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♂ Walter Shanly
aliasWalter Shanly
Record
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Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 3 6
Birth 11 October 1817 → 206 years + 7 months ago
Lived 82 years + 2 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 9 months
Death 17 December 1899 → 124 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 9 months after 4 March 1891
Special notes
None
 
Walter Shanly (1817–1899) 200x278
© Photo — 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 10 7 10

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
3 documented challengers
⊖ William H. Brouse  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Robert Wilkes  m 
 		 ⊖ William McDougall  m 
 
Eligible: 1,974 Votes: 1,629 Participation: 82.52% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17639(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
CONS
 1/2 899 55.19% +169 Loser:
IND
 730 44.81% William Patrick

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,963 Votes: 1,588 Participation: 80.90% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32620(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
LC
 849 53.46% Mcneil Clarke
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,404 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18673(F) — 25 Jun 2023 15:30 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
54
CONS
 2/2 1,188 49.42% -28 Winner:
LIB
 1,216 50.58% Robert Wilkes
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,817 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18531(F) — 25 Jun 2023 16:02 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
CONS
 2/2 866 47.66% -85 Winner:
LIB
 951 52.34% William H. Brouse
Eligible: 2,538 Votes: 2,101 Participation: 82.78% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18763(F) — 20 Jan 2022 22:39 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
56
CONS
 2/2 995 47.36% -111 Winner:
LIB
 1,106 52.64% William H. Brouse
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 Ontario
4 July 1885
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19671(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
67
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 7 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,594 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19451(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
CONS
 1/2 1,407 54.24% +220 Loser:
LIB
 1,187 45.76% William McDougall

Service: 4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,717 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19803(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
73		 Successor:
CONS
 1,414 52.04% John D. Reid

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Walter Shanly, M.P.		 24 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Walter Shanly, député		 24 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Walter Shanly		 24 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Nov 2023 22:18 (but data presented dynamically)

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