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♂ William Patterson
aliasWilliam Patterson
Record
48458 · 8423

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 2 1 3
Birth 11 December 1908 → 115 years + 4 months ago
Lived 87 years + 2 months
First mandate 18 June 1959 → 64 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 6 months
Death 13 February 1996 → 28 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 8 months after 22 May 1967
Special notes
None
 
William Patterson (1908–1996) 200x205
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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 7 11 2 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Hugh M. Horner  m 
 		 ⊖ John A. Mills  m 
 
Eligible: 7,008 Votes: 4,913 Participation: 70.11% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
14		 Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28126(F) — 7 Mar 2022 12:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
50
SC
 1/4 2,286 46.62% +1,157 Loser:
PC
 1,129 23.02% L.D. Gould

Service: 3 years 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,392 Votes: 5,347 Participation: 63.72% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Alberta
17 June 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28208(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
SC
 1/3 2,777 52.27% +983 Loser:
LIB
 1,794 33.77% Douglas P. McKeen

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,179 Votes: 5,743 Participation: 70.22% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 Alberta
23 May 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 13150(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
SC
 2/4 1,731 30.36% -842 Winner:
PC
 2,573 45.13% Hugh M. Horner

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
William Patterson		 09 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Patterson (Alberta politician)		 09 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Dec 2023 10:35 (but data presented dynamically)

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