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♂ William Masson
aliasWilliam Masson
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 5 0 5
Birth 13 June 1888 → 135 years + 10 months ago
Lived 94 years + 10 months
First mandate 22 August 1935 → 88 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 2 months
Death 16 April 1983 → 41 years ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 9 months after 28 June 1955
Special notes
None
 
William Masson (1888–1983) 200x290
© Photo c.1935 — 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 19 10 2 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Albert L. Blue  m 
 
 
Eligible: 5,191 Votes: 4,340 Participation: 83.61% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27827(F) — 6 Mar 2022 12:55 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
SC
 1/4 2,382 54.88% +1,429 Loser:
LIB
 953 21.96% Peter Milne

Service: 4 years 6 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,201 Votes: 5,500 Participation: 76.38% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
9		 Alberta
21 March 1940
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27887(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
SC
 1/4 2,296 43.23% +685 Loser:
INDM
 1,611 30.33% N.P. Strachan

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,448 Votes: 4,565 Participation: 70.80% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 Alberta
8 August 1944
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27940(F) — 6 Mar 2022 17:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
SC
 1/3 2,939 65.71% +1,639 Loser:
CCF
 1,300 29.06% M.D. Madge

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,979 Votes: 4,911 Participation: 70.37% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Alberta
17 August 1948
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27994(F) — 6 Mar 2022 21:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
SC
 1/3 2,877 62.58% +1,990 Loser:
CCF
 887 19.30% Stewart Wright

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,558 Votes: 4,689 Participation: 62.04% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12		 Alberta
5 August 1952
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28045(F) — 7 Mar 2022 10:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
SC
 1/3 2,578 58.75% +1,473 Loser:
LIB
 1,105 25.18% John Davidson

Service: 2 years 10 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,434 Votes: 5,355 Participation: 72.03% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
13		 Alberta
29 June 1955
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 28098(F) — 7 Mar 2022 12:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
SC
 2,657 55.04% Henry A. Ruste

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
William Masson		 09 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Masson		 09 Dec 2023

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