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♂ William H. Shield
aliasWilliam H. Shield
Record
56492 · 8210

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 3 1 4
Birth 12 July 1878 → 145 years + 9 months ago
Lived 60 years + 9 months
First mandate 18 July 1921 → 102 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 43 years
Death 15 April 1939 → 85 years ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 7 months after 21 August 1935
Special notes
None
 
William H. Shield (1878–1939)
© 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 14 1 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊖ James Hartley  m 
⊖ Robert M. Patterson  m 
 		 ⊖ John W. McDonald  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George Skelding  m 
 
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
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
UFA
 1/2 727 53.97% +107 Loser:
LIB
 620 46.03% George Skelding

Service: 4 years 11 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,769 Votes: 1,404 Participation: 79.40% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27691(F) — 18 Oct 2021 13:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
UFA
 1/3 656 48.70% +89 Loser:
LIB
 567 42.08% John W. McDonald

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,179 Votes: 2,424 Participation: 76.25% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Alberta
19 June 1930
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27745(F) — 18 Oct 2021 13:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
UFA
 1/2 1,539 65.80% +739 Loser:
LIB
 800 34.20% John W. McDonald

Service: 5 years 2 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,260 Votes: 2,806 Participation: 86.07% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27805(F) — 6 Mar 2022 12:41 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
UFA
 2/3 650 23.92% -1,030 Winner:
SC
 1,680 61.83% James Hartley

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
William H. Shield		 13 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
William H. Shield		 13 Jan 2024

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