William Delday

William Delday
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
June 18, 1959 – May 23, 1967
Preceded by Bryce Stringam
Succeeded by Fred Mandeville
Constituency Bow Valley-Empress
Personal details
Born (1913-07-25)July 25, 1913
Foxwarren, Manitoba[1]
Died December 11, 1979(1979-12-11) (aged 66)[2]
Political party Social Credit
Occupation politician

William Delday (July 25, 1913 – December 11, 1979) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1959 to 1967 as a member of the Social Credit caucus in government.

Political career

Delday first ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature in the 1959 general election. He stood as the Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Bow Valley-Empress. He defeated incumbent MLA Bryce Stringam by a comfortable majority to pick up the seat for his party.[3]

In the 1963 general election Delday won a three-way race with a large majority.[4]

Delday retired from the Assembly at dissolution in 1967.

References

  1. ↑ Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1965). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P.G. Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "Bow Valley-Empress results 1959". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Bow Valley-Empress results 1963". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
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