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♂ William Colquhoun
aliasWilliam Colquhoun
Record
12013 · 11679

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 2 4
Birth 23 December 1814 → 209 years + 4 months ago
Lived 83 years + 8 months
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 8 months
Death 2 September 1898 → 125 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 11 months after 12 September 1871
Special notes
None
 
William Colquhoun (1814–1898) 200x237
© Photo William Cochrane — Public domain
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 4 0 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ James Bethune  m  (3 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 1,756 Votes: 1,425 Participation: 81.15% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32667(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
LC
 1/2 793 55.65% +161 Loser:
LIB
 632 44.35% A.J. Cockburn

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,890 Votes: 1,405 Participation: 74.34% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32750(F) — 21 Feb 2022 15:45 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LC
 1/2 705 50.18% +5 Loser:
LIB
 700 49.82% James Bethune
After his election:
12 Sep 1871 56
LC
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
3 January 1872
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33059(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LC
 2/2 1 33.33% -1 Winner:
LIB
 2 66.67% James Bethune
Eligible: 2,284 Votes: 1,763 Participation: 77.19% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32832(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
60
LC
 2/2 815 46.23% -133 Winner:
LIB
 948 53.77% James Bethune

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Colquhoun		 25 Nov 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Colquhoun		 25 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Colquhoun		 25 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 15:19 (but data presented dynamically)

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