William Delday
Canadian politician
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| Intro | Canadian politician | |
| Places | Canada | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 25 July 1913, Foxwarren | |
| Death | 11 December 1979 (aged 66 years) | |
| Politics: | Alberta Social Credit Party |
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Biography
William Delday (July 25, 1913 – December 11, 1979) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1959 to 1967 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
Political career
Delday ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1959 Alberta general election. He stood as the Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Bow Valley-Empress. The race was hotly contested between Delday and incumbent MLA Bryce Stringam. Delday defeated Stringam by with a comfortable majority to pick up the seat for his party.
Delday ran for a second term in the 1963 Alberta general election. He won the three-way race with a large majority to return to office.
Delday retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the assembly in 1967.