Perren Baker
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| Perren Earle Baker | |
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| An ovular photographic portrait of a man in a jacket and tie
Baker in 1924
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office June 28, 1926 – August 22, 1935 |
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| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | August Flamme |
| Constituency | Cypress |
| In office July 18, 1921 – June 28, 1926 Serving with Charles Pingle (1925–1926) William Johnston (1921–1925) |
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| Preceded by | Nelson Spencer |
| Succeeded by | Charles Pingle |
| Constituency | Medicine Hat |
| Alberta Minister of Education | |
| In office August 31, 1921 – September 3, 1935 |
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| Preceded by | George P. Smith |
| Succeeded by | William Aberhart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 10, 1877 Blenheim, Ontario[1] |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Vancouver, British Columbia[2] |
| Political party | United Farmers of Alberta |
| Spouse(s) | Blanche Randall (1905–1916) Edna A. Brown (1920 – c. 1974) |
| Children | Albert T. Baker, Elizabeth Baker (Mather), Andrew Baker, Emerson Baker |
| Alma mater | McMaster University, University of Chicago |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Perren Earle Baker (August 10, 1877 – February 13, 1974) was a Canadian politician who served as Alberta's Minister of Education from 1921 until 1935.[3]
Electoral record
| Alberta general election, 1921: Medicine Hat | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| United Farmers | Perren Baker | 4,165 | 65.52% |  |
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| Labour | William Johnston | 3,602 | 56.66% | |
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| Liberal | Oliver Boyd | 2,278 | 35.83% | |||||
| Liberal | H. H. Foster | 2,013 | 31.67% | |||||
| Total votes cast | 6,357 | |||||||
| Electors had the option of voting for up to two candidates. | ||||||||
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| Alberta provincial by-election, December 9, 1921: Medicine Hat | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| United Farmers | Perren Baker | Acclaimed | ||||||
| By-election called upon appointment to Cabinet. | ||||||||
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| Alberta general election, 1926: Cypress | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| United Farmers | Perren Baker | 1,220 | 53.86% | |||||
| Liberal | H. H. Foster | 741 | 32.72% | |||||
| Conservative | S. Ervine | 175 | 7.73% | |||||
| Turnout | 73.7% | |||||||
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| Alberta general election, 1930: Cypress | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| United Farmers | Perren Baker | 1,315 | 52.92% | |||||
| Liberal | Robert C. Black | 1,060 | 47.08% | |||||
| Turnout | 76.7% | |||||||
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| Alberta general election, 1935: Cypress | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Social Credit | August Flamme | 1,689 | 52.03% | |||||
| Liberal | R. C. Black | 798 | 24.58% | |||||
| United Farmers | Perren Baker | 587 | 18.08% | |||||
| Independent | J. H. Duncan | 51 | 1.57% | |||||
| Turnout | 83.0% | |||||||
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