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♂ Nelson S. Smith
aliasNelson S. Smith
Record
57679 · 8241

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 2 0 2
Birth 19 April 1888 → 136 years ago
Lived 52 years + 10 months
First mandate 18 July 1921 → 102 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 2 months
Death 15 March 1941 → 83 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 8 months after 18 June 1930
Special notes
None
 
Nelson S. Smith (1888–1941) 200x284
© Photo Archives provinciales, 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 8 10 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Norman E. Cook  m 
 		 ⊖ Duncan M. Marshall  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,142 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27627(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
UFA
 1/2 1,896 60.50% +658 Loser:
LIB
 1,238 39.50% Duncan M. Marshall

Service: 4 years 11 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,044 Votes: 2,842 Participation: 70.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27695(F) — 5 Mar 2022 21:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
UFA
 1/3 1,613 59.96% +905 Loser:
LIB
 708 26.32% Norman E. Cook

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,678 Votes: 3,473 Participation: 74.24% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Alberta
19 June 1930
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27749(F) — 9 Aug 2023 21:03 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
42		 Successor:
UFA
 1,790 53.16% Frank L.S. Grisdale

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Nelson S. Smith		 15 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Nelson S. Smith		 15 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 Dec 2023 22:41 (but data presented dynamically)

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