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♂ Ross Laird Ellis
aliasRoss Ellis
Record
18539 · 8431

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 1 1 2
Birth 15 June 1915 → 108 years + 10 months ago
Lived 67 years + 8 months
First mandate 29 June 1955 → 68 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 40 years
Death 10 March 1983 → 41 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 8 months after 17 June 1959
Special notes
None
 
Ross Laird Ellis (1915–1983)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve High River, Alberta (1952–1964)
Mun./Co. Council High River, Alberta (1947–1952)
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 3 11 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Ivan Casey  m 
 		 ⊖ Ernest G. Hansell  m 
 
Eligible: 6,815 Votes: 5,267 Participation: 77.29% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28080(F) — 6 Mar 2022 20:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
LIBC
 1/2 2,607 51.23% +125 Loser:
SC
 2,482 48.77% Ivan Casey

Service: 3 years 11 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,939 Votes: 5,138 Participation: 74.05% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14		 Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28133(F) — 6 Mar 2022 20:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
IND
 2/3 1,427 27.77% -1,215 Winner:
SC
 2,642 51.42% Ernest G. Hansell

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Ross L. Ellis		 03 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ross Ellis		 03 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 May 2024 22:18 (but data presented dynamically)

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