Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

William M. Davidson
aliasWilliam M. Davidson
Record
14555 · 8191

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 67%
 
Canada 0 1 1
Alberta 2 0 2
Total 2 1 3
Birth 12 November 1872 → 151 years + 5 months ago
Lived 69 years + 4 months
First mandate 7 June 1917 → 106 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 6 months
Death 23 March 1942 → 82 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 5 months after 17 October 1925
Special notes
None
 
William M. Davidson (1872–1942) 200x219
© 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 6 10 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
A.T. Fred Davis  m 
William Irvine  m 
 
Samuel B. Hillocks  m 
 
Eligible: 7,712 Votes: 4,936 Participation: 64.00% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4
Alberta
7 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27538(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
44
LIB
1/2 2,701 54.72% +466 Loser:
CONS
2,235 45.28% Samuel B. Hillocks

Service:
4 years 1 month 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 32,103 Votes: 75,876 Participation: 53.50% Candidacies: 20
Provincial
5
Alberta
18 July 1921
General
Plurality-at-large (5)
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27600(F) — 29 Oct 2022 09:48 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48
Successor:
IND
5,141 33.88% Robert Pearson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 18,255 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5
Alberta
15 January 1923
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27662(F) — 5 Mar 2022 19:37 ET
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
50
IND
1/2 9,930 54.40% +1,605 Loser:
LIB
8,325 45.60% Clinton J. Ford
After his election:
17 Oct 1925 52
IND
Vac.
Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 9 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 22,283 Votes: 11,789 Participation: 52.91% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15
Alberta
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21798(F) — 26 Jun 2023 19:22 ET
Failed to enter Parliament
Age
52
LIB
3/3 2,519 21.37% -3,041 Winner:
LC
5,560 47.16% A.T. Fred Davis
Eligible: 34,287 Votes: 19,737 Participation: 59.40% Candidacies: 11
Provincial
6
Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Single trans. vote (5)
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27671(F) — 29 Oct 2022 10:10 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53
Successor:
ILAB
2,467 12.50% Robert H. Parkyn

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
William McCartney Davidson
11 Jan 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
William M. Davidson
11 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
William McCartney Davidson
11 Jan 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Jan 2024 20:34 (but data presented dynamically)