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♂ William Harty
aliasWilliam Harty
Record
26345 · 10599

Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Ontario 4 1 5
Total 7 1 8
Birth 8 March 1847 → 177 years + 2 months ago
Lived 82 years
First mandate 29 February 1892 → 132 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 11 months
Death 1 April 1929 → 95 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 6 months after 20 September 1911
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
Canada 9 8 2
Ontario 9 1 20 Z
TOTAL 18 9 22

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 10  
3 documented challengers
⊖ James H. Metcalfe  m 
⊖ Edward H. Smythe  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Arthur E. Ross  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
7		 Ontario
29 February 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33715(F) — 22 Feb 2022 07:30 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 2 years 3 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,276 Votes: 3,459 Participation: 80.89% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33349(F) — 23 Oct 2023 08:06 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
LIB
 2/2 1,709 49.99% -1 Winner:
LC
 1,710 50.01% Edward H. Smythe
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Ontario
28 January 1895
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33724(F) — 23 Oct 2023 08:06 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 2 66.67% +1 Loser:
LC
 1 33.33% Edward H. Smythe
After his election:
1 Sep 1895 48
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 7 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
8		 Ontario
8 October 1895
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33728(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 4 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,767 Votes: 4,021 Participation: 84.35% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33444(F) — 23 Oct 2023 08:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 2,125 53.66% +290 Loser:
LC
 1,835 46.34% Edward H. Smythe
After his election:
1 Jan 1902 54
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 10 months (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,480 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
15 January 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20491(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 2,116 60.80% +752 Loser:
CONS
 1,364 39.20% James H. Metcalfe

Service: 2 years 9 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,767 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
9		 Ontario
30 January 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33759(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Edward J.B. Pense
Eligible: 4,895 Votes: 4,144 Participation: 84.66% Candidacies: 3
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20608(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/3 2,267 55.88% +532 Loser:
CONS
 1,735 42.77% John Gaskin

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,133 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20873(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/2 2,224 54.26% +349 Loser:
CONS
 1,875 45.74% Arthur E. Ross

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,299 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21101(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
CONS
 2,322 54.01% William F. Nickle

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Harty, William		 12 Aug 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Harty, William		 12 Aug 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Harty		 12 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Harty		 12 Aug 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William Harty		 12 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. William Harty		 12 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Harty		 12 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 12 Aug 2023 18:57 (but data presented dynamically)

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