Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Ronald E. Ansley
aliasRonald E. Ansley
Record
1152 · 8425

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 88%
 
Alberta 7 1 8
Birth 20 March 1908 → 116 years + 1 month ago
Lived 57 years + 8 months
First mandate 22 August 1935 → 88 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 27 years + 5 months
Death 6 December 1965 → 58 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 2 years + 5 months after 16 June 1963
Special notes
None
 
Ronald E. Ansley (1908–1965)
© Photo 1935 — 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 27 9 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
James D. Henderson  m 
 
Arthur P. Mitchell  m 
 
Eligible: 5,978 Votes: 4,903 Participation: 82.02% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
8
Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27802(F) — 6 Mar 2022 12:38 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
27
SC
1/4 2,940 61.66% +1,635 Loser:
LIB
1,305 27.37% Arthur P. Mitchell

Service:
4 years 6 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,380 Votes: 4,202 Participation: 65.86% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9
Alberta
21 March 1940
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27862(F) — 6 Mar 2022 15:13 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
SC
1/3 2,141 53.81% +1,035 Loser:
INDM
1,106 27.80% J.A. Rivard

Service:
4 years 4 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,218 Votes: 4,179 Participation: 67.21% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10
Alberta
8 August 1944
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27917(F) — 6 Mar 2022 17:01 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
SC
1/3 2,764 67.33% +1,578 Loser:
CCF
1,186 28.89% J.E. Cook

Service:
4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,716 Votes: 4,724 Participation: 61.22% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11
Alberta
17 August 1948
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27971(F) — 6 Mar 2022 21:05 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
SC
1/3 2,548 58.03% +1,477 Loser:
CCF
1,071 24.39% John King

Service:
3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,803 Votes: 4,967 Participation: 63.66% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12
Alberta
5 August 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28022(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
ISC
1/3 2,051 44.69% +720 Loser:
CCF
1,331 29.00% Andrew S. Borys

Service:
2 years 10 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,532 Votes: 5,137 Participation: 68.20% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
13
Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28075(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
ISC
1/5 1,338 27.92% +191 Loser:
CCF
1,147 23.94% Andrew S. Borys

Service:
3 years 11 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,113 Votes: 4,512 Participation: 63.43% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14
Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28128(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
ISC
1/3 2,334 51.82% +840 Loser:
PC
1,494 33.17% Peter Wyllie

Service:
3 years 11 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,574 Votes: 4,776 Participation: 63.06% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
15
Alberta
17 June 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28210(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
ISC
3/6 731 15.35% -1,167 Winner:
SC
1,898 39.86% James D. Henderson

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Ronald E. Ansley
03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ronald Ansley
03 Feb 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Feb 2024 20:34 (but data presented dynamically)