UDPATED: Listen to Hodges discuss the end of his council career, and his own life after the flood.
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Monday’s council is the last for Ward 1 Ald. Dale Hodges after 30 years of service, and for 12-year Ward 2 member Ald. Gord Lowe. A few more numbers:
Combined years of council experience of aldermen for Wards 1 and 2: 42
Combined years of council experience of aldermen for Wards 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7: 44
Combined years of council experience of aldermen for Wards 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14: 40
Year that Dale Hodges was first elected: 1983
Mayors he has served alongside: 5 (Ralph Klein, Don Hartmann, Al Duerr, Dave Bronconnier and Naheed Nenshi)
Aldermen he as served alongside: 50Image may be NSFW.
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Population of Calgary when Dale Hodges was elected: 620,000
Population of Calgary when Gord Lowe was elected in 2001: 878,866
Population of Calgary when their successors will be elected: 1,149,552
Combined number of Twitter followers that Lowe and Hodges have: 0 (neither politician is on the social media site)
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