♂ William J. Watts

Record
64300 · 6112
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 88%
 
Québec 8 7 1
Birth Death Lived Died in office
1 May 1846
(177 years 10 months ago)
4 September 1907
(116 years 6 months ago)
61 years 4 months No
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
Québec
Days years months days
6,387 17 5 28
Days years months days
3,883 10 7 18
Days years months days
2,504 6 10 9
The calculations in years, months and days are approximate and might be off by a few days due to the base date used for these calculations.
Electoral history
→ 8 recorded electoral participations
→ 10 electoral path points
 
→ 3 documented challengers:
 
Joseph P. Cooke  m 
Francis N. McCrea  m 
Ernest Pacaud  m 
 
Provincial
Ass.: 2
Québec Drummond-Arthabaska
20 February 1874 Age:
27
→ New to this legislature
By-Election 1/2 CONS 63.22% 1,585 of 2,507 Elig.: 4,652 Parti.: 53.89%
Loser > QLP 36.78% 922 (-663) Ernest Pacaud  m  ( 23 )
ID: 15910(F) — 15 Oct 2023 11:52 ET Service: 1 year 4 months 16 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 3
Québec Drummond-Arthabaska
7 July 1875 Age:
29
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 ICON 63.05% 1,326 of 2,103 Elig.: 4,627 Parti.: 45.82%
Loser > CONS 36.95% 777 (-549) Jules-U. Richard  m 
  Post-Election...
8 March 1878 > ?? CONS QLP
ID: 14963(F) — 20 Jul 2023 11:46 ET Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 4
Québec Drummond-Arthabaska
1 May 1878 Age:
32
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 QLP 54.50% 2,088 of 3,831 Elig.: 5,151 Parti.: 75.38%
Loser > CONS 45.50% 1,743 (-345) U. Léonard  m 
  Post-Election...
29 October 1879 > ?? QLP CONS
ID: 15028(F) — 20 Jul 2023 18:59 ET Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 5
Québec Drummond-Arthabaska
2 December 1881 Age:
35
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 QLP 51.45% 1,751 of 3,403 Elig.: 5,595 Parti.: 61.52%
Loser > CONS 48.55% 1,652 (-99) Fulgence Préfontaine  m 
  Post-Election...
17 December 1885 > ?? QLP Vac. Resigned: Amidst controversy
ID: 15093(F) — 17 Feb 2022 07:43 ET Service: 4 years 0 month 15 days (Oppo.) Exit from legislature →
Provincial
Ass.: 5
Québec Drummond-Arthabaska
24 March 1886 Age:
39
Incumbent did not run in this election Exit from legislature →
By-Election  
Successor > QLP 55.19% 2,164 of 3,921 Joseph-Éna Girouard  m  ( 30 )
ID: 26234(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 7
Québec Drummond
17 June 1890 Age:
44
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
General 1/2 QLP 62.37% 1,243 of 1,993 Elig.: 3,293 Parti.: 61.07%
Loser > CONS 37.63% 750 (-493) Charles Thibault  m 
ID: 15223(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET Service: 1 year 8 months 19 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 8
Québec Drummond
8 March 1892 Age:
45
Defeated incumbent Exit from legislature →
General 2/2 QLP 49.87% 1,113 of 2,232 Elig.: 3,316 Parti.: 67.76%
Winner > CONS 50.13% 1,119 (+6) Joseph P. Cooke  m  ( 33 )
ID: 15298(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 9
Québec Drummond
11 May 1897 Age:
51
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
General 1/2 QLP 56.48% 1,269 of 2,247 Elig.: 3,479 Parti.: 65.33%
Loser > CONS 43.52% 978 (-291) Jules-U. Richard  m 
ID: 15371(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET Service: 3 years 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 10
Québec Drummond
7 December 1900 Age:
54
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 QLP 56.05% 1,260 of 2,248 Elig.: 3,559 Parti.: 63.67%
Loser > CONS 43.95% 988 (-272) Francis N. McCrea  m  ( 48 )
  Post-Election...
25 April 1901 > ?? QLP Vac. Resigned: To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
ID: 15445(F) — 17 Feb 2022 15:43 ET Service: 0 year 4 months 18 days (Gov't) Exit from legislature →
Provincial
Ass.: 10
Québec Drummond
31 October 1901 Age:
55
Incumbent did not run in this election Exit from legislature →
By-Election  
Successor > QLP 78.02% 1,157 of 1,483 Joseph Laferté  m  ( 50 )
ID: 26280(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
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FR Quebec National Assembly: William John Watts 29 Jul 2023
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Rev.: 29 Jul 2023 @ 21:36 ET
Gen.: 28 Mar 2024 @ 07:34 ET