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♂ Arthur Leroy Smith
aliasArthur Smith Sr.
Record
57419 · 7879

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 13 February 1886 → 138 years + 2 months ago
Lived 65 years + 10 months
First mandate 11 June 1945 → 78 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 59 years + 3 months
Death 17 December 1951 → 72 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 5 months + 12 days after 5 July 1951
Special notes
None
 
Arthur Leroy Smith (1886–1951)
© Photo 1930 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Arthur R. Smith (1919–2008) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 6 0 22

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Arthur J. Dixon  m 
⊖ Duncan M. Marshall  m 
 		 ⊖ William Irvine  m 
 
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
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
35
NLCP
 2/3 4,237 30.14% -1,898 Winner:
LAB
 6,135 43.65% William Irvine
Eligible: 30,089 Votes: 23,081 Participation: 76.71% Candidacies: 5
Federal
20		 Alberta
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23126(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
59
PC
 1/5 8,872 38.44% +3,861 Loser:
LIB
 5,011 21.71% Curtis C. Matthews

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,231 Votes: 27,054 Participation: 70.76% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Alberta
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23387(F) — 27 Jan 2022 14:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
PC
 1/3 11,457 42.65% +2,838 Loser:
LIB
 8,619 32.09% Curtis C. Matthews
After his election:
5 Jul 1951 65
PC
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 2 years 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,231 Votes: 22,599 Participation: 59.11% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Alberta
10 December 1951
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23664(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
PC
 10,686 47.29% Carl O. Nickle

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Arthur LeRoy Smith Sr.		 20 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Arthur Leroy Smith, M.P.		 20 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Arthur Leroy Smith, député		 20 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Arthur LeRoy Smith		 20 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Apr 2024 18:45 (but data presented dynamically)

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