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♂ William R. Cornish
aliasWilliam R. Cornish
Record
12637 · 8446

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 3 0 3
Birth 2 March 1890 → 134 years + 2 months ago
Lived 79 years + 9 months
First mandate 8 August 1944 → 79 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 5 months
Death 29 December 1969 → 54 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 6 months after 28 June 1955
Special notes
None
 

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 10 10 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 6,260 Votes: 4,269 Participation: 68.19% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 Alberta
8 August 1944
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27939(F) — 6 Mar 2022 17:16 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
54
SC
 1/3 2,239 52.94% +1,240 Loser:
LPP
 999 23.62% William M. Teresio

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,372 Votes: 4,581 Participation: 71.89% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Alberta
17 August 1948
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27993(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
SC
 1/3 1,999 46.10% +820 Loser:
LIB
 1,179 27.19% William H. Chorney

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,432 Votes: 4,263 Participation: 66.28% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
12		 Alberta
5 August 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28044(F) — 6 Nov 2022 11:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
SC
 1/4 1,955 48.70% +1,120 Loser:
LIB
 835 20.80% George Kravetz

Service: 2 years 10 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,692 Votes: 5,047 Participation: 75.42% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
13		 Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28097(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
LIB
 1,728 36.48% Russell J. Whitson

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
William R. Cornish		 02 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William R. Cornish		 02 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2023 22:18 (but data presented dynamically)

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