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♂ William H. White
aliasWilliam H. White
Record
64994 · 6711

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Birth 21 August 1865 → 158 years + 8 months ago
Lived 64 years + 9 months
First mandate 26 October 1908 → 115 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 2 months
Death 11 June 1930 → 93 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 6 months after 5 December 1921
Special notes
None
 
William H. White (1865–1930) 200x253
© Photo 1918 House of Commons (Canada) — 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
Canada 13 1 7

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ James B. Holden  m 
 		 ⊖ John W. Leedy  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,924 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Alberta
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20998(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 2,647 53.76% +370 Loser:
CONS
 2,277 46.24% Frederick A. Morrison

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,646 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
12		 Alberta
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21021(F) — 5 Jul 2023 10:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/3 3,225 48.53% +523 Loser:
CONS
 2,702 40.66% Frederick A. Morrison
After his election:
12 Oct 1917 52
LIB
 →
LL
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,600 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
13		 Alberta
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
 NLCP  10 Jul 1920
ID: 21279(F) — 5 Jul 2023 11:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LL
 1/3 3,626 47.71% +254 Loser:
UNIO
 3,372 44.37% James B. Holden
After his election:
1 Mar 1919 53
LL
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
10 Jul 1920 54
UNIO
 →
NLCP
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,089 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Alberta
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21535(F) — 10 Sep 2022 20:11 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
UFA
 11,402 80.93% William T. Lucas

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Henry White		  8 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Henry White		  8 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Henry White (politician)		  8 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
William Henry White (homme politique)		  8 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Jan 2024 21:15 (but data presented dynamically)

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