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♂ William Cunningham Smith
aliasWilliam Cunningham Smith
Record
57796 · 8072

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 3 1 4
Birth 12 July 1875 → 148 years + 9 months ago
Lived 92 years + 10 months
First mandate 18 July 1921 → 102 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 46 years
Death 24 May 1968 → 55 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 9 months after 21 August 1935
Special notes
None
 
William Cunningham Smith (1875–1968)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — 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 14 1 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ David Lush  m 
 		 ⊖ Charles S. Pingle  m 
 
Eligible: 4,385 Votes: 3,337 Participation: 76.10% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27634(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
UFA
 1/2 1,950 58.44% +563 Loser:
LIB
 1,387 41.56% Charles S. Pingle

Service: 4 years 11 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,169 Votes: 1,685 Participation: 77.69% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27701(F) — 5 Mar 2022 21:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
UFA
 1/3 922 58.54% +458 Loser:
LIB
 464 29.46% D. McEachern

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,260 Votes: 1,612 Participation: 71.33% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Alberta
19 June 1930
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27734(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
UFA
 1/2 941 60.40% +324 Loser:
IND
 617 39.60% E.A. Mantz

Service: 5 years 2 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,440 Votes: 2,061 Participation: 84.47% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27794(F) — 6 Mar 2022 10:26 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
UFA
 2/3 324 16.07% -1,129 Winner:
SC
 1,453 72.07% David Lush

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
William C. Smith		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
William C. Smith (politician)		 17 Mar 2024

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