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♂ George Peter Smith
aliasGeorge Smith
Record
57526 · 7985

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Alberta 4 1 5
Total 4 2 6
Birth 12 August 1873 → 150 years + 8 months ago
Lived 69 years + 3 months
First mandate 22 March 1909 → 115 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 35 years + 7 months
Death 29 November 1942 → 81 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 4 months after 17 July 1921
Special notes
None
 
George Peter Smith (1873–1942)
© Photo 1921 — 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 12 2 30 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ William T. Lucas  m 
⊖ Vernor W. Smith  m 
 		 ⊖ James A. Marshall  m 
 
Eligible: 2,363 Votes: 1,831 Participation: 77.49% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Alberta
22 March 1909
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27444(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 1/2 1,010 55.16% +189 Loser:
CONS
 821 44.84% I.W.T. McEachern

Service: 4 years 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,852 Votes: 1,900 Participation: 66.62% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Alberta
17 April 1913
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27475(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/2 1,651 86.89% +1,402 Loser:
CONS
 249 13.11% R.L. Rushton

Service: 4 years 1 month 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,781 Votes: 3,463 Participation: 72.43% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Alberta
7 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27540(F) — 5 Mar 2022 16:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 2,258 65.22% +1,054 Loser:
CONS
 1,204 34.78% Frank P. Layton
After his election:
16 Oct 1917 44
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 4 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,274 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Alberta
9 November 1917
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27588(F) — 29 Oct 2022 09:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 2,089 63.81% +904 Loser:
NPL
 1,185 36.19% J. Miner

Service: 3 years 8 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,282 Votes: 5,434 Participation: 86.50% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27603(F) — 5 Mar 2022 19:52 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
LIB
 2/2 2,391 44.03% -649 Winner:
UFA
 3,040 55.97% Vernor W. Smith
Eligible: 20,344 Votes: 13,265 Participation: 65.20% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Alberta
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22593(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
62
LIB
 2/3 2,438 18.38% -6,338 Winner:
SC
 8,776 66.16% James A. Marshall

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
George P. Smith		 30 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
George P. Smith (politician)		 30 Apr 2024

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