William Henry Bailey (November 9, 1889 – December 7, 1975) was a provincial politician from

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. He served as a member of the

Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is the deliberative assembly of the province of Alberta, Canada. It sits in the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton. Since 2012 the Legislative Assembly has had 87 members, elected first past the post f ...

from 1930 to 1935 sitting with the governing

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caucus.

Early life

Bailey was born in Michigan.

Political career

Bailey ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as the United Farmers candidate in the provincial electoral district of

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in the

1930 Alberta general election The 1930 Alberta general election was held on June 19, 1930, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The United Farmers of Alberta won election to a third term in government, and John E. Brownlee continued as premier. This pro ...

. He won a straight fight over Independent C.W. Frederick taking over 60% of the popular vote to retain the seat for his party. Bailey ran for a second term in the

1935 Alberta general election The 1935 Alberta general election was held on August 22, 1935, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The newly founded Social Credit Party of Alberta won a sweeping victory, unseating the 14-year government of the United Farme ...

. He face a hotly contested four-way race. On the first count of voting Bailey was trailing in third place. He would be eliminated on the second count. Social Credit candidate William Lampley won the district on the third count.

References

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, William United Farmers of Alberta MLAs American emigrants to Canada 1889 births Year of death missing 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta