Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

William H. Hammell
aliasWilliam H. Hammell
Record
25682 · 11760

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Ontario 4 0 4
Birth 22 December 1845 → 178 years + 4 months ago
Lived 91 years + 5 months
First mandate 27 February 1883 → 141 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 2 months
Death 19 June 1937 → 86 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 42 years + 11 months after 25 June 1894
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 11 3 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
Haughton Lennox  m 
 
Charles Robinson  m 
 
Eligible: 3,721 Votes: 2,983 Participation: 80.17% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5
Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32950(F) — 31 Dec 2022 15:59 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
37
LC
1/2 1,500 50.68% +40 Loser:
LIB
1,460 49.32% Charles Robinson
After his election:
23 Nov 1883 37
LC
Vac.
Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 8 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5
Ontario
14 December 1883
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33119(F) — 21 Feb 2022 22:45 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LC
1/1 By acclamation ?

Service:
3 years 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,253 Votes: 3,029 Participation: 57.66% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6
Ontario
28 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33139(F) — 31 Dec 2022 14:30 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LC
1/2 1,805 59.71% +587 Loser:
LIB
1,218 40.29% J.A. Proctor

Service:
3 years 5 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,582 Votes: 2,334 Participation: 41.81% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7
Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33232(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LC
1/2 1,183 50.97% +45 Loser:
LC
1,138 49.03% Haughton Lennox

Service:
4 years 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,313 Votes: 3,463 Participation: 65.18% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8
Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33322(F) — 31 Dec 2022 09:39 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48
Successor:
COPA
1,888 54.93% Edward A. Little

Online biographical references (2)

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


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 12 Aug 2023 11:34 (but data presented dynamically)