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♂ William Anderson
aliasWilliam Anderson
Record
1015 · 6661

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Birth 31 August 1905 → 118 years + 8 months ago
Lived 55 years + 9 months
First mandate 10 June 1957 → 66 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 9 months
Death 6 June 1961 → 62 years + 11 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
William Anderson (1905–1961)
© Photo 1957 House of Commons (Canada) — 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 3 11 25

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Theodore H. Isley  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Arthur W.A. White  m 
 
Eligible: 31,542 Votes: 24,982 Participation: 79.20% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24109(F) — 24 Feb 2024 10:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
PC
 1/4 11,699 47.38% +4,249 Loser:
LIB
 7,450 30.17% Arthur W.A. White

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 31,542 Votes: 25,832 Participation: 81.90% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24375(F) — 24 Feb 2024 10:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/3 15,624 60.48% +9,831 Loser:
LIB
 5,793 22.43% Marjorie Oliver
After his election:
6 Jun 1961 55
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 2 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,532 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24652(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
55		 Successor:
PC
 11,648 42.31% Gordon Chaplin

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Anderson, M.P.		 24 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Anderson, député		 24 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Anderson (Ontario MP)		 24 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Feb 2024 10:16 (but data presented dynamically)

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