Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Alfred Thomas Davis
aliasFred Davis
Record
14609 · 7885

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 67%
 
Canada 1 1 2
Alberta 1 0 1
Total 2 1 3
Birth 26 March 1868 → 156 years + 1 month ago
Lived 77 years + 3 months
First mandate 7 June 1917 → 106 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 2 months
Death 24 July 1945 → 78 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 10 months after 13 September 1926
Special notes
None
 
Alfred Thomas (Fred) Davis (1868–1945)
© Photo 1925 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

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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 0 10 14
Alberta 4 1 9 Z
TOTAL 4 11 24

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
5 documented challengers
Herbert B. Adshead  m 
William Irvine  m 
John P. McArthur  m 
 
William M. Davidson  m 
John W. Leedy  m 
 
Eligible: 2,711 Votes: 1,782 Participation: 65.73% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
4
Alberta
7 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27550(F) — 29 Oct 2022 08:58 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
49
CONS
1/3 762 42.76% +50 Loser:
LIB
712 39.96% John P. McArthur

Service:
4 years 1 month 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,708 Votes: 2,630 Participation: 70.93% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5
Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27613(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53
Successor:
UFA
1,565 59.51% John C. Buckley
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
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21798(F) — 26 Jun 2023 19:22 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
57
LC
1/3 5,560 47.16% +1,850 Loser:
LAB
3,710 31.47% William Irvine
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 58
LIB
LC
Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 22,283 Votes: 12,002 Participation: 53.86% Candidacies: 3
Federal
16
Alberta
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22045(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
LC
2/3 5,132 42.76% -1,575 Winner:
LAB
6,707 55.88% Herbert B. Adshead

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Alfred 'Fred' T. Davis
24 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Alfred (Fred) Davis, M.P.
24 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Alfred (Fred) Davis, député
24 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Fred Davis (politician)
24 Apr 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Apr 2024 21:11 (but data presented dynamically)