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♂ William G. Davis
aliasWilliam G. Davis
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 7 0 7
Birth 30 July 1929 → 94 years + 8 months ago
Lived 92 years
First mandate 11 June 1959 → 64 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 10 months
Death 8 August 2021 → 2 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 36 years + 3 months after 1 May 1985
Special notes
None
 
William G. Davis (1929–2021)
© Photo 1979 Rob Croes — licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Davis used the phrase "Bland works" to describe the success of his style of Progressive Conservative government in Ontario.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 25 10 14 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 28–32
PC
 1 Party leader 41–55 12 Feb 1971 — 25 Jan 1985 13 11 13
2. ON 28–32
PC
 1 Premier 41–55 01 Mar 1971 — 07 Feb 1985 13 11 6

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Robert V. Callahan  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 52,419 Votes: 31,162 Participation: 59.45% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Ontario
11 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35366(F) — 24 Dec 2022 11:34 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
29
PC
 1/3 13,278 42.98% +1,203 Loser:
LIB
 12,075 39.09% William Brydon

Service: 4 years 3 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 66,304 Votes: 40,855 Participation: 61.62% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Ontario
25 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35472(F) — 24 Dec 2022 16:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
PC
 1/3 24,969 61.58% +14,569 Loser:
LIB
 10,400 25.65% Edward Glista

Service: 4 years 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 46,127 Votes: 30,107 Participation: 65.27% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14015(F) — 26 Feb 2022 13:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
PC
 1/3 15,651 52.30% +8,236 Loser:
NDP
 7,415 24.78% George Hill

Service: 4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 68,721 Votes: 50,426 Participation: 73.38% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14145(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
42
PC
 1/3 29,851 59.48% +18,592 Loser:
NDP
 11,259 22.43% Harry Davis

Service: 3 years 10 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 52,419 Votes: 37,798 Participation: 72.11% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12421(F) — 2 Oct 2021 10:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
46
PC
 1/6 16,432 43.66% +5,608 Loser:
NDP
 10,824 28.76% John Deamer

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 59,187 Votes: 38,030 Participation: 64.25% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12045(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
47
PC
 1/6 19,641 51.92% +9,744 Loser:
NDP
 9,897 26.16% John Deamer

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 81,215 Votes: 41,198 Participation: 50.73% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12171(F) — 26 Feb 2022 17:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
51
PC
 1/4 24,973 61.23% +15,582 Loser:
LIB
 9,391 23.02% Robert V. Callahan

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 101,366 Votes: 56,607 Participation: 55.84% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12296(F) — 6 Jul 2023 20:06 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
LIB
 25,656 45.62% Robert V. Callahan

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Grenville Davis		 18 Jan 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Grenville Davis		 18 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bill Davis		 18 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Bill Davis		 18 Jan 2024

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