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♂ William John Blair
aliasWilliam Blair
Record
5227 · 6731

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Alberta 0 2 2
Total 1 2 3
Birth 13 October 1875 → 148 years + 6 months ago
Lived 67 years + 6 months
First mandate 17 December 1917 → 106 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 2 months
Death 24 April 1943 → 81 years ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 4 months after 5 December 1921
Special notes
None
 
William John Blair (1875–1943)
© Photo 1918 House of Commons (Canada) — 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 New Liskeard, Ontario (1907–0908)
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
Canada 3 11 18

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. AB 5
CONS
 1 ✓ Party leader 48–49 14 Dec 1923 — 04 Aug 1925 1 7 21

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Charles A. Stewart  m 
⊖ Daniel W. Warner  m 
 		 ⊖ James G. Turgeon  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,985 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Alberta
27 May 1912
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27470(F) — 14 Oct 2022 20:02 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
36
CONS
 2/2 963 32.26% -1,059 Winner:
LIB
 2,022 67.74% Charles A. Stewart
Eligible: 1,642 Votes: 1,209 Participation: 73.63% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Alberta
17 April 1913
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27523(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
37
CONS
 2/2 535 44.44% -134 Winner:
LIB
 669 55.56% James G. Turgeon
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,928 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Alberta
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
 NLCP  10 Jul 1920
ID: 21493(F) — 5 Jul 2023 08:42 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
UNIO
 1/2 5,733 57.75% +1,538 Loser:
LL
 4,195 42.25% Daniel W. Warner
After his election:
10 Jul 1920 44
UNIO
 →
NLCP
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,370 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Alberta
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21524(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
PROG
 12,247 79.68% Henry E. Spencer

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William John Blair, M.P.		 17 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William John Blair, député		 17 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
William John Blair		 17 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Apr 2024 21:10 (but data presented dynamically)

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