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♂ William F. Puffer
aliasWilliam F. Puffer
Record
51039 · 7953

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 43%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Alberta 3 3 6
Total 3 4 7
Birth 1 November 1861 → 162 years + 6 months ago
Lived 86 years + 5 months
First mandate 9 November 1905 → 118 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 44 years
Death 22 April 1948 → 76 years ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 10 months after 6 June 1917
Special notes
None
 
William F. Puffer (1861–1948) 200x230
© Photo c.1910 — 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 11 6 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Michael Clark  m 
⊖ M. Irene Parlby  f  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Andrew Gilmour  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,159 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Alberta
9 November 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27395(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 612 52.80% +65 Loser:
CONS
 547 47.20% Andrew Gilmour

Service: 3 years 4 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Alberta
22 March 1909
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27424(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,029 Votes: 1,502 Participation: 74.03% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Alberta
17 April 1913
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27485(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 878 58.46% +254 Loser:
CONS
 624 41.54% Angus MacDonald

Service: 4 years 1 month 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,530 Votes: 2,761 Participation: 78.22% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Alberta
7 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27556(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
LIB
 2/2 1,333 48.37% -90 Winner:
CONS
 1,423 51.63% Andrew Gilmour
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,714 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
13		 Alberta
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21277(F) — 2 Jul 2023 06:20 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
56
LL
 2/3 3,800 35.47% -2,413 Winner:
UNIL
 6,213 57.99% Michael Clark
Eligible: 4,457 Votes: 3,655 Participation: 82.01% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27619(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
59
LIB
 2/2 1,539 42.14% -574 Winner:
UFA
 2,113 57.86% M. Irene Parlby
Eligible: 5,008 Votes: 3,738 Participation: 74.64% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27687(F) — 5 Mar 2022 21:35 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
64
LIB
 2/3 1,162 32.93% -729 Winner:
UFA
 1,891 53.58% M. Irene Parlby

Online biographical references (2)

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

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