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♂ William Howell Arthur Thomas
aliasWilliam Thomas
Record
60957 · 6992

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Alberta 0 1 1
Total 5 1 6
Birth 27 February 1895 → 129 years + 2 months ago
Lived 84 years
First mandate 10 June 1957 → 66 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 62 years + 3 months
Death 22 March 1979 → 45 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 8 months after 24 June 1968
Special notes
None
 
William Howell Arthur Thomas (1895–1979)
© Photo 1966 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Metcalfe Township, Ontario (1950–1952)
Mun./Co. Council Calgary, Alberta (1928–1929)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 11 0 10

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Herbert J. Ash  m 
⊖ Robert McCubbin  m 
 		 ⊖ Frank L.S. Grisdale  m 
 
Eligible: 5,993 Votes: 5,492 Participation: 91.64% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27809(F) — 9 Aug 2023 21:03 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
40
CONS
 4/4 167 3.12% -3,371 Winner:
SC
 3,538 66.08% Herbert J. Ash
Eligible: 21,281 Votes: 17,266 Participation: 81.13% Candidacies: 3
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24077(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
62
PC
 1/3 9,075 53.15% +1,707 Loser:
LIB
 7,368 43.15% Robert McCubbin

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,281 Votes: 17,857 Participation: 83.91% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24343(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
PC
 1/2 11,974 67.05% +6,091 Loser:
LIB
 5,883 32.95% Harvey Wales

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,077 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24620(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
PC
 1/4 10,178 50.69% +2,264 Loser:
LIB
 7,914 39.42% David McDonald

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,126 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24884(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
68
PC
 1/4 10,247 48.50% +927 Loser:
LIB
 9,320 44.12% George A. McKenzie

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 26,725 Votes: 21,425 Participation: 80.17% Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25153(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
PC
 1/3 9,768 45.99% +363 Loser:
LIB
 9,405 44.28% Norman W. Hodgins

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 35,013 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9994(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
73		 Successor:
LIB
 15,986 45.66% James G. Lind

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Howell Arthur Thomas, M.P.		  4 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Howell Arthur Thomas, député		  4 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Howell Arthur Thomas		  4 May 2024

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 May 2024 17:07 (but data presented dynamically)

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