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♂ George Skelding
aliasGeorge Skelding
Record
57160 · 8209

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 1 1 2
Birth 18 May 1864 → 159 years + 11 months ago
Lived 63 years + 2 months
First mandate 7 June 1917 → 106 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 53 years
Death 18 July 1927 → 96 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 1 day after 17 July 1921
Special notes
None
 

George Skelding (1864–1927)
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Family tie with other documented individual
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Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 4 1 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Robert M. Patterson  m 
 		 ⊖ William H. Shield  m 
 
Eligible: 1,813 Votes: 1,406 Participation: 77.55% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Alberta
7 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27560(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 728 51.78% +50 Loser:
CONS
 678 48.22% Robert M. Patterson

Service: 4 years 1 month 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,785 Votes: 1,347 Participation: 75.46% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27623(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LIB
 2/2 620 46.03% -107 Winner:
UFA
 727 53.97% William H. Shield

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
George Skelding		 12 Jan 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
George Skelding		 12 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Skelding		 12 Jan 2024

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