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♂ William Morrison
aliasWilliam Morrison
Record
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☆   United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 1 0 1
Birth 24 April 1891 → 133 years ago
Lived 78 years + 8 months
First mandate 22 August 1935 → 88 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 3 months
Death 1 January 1970 → 54 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 34 years + 2 months after 6 October 1935
Special notes
None
 
William Morrison (1891–1970)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Alberta — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Winning Okotoks-High River under the Social Credit banner in the 1935 general election, Morrison was immediately urged to cede his seat so that William Aberhart, the premier-designate, could have it. Afterwards, he told the press that he regretted his decision because he had made it with too much haste and did not have time to think about it.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 0 1 14 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ George Hoadley  m 
 
 
Eligible: 6,590 Votes: 5,654 Participation: 85.80% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27808(F) — 6 Mar 2022 12:42 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
SC
 1/4 3,062 55.78% +2,057 Loser:
UFA
 1,005 18.31% George Hoadley
After his election:
6 Oct 1935 44
SC
 →
Vac.
 To vacate the seat for someone else
Service: 1 month 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
8		 Alberta
4 November 1935
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27832(F) — 5 Nov 2022 00:09 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44		 Successor:
SC
 Acclam. William Aberhart

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
William Morrison		 08 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Morrison (Alberta politician)		 08 Mar 2024

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