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♂ Bill Murdoch
aliasBill Murdoch
Record
45311 · 11343

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 5 1 6
Birth 10 January 1945 → 79 years + 3 months ago
Lived 77 years + 7 months
First mandate 6 September 1990 → 33 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 7 months
Death 16 August 2022 → 1 year + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 10 months after 5 October 2011
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
Ontario 21 0 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Irma N. DeVries  f 
 		 ⊕ Ronald F. Lipsett  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 54,053 Votes: 34,722 Participation: 64.24% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5593(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
42
PC
 2/4 12,364 35.80% -1,934 Winner:
LIB
 14,298 41.41% Ronald F. Lipsett
Eligible: 58,837 Votes: 38,360 Participation: 65.20% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5463(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
PC
 1/6 13,742 36.11% +2,462 Loser:
NDP
 11,280 29.64% Peggy Hutchinson

Service: 4 years 9 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 61,048 Votes: 40,035 Participation: 65.58% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5418(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
 1/6 25,138 63.21% +16,876 Loser:
LIB
 8,262 20.78% Everett Hall

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 74,142 Votes: 45,963 Participation: 61.99% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5094(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/5 24,915 54.47% +8,776 Loser:
LIB
 16,139 35.28% Ruth Lovell

Service: 4 years 3 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 71,606 Votes: 45,038 Participation: 62.90% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
38		 Ontario
2 October 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4991(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 1/6 23,338 52.07% +8,457 Loser:
LIB
 14,881 33.20% Dave Hocking

Service: 4 years 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 76,102 Votes: 45,628 Participation: 59.96% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
39		 Ontario
10 October 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5197(F) — 23 Jul 2023 13:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
PC
 1/6 21,156 46.61% +6,117 Loser:
GRN
 15,039 33.14% Shane Jolley
After his election:
18 Sep 2008 63
PC
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
23 Apr 2009 64
IND
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 75,809 Votes: 41,470 Participation: 54.70% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
40		 Ontario
6 October 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 6572(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
66		 Successor:
PC
 19,567 47.37% William H.L. Walker

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre (16 August 2022), Former Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Murdoch Has Passed Away		 03 Sep 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Bill Murdoch		 03 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Bill Murdoch		 03 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Bill Murdoch		 03 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Sep 2023 18:48 (but data presented dynamically)

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