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♂ William Homer Hamilton
aliasHomer Hamilton
Record
25664 · 3749

United Church     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 3 1 4
Birth 6 February 1913 → 111 years + 3 months ago
Lived 84 years + 7 months
First mandate 14 May 1959 → 65 years + 4 days ago
↳ at age 46 years + 3 months
Death 29 September 1997 → 26 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 3 months after 24 June 1969
Special notes
None
 
William Homer Hamilton (1913–1997)
© Photo Legislative Library, Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
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Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 10 1 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Walter McDonald  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 6,331 Votes: 4,146 Participation: 65.49% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Manitoba
16 June 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 37644(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
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 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
45
PC
 2/3 1,749 42.49% -73 Winner:
LIBP
 1,822 44.27% Walter C. McDonald
Eligible: 6,337 Votes: 4,199 Participation: 66.26% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Manitoba
14 May 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37701(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
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 → New to this legislature
Age
46
PC
 1/3 2,077 49.84% +154 Loser:
LIBP
 1,923 46.15% Walter C. McDonald

Service: 3 years 6 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,312 Votes: 3,880 Participation: 61.47% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
27		 Manitoba
14 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37763(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
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 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/2 2,542 66.01% +1,233 Loser:
LIB
 1,309 33.99% Randal C. Douglas

Service: 3 years 6 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,211 Votes: 4,012 Participation: 64.60% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Manitoba
23 June 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13848(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
PC
 1/3 2,135 53.40% +855 Loser:
LIB
 1,280 32.02% Cam Johnston

Service: 3 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,215 Votes: 4,815 Participation: 58.61% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Manitoba
25 June 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Minority
ID: 13908(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
SC
 1,981 41.30% Jacob M. (Jake) Froese

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Hamilton, William Homer		 18 May 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Hamilton, William Homer		 18 May 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
William Homer Hamilton (1913-1997)		 18 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Homer Hamilton		 18 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 May 2024 14:16 (but data presented dynamically)

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