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♂ William Frederick Purdy
aliasWilliam Purdy
Record
51107 · 3224

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 4 0 4
Birth 5 June 1940
Age 83 years + 11 months
First mandate 30 August 1971 → 52 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 2 months
 
Mandate ended 38 years + 13 days ago (7 May 1986)
Special notes
None
 
William Frederick Purdy (1940– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Wabamun, Alberta (2000–2008)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 14 8 4 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Ralph Jespersen  m 
 
 
Eligible: 10,098 Votes: 6,950 Participation: 68.83% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13099(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
PC
 1/3 3,348 48.48% +560 Loser:
SC
 2,788 40.37% Ralph A. Jespersen

Service: 3 years 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,720 Votes: 8,070 Participation: 58.82% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
18		 Alberta
26 March 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13024(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
PC
 1/5 5,109 63.53% +3,996 Loser:
SC
 1,113 13.84% Dean Throness

Service: 3 years 11 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,212 Votes: 11,752 Participation: 61.17% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
19		 Alberta
14 March 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12945(F) — 7 Jan 2023 15:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
PC
 1/5 6,927 58.94% +4,653 Loser:
SC
 2,274 19.35% Oscar Venoasen

Service: 3 years 7 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,523 Votes: 17,095 Participation: 66.98% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
20		 Alberta
2 November 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12864(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 1/7 10,210 59.77% +7,305 Loser:
NDP
 2,905 17.01% Jim Bell

Service: 3 years 6 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,923 Votes: 10,407 Participation: 47.47% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
21		 Alberta
8 May 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12781(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
PC
 4,535 43.63% James P. (Jim) Heron

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
William F. Purdy		  3 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Purdy		  3 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 May 2024 23:00 (but data presented dynamically)

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