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♂ Arthur Ryan Smith
aliasArthur Smith Jr.
Record
57421 · 7881

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Alberta 1 0 1
Total 4 0 4
Birth 16 May 1919 → 104 years + 11 months ago
Lived 89 years + 1 month
First mandate 29 June 1955 → 68 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 1 month
Death 30 June 2008 → 15 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 45 years + 2 months after 7 April 1963
Special notes
None
 
Arthur Ryan Smith (1919–2008)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Arthur L. Smith (1886–1951) Father  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Calgary, Alberta (1953–1955; 1965–1967)
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 5 9 24
Alberta 1 9 13 Z
TOTAL 7 7 8

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 6  
10 documented challengers
⊖ Paul R. Brecken  m 
⊖ Arthur J. Dixon  m 
⊖ Hugh J. MacDonald  m 
⊖ Donald H. Mackay  m 
⊖ Rosamond (Rose) E. Wilkinson  f 
 		 ⊖ Frederick C. Colborne  m 
⊖ Howard B. Macdonald  m 
⊖ J.W. Grant MacEwan  m 
⊖ Melvin E. Shannon  m 
⊖ Arthur H. Wray  m 
 
Eligible: 106,609 Votes: 64,660 Participation: 60.65% Candidacies: 23
Provincial
13		 Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Single trans. vote (6)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28059(F) — 28 Jul 2023 19:08 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
CONS
 1/23 9,745 15.59% +4,711 Loser:
CONS
 5,034 8.06% Paul R. Brecken
After his election:
12 Apr 1957 37
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 9 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 55,054 Votes: 39,954 Participation: 72.57% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Alberta
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23959(F) — 30 Nov 2022 06:13 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
38
PC
 1/4 21,065 53.42% +9,466 Loser:
LIB
 11,599 29.41% Donald H. Mackay

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 106,609 Votes: 40,207 Participation: 37.71% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
13		 Alberta
2 October 1957
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28103(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
38		 Successor:
CONS
 17,565 43.69% Ernest S. Watkins
Eligible: 55,054 Votes: 41,821 Participation: 75.96% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 Alberta
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24225(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
PC
 1/4 29,482 70.50% +22,443 Loser:
LIB
 7,039 16.83% Melvin E. Shannon

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 47,224 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Alberta
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24502(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
PC
 1/4 21,927 46.43% +9,090 Loser:
LIB
 12,837 27.18% Frank S. Morley

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 53,892 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Alberta
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24766(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
LIB
 21,619 40.12% Harry W. Hays

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Arthur R. Smith, OC, AOE		 20 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Arthur Smith, O.C., M.P.		 20 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Arthur Smith, O.C., député		 20 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Arthur Ryan Smith		 20 Apr 2024

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Apr 2024 18:48 (but data presented dynamically)

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