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♂ Kurt Gesell
aliasKurt Gesell
Record
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German-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 1 1 2
Birth 8 July 1941
Age 82 years + 9 months
First mandate 20 March 1989 → 35 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 47 years + 8 months
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 10 months ago (14 June 1993)
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 4 2 25 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Muriel R. Abdurahman  f 
 
 
Eligible: 17,175 Votes: 10,766 Participation: 62.68% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Alberta
20 March 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12652(F) — 26 Oct 2023 08:09 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
PC
 1/3 3,717 34.56% +184 Loser:
LIB
 3,533 32.85% Stephen Lindop
After his election:
3 May 1993 51
PC
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 4 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 21,510 Votes: 13,390 Participation: 62.25% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 Alberta
15 June 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12569(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
IND
 4/4 872 6.52% -4,740 Winner:
LIB
 5,612 41.97% Muriel R. Abdurahman

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Kurt Gesell		 26 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Kurt Gesell		 26 Oct 2023

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