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♂ William Harkin
aliasWilliam Harkin
Record
26053 · 11750

Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 0 2
Birth c. 1831 → 193 years ago
Lived ± 50 years
First mandate 18 January 1875 → 149 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age ± 44 years
Death 11 February 1881 → 143 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 6 0 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 2,649 Votes: 1,579 Participation: 59.61% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32825(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±44
LC
 1/2 988 62.57% +397 Loser:
LIB
 591 37.43% R.P. Pattee

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,216 Votes: 1,890 Participation: 58.77% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32919(F) — 21 Feb 2022 20:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±48
LC
 1/4 900 47.62% +278 Loser:
LIB
 622 32.91% ? Ryan
After his election:
11 Feb 1881 ±50
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 8 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 Ontario
14 April 1881
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33111(F) — 21 Feb 2022 20:17 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
±50		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Albert P. Hagar

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Harkin		 12 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Harkin		 12 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Harkin		 12 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 12 Aug 2023 14:09 (but data presented dynamically)

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