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♂ William D. Smith
aliasWilliam D. Smith
Record
57798 · 15183

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 3 4
Birth 4 January 1899 → 125 years + 3 months ago
Lived 78 years + 2 months
First mandate 25 October 1945 → 78 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 9 months
Death 1 April 1977 → 47 years ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 9 months after 14 June 1949
Special notes
None
 

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
British Columbia 3 7 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Frank A. Calder  m  (3 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 1,109 Votes: 589 Participation: 53.11% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 British Columbia
25 October 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29563(F) — 22 Sep 2022 23:05 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 297 50.42% +5 Loser:
CFF
 292 49.58% Norman Cunningham

Service: 3 years 7 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,424 Votes: 936 Participation: 65.73% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
22		 British Columbia
15 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 29604(F) — 22 Sep 2022 23:09 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
LIB
 2/2 370 49.60% -6 Winner:
CFF
 376 50.40% Frank A. Calder
Eligible: 1,710 Votes: 1,095 Participation: 64.04% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 British Columbia
12 June 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Minority
ID: 29727(F) — 22 Sep 2022 23:05 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
53
LIB
 2/3 292 27.78% -303 Winner:
CFF
 595 56.61% Frank A. Calder
Eligible: 1,488 Votes: 1,061 Participation: 71.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29778(F) — 22 Sep 2022 23:05 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
54
LIB
 2/3 275 29.38% -278 Winner:
CFF
 553 59.08% Frank A. Calder

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
William Duncan Smith (politician)		 22 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
William Duncan Smith (homme politique)		 22 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Oct 2023 23:13 (but data presented dynamically)

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