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♂ William Raymond Sexsmith
aliasToby Sexsmith
Record
56078 · 14484

Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 3 0 3
Birth 23 August 1885 → 138 years + 8 months ago
Lived 58 years
First mandate 27 November 1933 → 90 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 3 months
Death 23 August 1943 → 80 years + 8 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
William Raymond (Toby) Sexsmith (1885–1943)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
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
Manitoba 9 8 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Edward Gilroy  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 3,453 Votes: 2,882 Participation: 83.46% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Manitoba
27 November 1933
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37382(F) — 7 Oct 2023 22:10 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
CONS
 1/3 1,261 43.75% +237 Loser:
IND
 1,024 35.53% Edward A. Gilroy

Service: 2 years 7 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,787 Votes: 3,057 Participation: 80.72% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Manitoba
27 July 1936
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Minority
ID: 37417(F) — 7 Oct 2023 22:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CONS
 1/2 1,727 57.45% +448 Loser:
LIBP
 1,279 42.55% Edward A. Gilroy
After his election:
17 Nov 1940 55
CONS
 →
CONS
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 4 years 8 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,728 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
21		 Manitoba
22 April 1941
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37463(F) — 29 Dec 2022 17:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
23 Aug 1943 58
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 4 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,728 Votes: 2,819 Participation: 75.62% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Manitoba
18 November 1943
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37482(F) — 14 Sep 2022 20:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
58		 Successor:
CONS
 1,762 62.50% Charles E. Greenlay

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Sexsmith, William Raymond		 15 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Sexsmith, William Raymond		 15 May 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
William Raymond "Toby" Sexsmith (1885-1943)		 15 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Toby Sexsmith		 15 May 2024

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