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♂ Richard G. Reid
aliasRichard G. Reid
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 4 1 5
Birth 17 January 1879 → 145 years + 3 months ago
Lived 101 years + 9 months
First mandate 18 July 1921 → 102 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 6 months
Death 17 October 1980 → 43 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 45 years + 1 month after 21 August 1935
Special notes
None
 
Richard G. Reid (1879–1980) 200x196
© Photo 1934 Allan Hustak — 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 13 9 4 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. AB 7
UFA
 1 Party leader 55–56 10 Jul 1934 — 03 Sep 1935 1 1 24
2. AB 7
UFA
 1 Premier 55–56 10 Jul 1934 — 02 Sep 1935 1 1 23

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Arthur W.E. Ebbett  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William A. Fallow  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,923 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27645(F) — 5 Mar 2022 20:31 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
UFA
 1/2 2,955 75.89% +2,016 Loser:
LIB
 939 24.11% Arthur W.E. Ebbett
After his election:
13 Aug 1921 42
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: 27658(F) — 29 Oct 2022 09:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
UFA
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 6 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,886 Votes: 3,297 Participation: 67.48% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27712(F) — 5 Mar 2022 22:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
UFA
 1/3 1,981 64.63% +1,389 Loser:
CONS
 592 19.31% W.J. MacNab

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,624 Votes: 3,505 Participation: 62.32% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Alberta
19 June 1930
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27765(F) — 6 Mar 2022 08:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
UFA
 1/2 2,551 75.79% +1,736 Loser:
LIB
 815 24.21% Robert B. Hall

Service: 5 years 2 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,816 Votes: 5,644 Participation: 82.81% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27825(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
UFA
 3/5 876 16.01% -1,576 Winner:
SC
 2,452 44.81% William A. Fallow

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Richard G. Reid		 13 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Richard Gavin Reid		 13 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Richard Gavin Reid		 13 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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