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♂ William T. Lucas
aliasWilliam T. Lucas
Record
37032 · 6756

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Birth 26 July 1875 → 148 years + 9 months ago
Lived 97 years + 8 months
First mandate 6 December 1921 → 102 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 4 months
Death 27 March 1973 → 51 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 37 years + 5 months after 13 October 1935
Special notes
Lucas was the only United Farmers of Alberta sitting MP who joined the Conservatives instead of the CCF after it was formed.
 
William T. Lucas (1875–1973) 200x222
© Photo — 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 13 10 3

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ James B. Holden  m 
⊖ George P. Smith  m 
 		 ⊖ James A. Marshall  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,089 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Alberta
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21535(F) — 10 Sep 2022 20:11 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
UFA
 1/3 11,402 80.93% +9,622 Loser:
LIB
 1,780 12.63% Christopher F. Connolly

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,279 Votes: 7,496 Participation: 46.05% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Alberta
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 22028(F) — 26 Jun 2023 06:58 ET
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 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
UFA
 1/3 4,202 56.06% +2,317 Loser:
LIB
 1,885 25.15% John W. Thomas
After his election:
30 Oct 1925 50
UFA
 →
PROG
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
26 Jun 1926 50
PROG
 →
UFA
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
29 Jun 1926 50
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,279 Votes: 8,590 Participation: 52.77% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Alberta
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22047(F) — 10 Sep 2022 20:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
UFA
 1/2 5,100 59.37% +1,610 Loser:
LIB
 3,490 40.63% Donald R. McIvor

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,462 Votes: 10,894 Participation: 62.39% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Alberta
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22321(F) — 10 Sep 2022 21:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
UFA
 1/2 6,462 59.32% +2,030 Loser:
LIB
 4,432 40.68% Donald R. McIvor

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,344 Votes: 13,265 Participation: 65.20% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Alberta
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22593(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
LC
 3/3 2,051 15.46% -6,725 Winner:
SC
 8,776 66.16% James A. Marshall

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
William T. Lucas		 11 Jan 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Thomas Lucas, M.P.		 11 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Thomas Lucas, député		 11 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Thomas Lucas		 11 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Jan 2024 19:41 (but data presented dynamically)

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