William Delday (July 25, 1913 – December 11, 1979) was a politician from

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. He served in the

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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

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. He defeated incumbent MLA

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by a comfortable majority to pick up the seat for his party. In the 1963 general election Delday won a three-way race with a large majority. Delday retired from the Assembly at dissolution in 1967.

References

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Delday, William Alberta Social Credit Party MLAs 1979 deaths 1913 births