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♂ William Irvine
aliasWilliam Irvine
Record
29240 · 6749

Unitarian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 29%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 9 13
Alberta 0 1 1
Total 4 10 14
Birth 19 April 1885 → 139 years ago
Lived 77 years + 6 months
First mandate 6 December 1921 → 102 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 7 months
Death 26 October 1962 → 61 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 4 months after 26 June 1949
Special notes
Member of the "Ginger Group" in the 1920s which led to the formation of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation in 1932.
 
William Irvine (1885–1962)
© Photo 1945 Arthur Roy — Public domain
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
Canada 17 0 3

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. AB 3
NPL
 1 Party leader 31–33 01 Apr 1917 — 28 Mar 1919 1 11 27

Electoral history

Races 14  
Path points 14  
16 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas H. Blow  m 
⊖ A.T. Fred Davis  m 
⊖ William Hayhurst  m 
⊖ Bert R. Leboe  m 
⊖ George M. Murray  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Arthur L. Smith  m 
⊖ James S. Speakman  m 
⊖ Stanley G. Tobin  m 
 		 ⊖ William M. Davidson  m 
⊖ James G. Gardiner  m 
⊖ Norman Jaques  m 
⊖ Duncan M. Marshall  m 
⊖ Daniel L. Redman  m 
⊖ James A. Smith  m 
⊖ Ray Thomas  m 
⊖ James G. Turgeon  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 14,401 Votes: 6,817 Participation: 47.34% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
4		 Alberta
7 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27539(F) — 28 Oct 2022 23:42 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
32
NPL
 2/3 2,248 32.98% -1,025 Winner:
CONS
 3,273 48.01% Thomas H. Blow
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,274 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Alberta
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21495(F) — 5 Jul 2023 09:19 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
32
OLAB
 2/2 3,911 31.86% -4,452 Winner:
UNIO
 8,363 68.14% Daniel L. Redman
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,056 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Alberta
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21527(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
LAB
 1/3 6,135 43.65% +1,898 Loser:
NLCP
 4,237 30.14% Arthur L. Smith

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 22,283 Votes: 11,789 Participation: 52.91% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Alberta
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21798(F) — 26 Jun 2023 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
LAB
 2/3 3,710 31.47% -1,850 Winner:
LC
 5,560 47.16% A.T. Fred Davis
Eligible: 16,350 Votes: 9,290 Participation: 56.82% Candidacies: 3
Federal
16		 Alberta
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22056(F) — 10 Sep 2022 20:45 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
41
UFA
 1/3 3,897 41.95% +747 Loser:
LIB
 3,150 33.91% Stanley G. Tobin

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,610 Votes: 11,952 Participation: 67.87% Candidacies: 3
Federal
17		 Alberta
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22330(F) — 10 Sep 2022 20:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
UFA
 1/3 4,750 39.74% +424 Loser:
LC
 4,326 36.19% Charles H. Russell
After his election:
23 May 1932 47
UFA
 →
CCF
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 22,524 Votes: 13,174 Participation: 58.49% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Alberta
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22602(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
CCF
 3/3 2,772 21.04% -4,829 Winner:
SC
 7,601 57.70% Norman Jaques
Eligible: 18,833 Votes: 10,999 Participation: 58.40% Candidacies: 2
Federal
18		 Saskatchewan
6 January 1936
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22832(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
50
CCF
 2/2 3,717 33.79% -3,565 Winner:
LIB
 7,282 66.21% James G. Gardiner
Eligible: 17,575 Votes: 13,487 Participation: 76.74% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 British Columbia
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22878(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
54
CCF
 2/3 5,070 37.59% -993 Winner:
LIB
 6,063 44.95% James G. Turgeon
Eligible: 17,302 Votes: 14,184 Participation: 81.98% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 British Columbia
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23138(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
60
CCF
 1/4 5,773 40.70% +932 Loser:
LIB
 4,841 34.13% James G. Turgeon

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,054 Votes: 13,298 Participation: 69.79% Candidacies: 2
Federal
21		 British Columbia
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23399(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
64
CCF
 2/2 5,870 44.47% -1,460 Winner:
LIB
 7,330 55.53% George M. Murray
Eligible: 25,860 Votes: 15,225 Participation: 58.87% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 British Columbia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23691(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
68
CCF
 3/3 4,314 28.69% -1,248 Winner:
SC
 5,562 36.99% Bert R. Leboe
Eligible: 30,641 Votes: 20,275 Participation: 66.17% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 Alberta
20 June 1955
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23947(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
70
CCF
 3/3 3,753 18.51% -4,702 Winner:
SC
 8,455 41.70% James A. Smith
Eligible: 25,273 Votes: 18,166 Participation: 71.88% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 Alberta
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24236(F) — 27 Jan 2022 18:54 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
72
CCF
 4/4 1,591 8.76% -8,966 Winner:
PC
 10,557 58.11% James S. Speakman

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
William Irvine		 17 Mar 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Irvine, William		 17 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Irvine		 17 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Irvine		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Irvine (Canadian politician)		 17 Mar 2024

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