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♂ William G. Ernst
aliasWilliam G. Ernst
Record
18812 · 10163

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 18 October 1897 → 126 years + 6 months ago
Lived 41 years + 8 months
First mandate 14 September 1926 → 97 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 28 years + 10 months
Death 12 July 1939 → 84 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 8 months after 13 October 1935
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
Canada 9 0 27

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 17
LC
 1 Minister 37–38 14 Aug 1935 — 22 Oct 1935 0 2 8
 1. Fisheries

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William Duff  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ J. James Kinley  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 24,195 Votes: 18,065 Participation: 74.66% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Nova Scotia
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21854(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:49 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
28
LC
 2/2 8,846 48.97% -373 Winner:
LIB
 9,219 51.03% William Duff
Eligible: 24,195 Votes: 19,061 Participation: 78.78% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Nova Scotia
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22108(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
28
LC
 1/2 9,925 52.07% +789 Loser:
LIB
 9,136 47.93% William Duff

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 24,713 Votes: 19,882 Participation: 80.45% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Nova Scotia
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22382(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
LC
 1/2 10,504 52.83% +1,126 Loser:
LIB
 9,378 47.17% J. James Kinley

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,562 Votes: 19,738 Participation: 74.31% Candidacies: 2
Federal
18		 Nova Scotia
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22654(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
37
LC
 2/2 9,500 48.13% -738 Winner:
LIB
 10,238 51.87% J. James Kinley

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William Gordon Ernst, P.C., M.P.		 04 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. William Gordon Ernst, C.P., député		 04 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Gordon Ernst		 04 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Aug 2023 15:05 (but data presented dynamically)

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