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♂ William Delday
aliasWilliam Delday
Record
15149 · 8359

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 2 0 2
Birth 25 July 1913 → 110 years + 9 months ago
Lived 66 years + 4 months
First mandate 18 June 1959 → 64 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 10 months
Death 11 December 1979 → 44 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 6 months after 22 May 1967
Special notes
None
 

William Delday (1913–1979)
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Family tie with other documented individual
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Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 7 11 2 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Bryce C. Stringam  m 
 
 
Eligible: 6,908 Votes: 5,097 Participation: 73.78% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28110(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
SC
 1/2 2,863 56.40% +650 Loser:
IND
 2,213 43.60% Bryce C. Stringam

Service: 3 years 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,088 Votes: 4,770 Participation: 67.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Alberta
17 June 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28180(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
SC
 1/3 2,871 60.24% +1,899 Loser:
PC
 972 20.39% George A. Simpson

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,922 Votes: 5,136 Participation: 74.20% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13111(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
SC
 2,525 49.59% Frederick T. Mandeville

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
William Delday		 17 Mar 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
William Delday		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Delday		 17 Mar 2024

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