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♂ William K. Ure
aliasWilliam K. Ure
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 3 2 5
Birth 22 December 1913 → 110 years + 4 months ago
Lived 87 years + 1 month
First mandate 18 June 1959 → 64 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 5 months
Death 4 February 2001 → 23 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 5 months after 29 August 1971
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ David A. Ure (1910–1953) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 12 2 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Clifford L. Doan  m 
⊖ W.J. Cameron Kirby  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ James L. Foster  m 
 
Eligible: 13,723 Votes: 9,637 Participation: 70.23% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
13		 Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28086(F) — 7 Mar 2022 12:53 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
41
SC
 2/3 4,170 45.39% -211 Winner:
CONS
 4,381 47.68% W.J. Cameron Kirby
Eligible: 15,660 Votes: 10,519 Participation: 67.17% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28139(F) — 18 Oct 2021 00:07 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
SC
 1/2 6,691 63.80% +2,894 Loser:
PC
 3,797 36.20% W.J. Cameron Kirby

Service: 3 years 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,625 Votes: 10,449 Participation: 56.10% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
15		 Alberta
17 June 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28221(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
SC
 1/4 6,016 57.88% +2,693 Loser:
PC
 3,323 31.97% Walter M. Ogilvie

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,677 Votes: 13,284 Participation: 67.51% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13165(F) — 6 Aug 2023 21:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
SC
 1/4 6,166 46.61% +1,538 Loser:
PC
 4,628 34.98% James L. Foster

Service: 4 years 3 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,205 Votes: 6,209 Participation: 75.67% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Alberta
30 August 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13076(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
SC
 2/2 2,915 47.40% -320 Winner:
PC
 3,235 52.60% Clifford L. Doan

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
William K. Ure		 29 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Ure		 29 Jul 2023

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