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♂ William August Kovach
aliasWilliam Kovach
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 5 0 5
Birth 30 January 1909 → 115 years + 3 months ago
Lived 57 years + 6 months
First mandate 17 August 1948 → 75 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 6 months
Death 4 August 1966 → 57 years + 9 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
William August Kovach (1909-1966)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, 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 17 11 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 7,465 Votes: 5,377 Participation: 72.03% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
11		 Alberta
17 August 1948
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27980(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
SC
 1/4 2,210 45.30% +1,212 Loser:
LIB
 998 20.46% J.W. Rutherford

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,446 Votes: 4,644 Participation: 62.37% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Alberta
5 August 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28031(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
SC
 1/2 3,207 76.09% +2,199 Loser:
LIB
 1,008 23.91% Thomas J. Costigan

Service: 2 years 10 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,614 Votes: 4,844 Participation: 73.24% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
13		 Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28084(F) — 7 Mar 2022 12:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
SC
 1/3 2,799 61.44% +1,405 Loser:
LIBC
 1,394 30.60% H. Ferguson

Service: 3 years 11 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,280 Votes: 4,702 Participation: 74.87% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14		 Alberta
18 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28137(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
SC
 1/3 3,145 67.09% +2,012 Loser:
PC
 1,133 24.17% Alex Grant

Service: 3 years 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,847 Votes: 4,648 Participation: 67.88% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
15		 Alberta
17 June 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28219(F) — 7 Mar 2022 15:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
SC
 1/4 2,524 54.43% +1,571 Loser:
PC
 953 20.55% Frank Lynch-Staunton
After his election:
4 Aug 1966 57
SC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 1 month 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,847 Votes: 5,117 Participation: 74.73% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
15		 Alberta
6 October 1966
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28242(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
57		 Successor:
NDP
 1,767 34.53% Garth A. Turcott

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
William A. Kovach		 03 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Kovach		 03 May 2024

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