 10:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
SC
 1/2 2,773 63.31% +1,166 Loser:
LIB
 1,607 36.69% Joseph H. Cramer

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,073 Votes: 4,188 Participation: 68.96% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Alberta
5 August 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28019(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
SC
 1/2 2,806 71.02% +1,661 Loser:
LIB
 1,145 28.98% Fred W. Slemp

Service: 2 years 10 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,988 Votes: 4,893 Participation: 81.71% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
13		 Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28071(F) — 7 Mar 2022 12:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
SC
 1/3 2,685 57.95% +1,019 Loser:
LIB
 1,666 35.96% William Stainton

Service: 3 years 11 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,934 Votes: 4,625 Participation: 77.94% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14		 Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28124(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
71		 Successor:
SC
 3,052 66.13% C. Keith French

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Dr. Wallace W. Cross		 03 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Wallace Warren Cross		 03 May 2024

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