William Hetherington Shield (July 12, 1878 – after 1935) was a provincial politician from Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta

Legislative Assembly of Alberta

The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...

 from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.

Political career

Shield ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1921 Alberta general election

Alberta general election, 1921

The Alberta general election of 1921 was the fifth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on July 18, 1921 to elect members to the 5th Alberta Legislative Assembly....

. He stood as a United Farmers candidate in the electoral district of Macloed against incumbent George Skelding

George Skelding

George Skelding was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1917 to 1921 sitting with the Liberal caucus in government.-Early life:...

. The race was very close with Shield defeating Skelding by 107 votes.

Shield ran for a second term in the 1926 Alberta general election

Alberta general election, 1926

The Alberta general election of 1926 was the sixth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 28, 1926 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The writs of election were issued on May 10, 1926 allowing for an election period of 40 days.After Herbert...

. He faced two other candidates in a very close contest. Shield hung on to win in the second vote count over Liberal candidate John McDonald

John W. McDonald

John Walter McDonald was a lawyer and provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as Mayor of Fort Macleod, Alberta and also led the Alberta Liberal Party for a brief period from 1930 to 1932.-Early life:...

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The 1930 Alberta general election

Alberta general election, 1930

The Alberta general election of 1930 was the seventh general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 19, 1930 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....

 saw Shield run in a two race race against McDonald who had become Liberal leader. Shield managed to win the straight fight with a greatly improved popular vote more than tripled from the previous election sending McDonald to defeat.

Shield ran for a fourth term in the 1935 Alberta general election

Alberta general election, 1935

The Alberta general election of 1935 was the eighth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 22, 1935 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....

 but was defeated finishing a distant second in the three way race to Social Credit candidate James Hartley.

External links

• Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing