Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

William F. Bredin
aliasWilliam F. Bredin
Record
7029 · 7938

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 33%
 
Alberta 1 2 3
Birth c. 1862 → 162 years ago
Lived ± 80 years
First mandate 9 November 1905 → 118 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age ± 43 years
Death 30 December 1942 → 81 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 33 years + 9 months after 21 March 1909
Special notes
None
 
William F. Bredin (c.1862–1942) 200x207
© Photo 1900 — 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
Alberta 3 4 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
Jean L. Côté  m 
William A. Rae  m 
 
Alphaeus Patterson  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
1
Alberta
9 November 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27387(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
±43
LIB
1/1 By acclamation

Service:
3 years 4 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 620 Votes: 386 Participation: 62.26% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
2
Alberta
15 July 1909
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27416(F) — 5 Mar 2022 14:12 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
±47
LIB
2/3 149 38.60% -81 Winner:
LIB
230 59.59% Jean L. Côté
Eligible: 1,166 Votes: 962 Participation: 82.50% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
3
Alberta
2 September 1913
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27495(F) — 5 Mar 2022 15:57 ET
Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±51
ILIB
3/3 47 4.90% -428 Winner:
CONS
475 49.53% Alphaeus Patterson

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
William F. Bredin
08 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Bredin
08 Jan 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Jan 2024 19:33 (but data presented dynamically)