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♂ William George Johnston
aliasWilliam George Johnston
Record
30334 · 8073

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 1 0 1
Birth 23 January 1876 → 148 years + 3 months ago
Lived 49 years + 4 months
First mandate 18 July 1921 → 102 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 5 months
Death 6 June 1925 → 98 years + 10 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
William George Johnston (1876–1925)
© 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 3 10 19 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Perren E. Baker  m 
 
 
Eligible: 6,357 Votes: 12,062 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27624(F) — 29 Oct 2022 11:07 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
DLP
 2/4 3,602 59.72% +1,324 Loser:
LIB
 2,278 37.77% Oliver Boyd
After his election:
6 Jun 1925 49
DLP
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 10 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,790 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
5		 Alberta
29 September 1925
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27665(F) — 29 Oct 2022 10:32 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
49		 Successor:
LIB
 1,616 42.64% Charles S. Pingle

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
William G. Johnston		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Johnston (Canadian politician)		 17 Mar 2024

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