William Delday

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.

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

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.