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♂ William D. Knowles
aliasWilliam D. Knowles
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Birth 16 February 1908 → 116 years + 4 months ago
Lived 92 years + 9 months
First mandate 25 June 1968 → 55 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 60 years + 4 months
Death 23 November 2000 → 23 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 6 months after 21 May 1979
Special notes
None
 
William D. Knowles (1908–2000)
© Photo 1974 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ J. Evans Knowles (1914–2011) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 10 10 23

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John M. Roxburgh  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 31,481 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9998(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
60
PC
 1/3 14,908 47.36% +1,776 Loser:
LIB
 13,132 41.71% John M. Roxburgh

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 46,378 Votes: 38,775 Participation: 83.61% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10253(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
PC
 1/4 21,214 54.71% +7,108 Loser:
LIB
 14,106 36.38% David Marshall

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 47,842 Votes: 37,046 Participation: 77.43% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10516(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
PC
 1/3 17,867 48.42% +2,263 Loser:
LIB
 15,604 42.29% David Marshall

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 60,424 Votes: 45,716 Participation: 75.66% Candidacies: 4
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4436(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
71		 Successor:
PC
 22,655 49.56% T.A. Bud Bradley

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William David Knowles, M.P.		 10 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William David Knowles, député		 10 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
William David Knowles		 10 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
William David Knowles		 10 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 10 Mar 2024 20:49 (but data presented dynamically)

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