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♂ William Sharpe
aliasWilliam Sharpe
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 1 1 2
Birth 22 September 1887 → 136 years + 7 months ago
Lived 77 years + 2 months
First mandate 22 August 1935 → 88 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 11 months
Death 24 November 1964 → 59 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 8 months after 20 March 1940
Special notes
None
 
William Sharpe (1887–1964)
© Photo 1935 Provincial Archives of Alberta — 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
Alberta 4 6 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Hugh W. Allen  m 
 		 ⊖ Lewis O'Brien  m 
 
Eligible: 10,317 Votes: 7,802 Participation: 75.62% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27796(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
SC
 1/4 2,741 37.04% +354 Loser:
LIB
 2,387 32.25% W.J. Thomson

Service: 4 years 6 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,328 Votes: 4,454 Participation: 70.39% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9		 Alberta
21 March 1940
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27856(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
SC
 2/3 1,556 36.80% -442 Winner:
INDM
 1,998 47.26% Lewis J. O'Brien

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
William Sharpe		  4 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Sharpe (Alberta politician)		  4 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 May 2024 15:25 (but data presented dynamically)

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