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♂ William R. Smyth
aliasWilliam R. Smyth
Record
57843 · 10564

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Ontario 3 0 3
Total 5 0 5
Birth 3 January 1857 → 167 years + 3 months ago
Lived 75 years + 8 months
First mandate 29 May 1902 → 121 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 4 months
Death 7 September 1932 → 91 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 8 months after 16 December 1917
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 1 19
Ontario 6 4 17 Z
TOTAL 15 6 6

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Albert E. Dyment  m 
 		 ⊖ John McKay  m 
 
Eligible: 6,202 Votes: 3,320 Participation: 53.53% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33501(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
LC
 1/2 1,753 53.46% +227 Loser:
LIB
 1,526 46.54% D.M. Brodie

Service: 2 years 7 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,573 Votes: 3,777 Participation: 57.46% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33599(F) — 30 Dec 2022 12:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LC
 1/2 2,064 55.22% +390 Loser:
LIB
 1,674 44.78% F.G. Wigg

Service: 3 years 4 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,207 Votes: 3,524 Participation: 67.68% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33787(F) — 23 Feb 2022 20:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LC
 1/2 2,134 60.95% +767 Loser:
LIB
 1,367 39.05% John McKay
After his election:
17 Oct 1908 51
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 4 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,320 Votes: 5,715 Participation: 61.32% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20841(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
CONS
 1/2 2,849 50.36% +41 Loser:
LIB
 2,808 49.64% Albert E. Dyment

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,207 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
12		 Ontario
17 December 1908
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33890(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. Albert Grigg
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,614 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21069(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
CONS
 1/2 3,898 51.20% +182 Loser:
LIB
 3,716 48.80% John L. Regan

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,338 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21327(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
UNIO
 4,742 56.87% George B. Nicholson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Ross Smyth		 07 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Ross Smyth		 07 Sep 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Ross Smyth, M.P.		 07 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Ross Smyth, député		 07 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Ross Smyth		 07 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Sep 2023 06:01 (but data presented dynamically)

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