♂ William C. Ross

Ukranian-Canadian    Judaism   
Record
53896 · 9549
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 0%
 
Manitoba 6 0 6
Canada 9 0 9
Total 15 0 15
Birth Death Lived Died in office
11 May 1911
(112 years 11 months ago)
4 June 1998
(25 years 10 months ago)
87 years
Family tie with other documented individual
Who ...is/was his Note
Joseph Zuken (1912–1986) Brother
Leadership role
  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. MB 22–31 LPP 1 Party leader 37–70 12 Dec 1948 — 30 Jun 1981 32 6 18
Electoral history
→ 15 recorded electoral participations
→ 15 electoral path points
 
→ 13 documented challengers:
 
David A. Best  m 
Saul M. Cherniack  m 
Ernest R. Draffin  m 
Sidney Green  m  (2 runoffs)
John M. Hawryluk  m 
Stanley H. Knowles  m 
Donald M. Malinowski  m 
David Orlikow  m  (6 runoffs)
Gary R. Scherbain  m 
W. Murray Smith  m  (3 runoffs)
Alistair M. Stewart  m  (2 runoffs)
Peter S. Taraska  m  (2 runoffs)
C. Aili Waldman  m 
 
Provincial
Ass.: 22
Manitoba Assiniboia
15 October 1945 Age:
34
Failed to enter this legislature
General 3/3 LPP 6.35% 388 of 6,114 Elig.: 11,272 Parti.: 54.92%
Winner > CCF 48.22% 2,948 (+2,560) Ernest R. Draffin  m  ( 36 )
ID: 37484(F) — 17 Sep 2022 07:40 ET
Federal
Ass.: 22
Manitoba Winnipeg North Centre
10 August 1953 Age:
42
Failed to enter Parliament
General 4/4 LPP 6.80% 1,606 of 23,614 Elig.: 45,303 Parti.: 53.15%
Winner > CCF 53.84% 12,713 (+11,107) Stanley H. Knowles  m  ( 45 )
ID: 23721(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Federal
Ass.: 23
Manitoba Winnipeg North
10 June 1957 Age:
46
Failed to enter Parliament
General 5/5 LPP 3.78% 1,579 of 41,805 Elig.: 58,129 Parti.: 73.22%
Winner > CCF 48.69% 20,354 (+18,775) Alistair M. Stewart  m  ( 51 )
ID: 24003(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Federal
Ass.: 24
Manitoba Winnipeg North
31 March 1958 Age:
46
Failed to enter Parliament
General 4/4 LPP 3.25% 1,503 of 46,246 Elig.: 58,129 Parti.: 79.56%
Winner > PC 42.44% 19,629 (+18,126) W. Murray Smith  m  ( 27 )
ID: 24269(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 26
Manitoba Burrows
14 May 1959 Age:
48
Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
General 4/4 LPP 12.61% 675 of 5,351 Elig.: 10,683 Parti.: 51.33%
Winner > CCF 41.77% 2,235 (+1,560) John M. Hawryluk  m  ( 48 )
ID: 37696(F) — 5 Oct 2021 17:42 ET
Federal
Ass.: 25
Manitoba Winnipeg North
18 June 1962 Age:
51
Failed to enter Parliament
General 5/5 COMM 3.02% 1,504 of 49,743 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Winner > NDP 36.66% 18,236 (+16,732) David Orlikow  m  ( 44 )
ID: 24546(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 28
Manitoba Inkster
23 June 1966 Age:
55
Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
General 4/4 COMM 4.32% 312 of 7,226 Elig.: 12,758 Parti.: 57.27%
Winner > NDP 50.43% 3,644 (+3,332) Sidney Green  m  ( 36 )
ID: 13838(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
Federal
Ass.: 28
Manitoba Winnipeg North
25 June 1968 Age:
57
Failed to enter Parliament
General 4/4 COMM 2.53% 869 of 34,328 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Winner > NDP 45.47% 15,608 (+14,739) David Orlikow  m  ( 50 )
ID: 9921(F) — 13 Aug 2022 16:38 ET
Federal
Ass.: 29
Manitoba Winnipeg North
30 October 1972 Age:
61
Failed to enter Parliament
General 4/5 IND 1.58% 587 of 37,228 Elig.: 53,259 Parti.: 69.90%
Winner > NDP 42.79% 15,931 (+15,344) David Orlikow  m  ( 54 )
ID: 10179(F) — 28 Jun 2023 19:43 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 30
Manitoba St. Johns
28 June 1973 Age:
62
Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
General 4/6 COMM 0.89% 66 of 7,401 Elig.: 10,585 Parti.: 70.54%
Winner > NDP 61.06% 4,519 (+4,453) Saul M. Cherniack  m  ( 56 )
ID: 9220(F) — 5 Oct 2021 17:43 ET
Federal
Ass.: 30
Manitoba Winnipeg North
8 July 1974 Age:
63
Failed to enter Parliament
General 5/6 COMM 1.06% 390 of 36,779 Elig.: 53,259 Parti.: 69.06%
Winner > NDP 40.85% 15,026 (+14,636) David Orlikow  m  ( 56 )
ID: 10443(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 31
Manitoba Inkster
11 October 1977 Age:
66
Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
General 4/4 COMM 0.97% 86 of 8,906 Elig.: 12,836 Parti.: 69.87%
Winner > NDP 58.11% 5,175 (+5,089) Sidney Green  m  ( 48 )
ID: 9254(F) — 20 Mar 2022 22:19 ET
Federal
Ass.: 31
Manitoba Winnipeg North
22 May 1979 Age:
68
Failed to enter Parliament
General 4/5 COMM 0.57% 242 of 42,551 Elig.: 57,063 Parti.: 74.57%
Winner > NDP 52.68% 22,417 (+22,175) David Orlikow  m  ( 61 )
ID: 4376(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Federal
Ass.: 32
Manitoba Winnipeg North
18 February 1980 Age:
68
Failed to enter Parliament
General 4/5 COMM 0.53% 195 of 36,735 Elig.: 57,063 Parti.: 64.61%
Winner > NDP 50.53% 18,561 (+18,366) David Orlikow  m  ( 61 )
ID: 4094(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 32
Manitoba St. Johns
17 November 1981 Age:
70
Failed to enter this legislature
General 5/5 COMM 1.67% 117 of 7,026 Elig.: 10,562 Parti.: 67.18%
Winner > NDP 56.99% 4,004 (+3,887) Donald M. Malinowski  m  ( 57 )
ID: 9338(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
→ 2 online biographical references
 
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