Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

William G. Newman
aliasWilliam G. Newman
Record
46087 · 11524

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 80%
 
Ontario 4 1 5
Birth c. 1928 → 96 years ago
Lived ± 60 years
First mandate 17 October 1967 → 56 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age ± 39 years
Death 12 October 1988 → 35 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 6 months after 18 March 1981
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 13 4 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
Thomas D. Thomas  m 
 

 
Eligible: 43,399 Votes: 24,679 Participation: 56.87% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26
Ontario
11 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35359(F) — 23 Jul 2023 12:10 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
±31
PC
2/3 8,643 35.42% -1,600 Winner:
CCF
10,243 41.98% Thomas D. Thomas
Eligible: 32,528 Votes: 23,336 Participation: 71.74% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28
Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14014(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
±39
PC
1/4 9,190 39.57% +1,296 Loser:
NDP
7,894 33.99% Thomas Edwards

Service:
4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 41,440 Votes: 32,498 Participation: 78.42% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29
Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14136(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
±43
PC
1/3 16,561 51.14% +5,614 Loser:
NDP
10,947 33.80% Robert L. Wing

Service:
3 years 10 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 38,674 Votes: 28,664 Participation: 74.12% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30
Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12440(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
±47
PC
1/3 11,206 39.28% +111 Loser:
LIB
11,095 38.89% Clare Morrison

Service:
1 year 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 41,693 Votes: 27,587 Participation: 66.17% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31
Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12064(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
±49
PC
1/3 14,134 51.44% +7,134 Loser:
NDP
7,000 25.47% Allan G. McPhail

Service:
3 years 9 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 44,170 Votes: 25,173 Participation: 56.99% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32
Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12190(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±53
Successor:
PC
14,404 57.51% K. Ross Stevenson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Gould Newman
04 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Gould Newman
04 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Bill Newman (politician)
04 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Bill Newman (homme politique)
04 Sep 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Sep 2023 14:26 (but data presented dynamically)