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♂ Andrew Smeaton
aliasAndrew Smeaton
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 2 1 3
Birth 20 August 1879 → 144 years + 8 months ago
Lived 68 years
First mandate 28 June 1926 → 97 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 10 months
Death 5 September 1947 → 76 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 15 days after 21 August 1935
Special notes
None
 
Andrew Smeaton (1879–1947)
© Photo 1929 — 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 9 1 22 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Robert Barrowman  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Hans E.N. Wight  m 
 
Eligible: 6,353 Votes: 4,541 Participation: 71.50% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27689(F) — 29 Oct 2022 11:28 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
DLP
 1/3 1,584 37.10% +125 Loser:
CONS
 1,459 34.20% R.R. Davidson

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,377 Votes: 4,947 Participation: 67.06% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
7		 Alberta
19 June 1930
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27743(F) — 29 Jul 2023 13:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
DLP
 1/3 2,036 43.89% +438 Loser:
IND
 1,598 34.45% W.D.L. Hardie

Service: 5 years 2 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,360 Votes: 6,823 Participation: 81.61% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27803(F) — 29 Jul 2023 13:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
DLP
 3/4 654 9.85% -3,046 Winner:
SC
 3,700 55.71% Hans E.N. Wight

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Andrew Smeaton		 14 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Andrew Smeaton		 14 Jan 2024

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