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♂ William A. McLennan
aliasWilliam A. McLennan
Record
42139 · 7201

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 10 April 1903 → 121 years + 1 month ago
Lived 77 years + 8 months
First mandate 31 March 1958 → 66 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 54 years + 11 months
Death 28 December 1980 → 43 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 6 months after 17 June 1962
Special notes
None
 
William A. McLennan (1903–1980) 200x323
© Photo — Fair trade
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 4 2 17

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ F. George J. Hahn  m 
 		 ⊖ Barry Mather  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 62,642 Votes: 50,825 Participation: 81.14% Candidacies: 5
Federal
24		 British Columbia
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24248(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
54
PC
 1/5 21,202 41.72% +7,982 Loser:
CCF
 13,220 26.01% Douglas Stout

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 60,815 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 British Columbia
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24525(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
PC
 3/4 13,311 21.89% -10,516 Winner:
NDP
 23,827 39.18% Barry Mather
Eligible: inc. Votes: 63,883 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 British Columbia
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24789(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
59
PC
 3/4 13,908 21.77% -9,701 Winner:
NDP
 23,609 36.96% Barry Mather

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Alexander McLennan, M.P.		  9 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Alexander McLennan, député		  9 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
William McLennan (politician)		  9 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Dec 2023 19:19 (but data presented dynamically)

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