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♂ George W. Smith
aliasGeorge W. Smith
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 3 0 3
Birth 24 April 1855 → 169 years ago
Lived 76 years + 3 months
First mandate 18 July 1921 → 102 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 66 years + 2 months
Death 1 August 1931 → 92 years + 9 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
George W. Smith (1855–1931) 200x195
© Photo 1924 United Farmers Historical Society — licensed under CC BY 2.0
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 10 0 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John J. Gaetz  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William Payne  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 4,793 Votes: 3,306 Participation: 68.98% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27633(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
66
UFA
 1/2 2,160 65.34% +1,014 Loser:
LIB
 1,146 34.66% John J. Gaetz

Service: 4 years 11 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,021 Votes: 3,541 Participation: 70.52% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27700(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
71
UFA
 1/3 1,450 42.65% +121 Loser:
CONS
 1,329 39.09% William E. Payne

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,654 Votes: 4,320 Participation: 76.41% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Alberta
19 June 1930
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27754(F) — 6 Mar 2022 08:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
75
UFA
 1/2 2,144 51.05% +88 Loser:
CONS
 2,056 48.95% William E. Payne
After his election:
1 Aug 1931 76
UFA
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,906 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
7		 Alberta
16 November 1931
By-Election
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27774(F) — 29 Oct 2022 10:37 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
76		 Successor:
CONS
 1,651 42.27% William E. Payne

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
George W. Smith		 13 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Wilbert Smith		 13 Jan 2024

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