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♂ William G. Farquharson
aliasWilliam G. Farquharson
Record
19253 · 8258

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 3 1 4
Birth 23 April 1888 → 136 years ago
Lived 61 years + 11 months
First mandate 10 July 1922 → 101 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 2 months
Death 13 April 1950 → 74 years ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 7 months after 21 August 1935
Special notes
None
 
William G. Farquharson (1888–1950) 200x301
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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 13 1 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Albert L. Blue  m 
 
 
Eligible: 3,840 Votes: 2,004 Participation: 52.19% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Alberta
10 July 1922
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27659(F) — 8 Nov 2022 18:20 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
UFA
 1/2 1,596 79.64% +1,188 Loser:
LIB
 408 20.36% J.J. McKenna

Service: 3 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,767 Votes: 2,645 Participation: 70.22% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27702(F) — 5 Mar 2022 22:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
UFA
 1/3 1,524 62.72% +902 Loser:
LIB
 622 25.60% Allen Johnstone

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,093 Votes: 2,937 Participation: 71.76% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
7		 Alberta
19 June 1930
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27755(F) — 6 Mar 2022 09:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
UFA
 1/3 1,672 60.14% +835 Loser:
LIB
 837 30.11% James Lees

Service: 5 years 2 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,455 Votes: 3,889 Participation: 87.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27815(F) — 25 Oct 2023 06:03 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
UFA
 3/3 499 13.23% -2,185 Winner:
SC
 2,684 71.16% Albert L. Blue

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
William G. Farquharson		 09 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Farquharson (politician)		 09 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Dec 2023 19:55 (but data presented dynamically)

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