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♂ William G. Nixon
aliasWilliam G. Nixon
Record
46314 · 13044

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 2 4
Birth 22 November 1881 → 142 years + 5 months ago
Lived 84 years + 3 months
First mandate 19 June 1934 → 89 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 6 months
Death 24 February 1966 → 58 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 6 months after 3 August 1943
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 9 1 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Angus J. Kennedy  m 
⊖ Calvin H. Taylor  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Thomas Magladery  m 
 
Eligible: 15,718 Votes: 11,618 Participation: 73.92% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34707(F) — 28 Dec 2022 08:02 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
LIB
 1/3 5,573 48.48% +2,300 Loser:
LC
 3,273 28.47% Angus J. Kennedy

Service: 3 years 3 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,095 Votes: 12,868 Participation: 71.11% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34802(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/3 5,966 46.70% +210 Loser:
LC
 5,756 45.06% Thomas Magladery

Service: 5 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,610 Votes: 9,679 Participation: 71.12% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34901(F) — 23 Dec 2022 14:56 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
LIB
 2/3 2,849 29.58% -2,370 Winner:
CCF
 5,219 54.18% Calvin H. Taylor
Eligible: 14,278 Votes: 10,990 Participation: 76.97% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34992(F) — 23 Dec 2022 19:07 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
63
LIB
 3/4 3,150 28.87% -1,177 Winner:
CCF
 4,327 39.66% Calvin H. Taylor

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Glennie Nixon		  4 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Glennie Nixon		  4 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Glennie Nixon		  4 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Sep 2023 16:25 (but data presented dynamically)

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