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♂ William Walter Barlow
aliasBill Barlow
Record
2721 · 11299

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 2 4
Birth 20 February 1931 → 93 years + 2 months ago
Lived 89 years + 4 months
First mandate 19 March 1981 → 43 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 50 years
Death 5 July 2020 → 3 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 9 months after 9 September 1987
Special notes
None
 
William Walter Barlow (1931–2020)
© 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 6 5 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Montgomery (Monty) B. Davidson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Claudette Millar  f  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Michael L. Farnan  m 
 
Eligible: 46,081 Votes: 29,961 Participation: 65.02% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12050(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
46
PC
 2/4 10,566 35.45% -554 Winner:
NDP
 11,120 37.31% Montgomery (Monty) B. Davidson
Eligible: 49,836 Votes: 29,565 Participation: 59.32% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12176(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
50
PC
 1/4 12,597 42.82% +849 Loser:
NDP
 11,748 39.93% Montgomery (Monty) B. Davidson

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 53,428 Votes: 32,158 Participation: 60.19% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12301(F) — 6 Jul 2023 14:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/3 12,888 40.33% +903 Loser:
NDP
 11,985 37.50% Alexander Dufresne
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 54
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 52,289 Votes: 32,909 Participation: 62.94% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5567(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
PC
 3/4 8,752 26.75% -2,532 Winner:
NDP
 11,284 34.49% Michael L. Farnan

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Walter Barlow		 27 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Walter Barlow		 27 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bill Barlow		 27 Apr 2024

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