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♂ William Spankie
aliasWilliam Spankie
Record
58113 · 10555

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Ontario 0 2 2
Total 2 2 4
Birth 17 October 1859 → 164 years + 7 months ago
Lived 74 years + 7 months
First mandate 22 July 1929 → 94 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 69 years + 9 months
Death 27 May 1934 → 89 years + 11 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
William Spankie (1859–1934)
© Photo 1927 — 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
Canada 4 10 3

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Anthony M. Rankin  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 3,284 Votes: 2,939 Participation: 89.49% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Ontario
29 June 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34023(F) — 29 Dec 2022 08:50 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
54
IND
 2/2 1,304 44.55% -319 Winner:
LC
 1,623 55.45% Anthony M. Rankin
Eligible: 8,747 Votes: 6,503 Participation: 74.35% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34156(F) — 17 Dec 2022 11:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
60
IND
 3/3 850 13.34% -2,166 Winner:
LC
 3,016 47.32% Anthony M. Rankin
Eligible: 17,340 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
16		 Ontario
22 July 1929
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 22307(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
69
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,058 Votes: 11,493 Participation: 67.38% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22399(F) — 25 Jan 2022 19:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
LC
 1/2 7,432 64.67% +3,371 Loser:
LIB
 4,061 35.33% Samuel D. Stinchcombe
After his election:
27 May 1934 74
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 9 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,058 Votes: 16,405 Participation: 96.17% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
24 September 1934
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22583(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
74		 Successor:
LIB
 9,488 57.84% Colin A. Campbell

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Spankie, C.M., M.P.		 11 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Spankie, C.M., député		 11 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Spankie		 11 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Feb 2024 23:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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