Succeeded by District abolished Constituency Empress | Constituency Redcliff Name William Smith Preceded by New district | |
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William Cunningham Smith (July 12, 1875 – May 24, 1968) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.
Political career
Smith ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1921 Alberta general election. He stood as a United Farmers candidate in the electoral district of Redcliff. The race was hotly contested as Smith faced Speaker of the Assembly Charles Pingle. He won the contest by a solid majority to pick up the seat for his party.
The 1926 boundary redistribution saw Redcliff abolished. Smith ran for re-election in the new seat of Empress. Smith faced two other candidates in the election held that year. Despite winning a smaller popular vote than he did in 1921, he won the district easily.
Smith ran for a third term in the 1930 Alberta general election. He won a tight two-way race over Independent candidate E. A. Mantz to hold his seat.
Smith ran for a fourth term in the 1935 Alberta general election but was defeated by Social Credit candidate David Lush. He finished a distant second in the three-way race.
Smith died at Medicine Hat in May 1968 at the age of 92.