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♂ William A. Buchanan
aliasWilliam A. Buchanan
Record
8019 · 6722

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Alberta 1 0 1
Total 3 0 3
Birth 2 July 1876 → 147 years + 10 months ago
Lived 78 years
First mandate 22 March 1909 → 115 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 32 years + 8 months
Death 8 July 1954 → 69 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 7 months after 5 December 1921
Special notes
None
 
William A. Buchanan (1876–1954)
© Photo 1942–48Arthur Roy — 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 10 2 13
Alberta 2 5 29 Z
TOTAL 12 8 12

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Charles A. Magrath  m 
 		 ⊖ Donald McNabb  m 
 
Eligible: 1,698 Votes: 1,199 Participation: 70.61% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
2		 Alberta
22 March 1909
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27426(F) — 5 Mar 2022 14:39 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
32
LIB
 1/3 529 44.12% +73 Loser:
CONS
 456 38.03% William C. Ives
After his election:
20 Sep 1911 35
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 5 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,205 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Alberta
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 UNIO  10 Oct 1917
ID: 21018(F) — 2 Jul 2023 05:56 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
35
LIB
 1/2 6,330 56.49% +1,455 Loser:
CONS
 4,875 43.51% Charles A. Magrath
After his election:
10 Oct 1917 41
CONS
 →
UNIO
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
10 Oct 1917 41
LIB
 →
UNIL
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,773 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Alberta
31 October 1911
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27465(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
35		 Successor:
CONS
 978 55.16% John S. Stewart
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,770 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Alberta
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
 NLCP  10 Jul 1920
ID: 21497(F) — 2 Jul 2023 06:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
UNIL
 1/2 5,302 68.24% +2,834 Loser:
OLAB
 2,468 31.76% L. Lambert Pack
After his election:
10 Jul 1920 44
UNIO
 →
NLCP
 Change of government (remained in government)
10 Jul 1920 44
UNIL
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,074 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
14		 Alberta
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21530(F) — 2 Jul 2023 07:49 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
PROG
 4,961 49.25% Lincoln H. Jelliff

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Honourable William F.A. Buchanan		  8 Jan 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William Ashbury Buchanan, Senator, M.P.		  8 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. William Ashbury Buchanan, sénateur, député		  8 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Ashbury Buchanan		  8 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Jan 2024 21:20 (but data presented dynamically)

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