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♂ William Edgar Hayes
aliasWilliam Hayes
Record
26661 · 8224

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 1 0 1
Birth 14 April 1879 → 145 years ago
Lived 59 years + 11 months
First mandate 22 August 1935 → 88 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 4 months
Death 2 April 1939 → 85 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
William Edgar Hayes (1879–1939)
© Photo 1935 Provincial Archives of 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 3 7 10 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Donald MacLeod  m 
 
 
Eligible: 5,993 Votes: 4,964 Participation: 82.83% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27821(F) — 6 Mar 2022 12:50 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
56
SC
 1/4 2,832 59.16% +1,360 Loser:
LIB
 1,472 30.75% George J. Bryan
After his election:
2 Apr 1939 59
SC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 7 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,124 Votes: 4,448 Participation: 72.63% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
9		 Alberta
21 March 1940
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27881(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
59		 Successor:
SC
 1,914 44.72% Cornelia L.R. Wood

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
William E. Hayes		 03 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Hayes (Canadian politician)		 03 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 May 2024 22:43 (but data presented dynamically)

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