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♂ William Alexander Switzer
aliasBill Switzer
Record
59868 · 3116

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Alberta 2 2 4
Total 2 3 5
Birth 21 September 1920 → 103 years + 7 months ago
Lived 48 years + 9 months
First mandate 29 March 1965 → 59 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 44 years + 6 months
Death 30 June 1969 → 54 years + 10 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
William Alexander Switzer (1920–1969)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Hinton, Alberta (1958–1964)
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 4 3 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Hugh M. Horner  m 
⊖ Norman A. Willmore  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ C. Neil Reimer  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 7,862 Votes: 4,780 Participation: 60.80% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Alberta
5 August 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28015(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
31
LIB
 2/2 1,965 44.21% -515 Winner:
SC
 2,480 55.79% Norman A. Willmore
Eligible: 7,515 Votes: 5,312 Participation: 70.69% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
13		 Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28067(F) — 7 Mar 2022 12:47 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
34
LIB
 2/3 2,146 44.09% -383 Winner:
SC
 2,529 51.96% Norman A. Willmore
Eligible: inc. Votes: 26,304 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Alberta
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24770(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
42
LIB
 3/4 4,833 18.37% -9,943 Winner:
PC
 14,776 56.17% Hugh M. Horner
Eligible: 8,647 Votes: 6,139 Participation: 71.00% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
15		 Alberta
29 March 1965
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28241(F) — 17 Oct 2021 18:25 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
LIB
 1/4 1,965 32.01% +90 Loser:
NDP
 1,875 30.54% C. Neil Reimer

Service: 2 years 1 month 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,457 Votes: 6,858 Participation: 72.52% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13147(F) — 7 Mar 2022 21:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/3 2,803 41.03% +431 Loser:
SC
 2,372 34.72% Arthur O. Jorgensen
After his election:
30 Jun 1969 48
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 1 month 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,457 Votes: 6,435 Participation: 68.04% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 Alberta
28 October 1969
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13184(F) — 17 Oct 2021 18:38 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
48		 Successor:
PC
 2,445 38.00% Robert W. Dowling

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
William A. Switzer		 02 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Switzer		 02 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 May 2024 20:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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