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♂ Vernor W. Smith
aliasVernor W. Smith
Record
57781 · 8195

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 4 0 4
Birth 17 February 1864 → 160 years + 2 months ago
Lived 68 years + 5 months
First mandate 18 July 1921 → 102 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 57 years + 5 months
Death 19 July 1932 → 91 years + 9 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Vernor W. Smith (1864–1932) 200x206
© Photo — 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 10 8 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ George P. Smith  m 
 
 
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
57
UFA
 1/2 3,040 55.97% +649 Loser:
LIB
 2,391 44.03% George P. Smith
After his election:
13 Aug 1921 57
UFA
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Alberta
9 December 1921
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27653(F) — 29 Oct 2022 09:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
UFA
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 6 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,847 Votes: 3,991 Participation: 58.29% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27672(F) — 5 Mar 2022 21:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
UFA
 1/4 2,872 71.96% +2,305 Loser:
LIB
 567 14.21% W.A. Cunningham

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,914 Votes: 5,402 Participation: 78.13% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Alberta
19 June 1930
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27725(F) — 6 Mar 2022 08:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
UFA
 1/2 3,137 60.06% +1,051 Loser:
LIB
 2,086 39.94% S.M. Westvick
After his election:
19 Jul 1932 68
UFA
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 1 month (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,606 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
7		 Alberta
25 October 1932
By-Election
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27775(F) — 29 Oct 2022 10:40 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
68		 Successor:
UFA
 2,526 45.06% Chester A. Ronning

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Vernor W. Smith		 13 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Vernor Smith		 13 Jan 2024

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