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♂ William M. Wrye
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 75%
  ∑ ✓ ✗
Ontario 4 3 1
Birth 25 December 1944
Age 78 years + 11 months
First mandate 19 March 1981 → 42 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 2 months
 
Mandate ended 33 years + 3 months ago (5 September 1990)
Special notes
No
 
Family link with other documented individuals
None
 
William Munro Wrye (1944– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair use

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 9 5 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Edwin J. (Ted) Bounsall  m 
 		 ⊕ George Dadamo  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 38,492 Votes: 18,606 Participation: 48.34% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12282(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
LIB
 1/4 7,449 40.26% +134 Loser:
NDP
 7,315 39.54% Edwin J. (Ted) Bounsall

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 39,862 Votes: 22,522 Participation: 56.50% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12407(F) — 6 Jul 2023 22:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/4 10,730 48.35% +3,147 Loser:
NDP
 7,583 34.17% Paul Forder
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 40
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 50,200 Votes: 29,578 Participation: 58.92% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5680(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/3 14,888 50.66% +2,353 Loser:
NDP
 12,535 42.65% George Dadamo

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 50,175 Votes: 29,584 Participation: 58.96% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Ontario
6 September 1990
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 5550(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
LIB
 2/4 11,807 40.30% -4,145 Winner:
NDP
 15,952 54.45% George Dadamo

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Munro Wrye		 04 Dec 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Munro Wrye		 04 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Bill Wrye		 04 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Bill Wrye		 04 Dec 2023

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