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♂ William Darcy McKeough
aliasDarcy McKeough
Record
41793 · 11183

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 5 0 5
Birth 31 January 1933 → 91 years + 3 months ago
Lived 90 years + 9 months
First mandate 25 September 1963 → 60 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 7 months
Death 29 November 2023 → 5 months ago
Exit → Death 45 years + 3 months after 16 August 1978
Special notes
None
 
William Darcy McKeough (1933–2023)
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair trade
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
Ontario 14 10 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 35,290 Votes: 22,936 Participation: 64.99% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
27		 Ontario
25 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35448(F) — 24 Dec 2022 15:44 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
PC
 1/2 12,205 53.69% +1,676 Loser:
LIB
 10,529 46.31% Garnet Newkirk

Service: 4 years 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,633 Votes: 17,951 Participation: 60.58% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13966(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
PC
 1/3 8,575 48.18% +1,396 Loser:
LIB
 7,179 40.34% Tom Henry

Service: 4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,546 Votes: 22,486 Participation: 65.09% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14086(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
PC
 1/3 10,827 48.54% +2,208 Loser:
LIB
 8,619 38.64% Donald McGeorge

Service: 3 years 10 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 37,789 Votes: 23,309 Participation: 61.68% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12430(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
PC
 1/3 10,146 43.73% +2,819 Loser:
LIB
 7,327 31.58% James Cooke

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 39,222 Votes: 23,276 Participation: 59.34% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12054(F) — 26 Feb 2022 13:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
PC
 1/3 10,769 46.48% +4,287 Loser:
NDP
 6,482 27.98% Ronald A. Franko
After his election:
16 Aug 1978 45
PC
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 1 year 2 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,708 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
31		 Ontario
19 October 1978
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 32594(F) — 24 Dec 2021 18:59 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
PC
 1,708 63.07% Andrew N. Watson

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Darcy McKeough		 14 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Darcy McKeough		 14 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Darcy McKeough		 14 Apr 2024

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