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♂ William J. Saunderson
aliasBill Saunderson
Record
55123 · 11379

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 0 1
Birth c. 1933
Age ± 91 years
First mandate 8 June 1995 → 28 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age ± 62 years
 
Mandate ended 24 years + 10 months ago (2 June 1999)
Special notes
None
 
William J. Saunderson (c.1933– )
© Photo MacNicol & Associates Asset Management Inc. — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Brian G. Saunderson (1961–) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 3 11 24 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Dianne Poole  f 
 
 
Eligible: 48,965 Votes: 36,065 Participation: 73.65% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
36		 Ontario
8 June 1995
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5314(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±62
PC
 1/6 17,496 48.82% +4,592 Loser:
LIB
 12,904 36.00% Dianne Poole

Service: 3 years 11 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 70,845 Votes: 43,087 Participation: 60.82% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
37		 Ontario
3 June 1999
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 5103(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±66		 Successor:
LIB
 24,151 56.78% Michael Colle

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William J. Saunderson		 23 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William J. Saunderson		 23 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bill Saunderson		 23 Apr 2024

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