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♂ William Robert King
aliasWilliam King
Record
31924 · 8268

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 1 2 3
Birth 9 February 1888 → 136 years + 2 months ago
Lived 65 years + 1 month
First mandate 22 August 1935 → 88 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 6 months
Death 12 March 1953 → 71 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 11 months after 20 March 1940
Special notes
None
 
William Robert King (1888–1953)
© 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 4 6 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Frank Laut  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Arthur H. Wray  m 
 		 ⊖ R. Milton McCool  m 
 
Eligible: 4,007 Votes: 3,522 Participation: 87.90% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27787(F) — 6 Mar 2022 10:20 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
SC
 1/4 1,880 54.71% +1,252 Loser:
LIB
 628 18.28% William Laut

Service: 4 years 6 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,253 Votes: 5,027 Participation: 80.39% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Alberta
21 March 1940
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27848(F) — 6 Mar 2022 15:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
SC
 2/2 1,869 38.94% -1,062 Winner:
INDM
 2,931 61.06% Frank Laut
Eligible: 7,356 Votes: 4,279 Participation: 58.17% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Alberta
17 August 1948
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27952(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
60
SC
 3/3 1,084 27.18% -574 Winner:
ISC
 1,658 41.57% Arthur H. Wray

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
William R. King		 03 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Robert King		 03 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 May 2024 23:40 (but data presented dynamically)

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