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♂ James Hansen
aliasJames Hansen
Record
25872 · 8444

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 1 0 1
Birth 17 February 1884 → 140 years + 2 months ago
Lived 67 years + 2 months
First mandate 22 August 1935 → 88 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 6 months
Death 14 May 1951 → 72 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 1 month after 20 March 1940
Special notes
None
 
James Hansen (1884–1951)
© 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 4 6 28 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John J. MacLellan  m 
 
 
Eligible: 5,589 Votes: 4,454 Participation: 79.69% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27823(F) — 25 Oct 2023 06:01 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
51
SC
 1/3 2,879 67.30% +2,122 Loser:
UFA
 757 17.70% John J. MacLellan
After his election:
25 Feb 1937 53
SC
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 4 years 6 months 27 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,050 Votes: 4,042 Participation: 80.04% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9		 Alberta
21 March 1940
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27883(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
SC
 1,879 48.96% Roy S. Lee

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
James Hansen		 03 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Hansen (politician)		 03 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 May 2024 21:14 (but data presented dynamically)

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