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♂ William J. Simpson
aliasWilliam J. Simpson
Record
56963 · 10060

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Québec 1 1 2
Total 1 2 3
Birth 23 November 1851 → 172 years + 5 months ago
Lived 49 years + 11 months
First mandate 8 March 1892 → 132 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 40 years + 3 months
Death 27 October 1901 → 122 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 5 months after 10 May 1897
Special notes
None
 

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
Québec 5 2 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas Christie  m 
⊖ William A. Weir  m 
 		 ⊖ John Hay  m 
 
Eligible: 2,821 Votes: 1,793 Participation: 63.56% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Québec
8 March 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15281(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
CONS
 1/2 906 51.04% +37 Loser:
QLP
 869 48.96% John Hay

Service: 5 years 2 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,032 Votes: 2,152 Participation: 70.98% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Québec
11 May 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15354(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
CONS
 2/2 1,004 47.34% -113 Winner:
QLP
 1,117 52.66% William A. Weir
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,149 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Québec
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20419(F) — 23 Jan 2022 10:30 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
48
CONS
 2/2 910 42.35% -329 Winner:
LIB
 1,239 57.65% Thomas Christie

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
William John Simpson		 29 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
William John Simpson		 29 Sep 2023

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