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♂ William A. Willoughby
aliasWilliam A. Willoughby
Record
65491 · 11775

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 6 1 7
Birth 2 February 1844 → 180 years + 3 months ago
Lived 64 years + 2 months
First mandate 28 December 1886 → 137 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 10 months
Death 28 April 1908 → 116 years 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 16 3 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John H. Douglas  m 
 		 ⊖ James M. Ferris  m 
 
Eligible: 6,091 Votes: 4,419 Participation: 72.55% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33184(F) — 31 Dec 2022 14:51 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
LC
 1/2 2,204 50.59% +51 Loser:
LIB
 2,153 49.41% James M. Ferris
After his election:
2 Jan 1888 43
LC
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 1 year 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
6		 Ontario
1 February 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33696(F) — 29 Sep 2023 22:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Richard Clarke
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
6		 Ontario
11 October 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33702(F) — 21 Feb 2022 23:37 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
44
LC
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 1 year 7 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,914 Votes: 4,115 Participation: 83.74% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33276(F) — 31 Dec 2022 12:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LC
 1/2 2,185 53.36% +275 Loser:
LIB
 1,910 46.64% H.F. Young

Service: 4 years 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,007 Votes: 4,466 Participation: 74.35% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33366(F) — 31 Dec 2022 10:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LC
 1/3 1,701 38.76% +179 Loser:
LIB
 1,522 34.68% Frank L. Webb

Service: 3 years 8 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,304 Votes: 5,260 Participation: 83.44% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33461(F) — 30 Dec 2022 19:09 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
LC
 2/2 2,402 46.05% -412 Winner:
LIB
 2,814 53.95% John H. Douglas
Eligible: 6,220 Votes: 4,853 Participation: 78.02% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33554(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
58
LC
 1/2 2,538 52.95% +283 Loser:
LIB
 2,255 47.05% A.O. Simmons

Service: 2 years 7 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,925 Votes: 4,466 Participation: 75.38% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33654(F) — 30 Dec 2022 14:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LC
 1/2 2,644 59.47% +842 Loser:
LIB
 1,802 40.53% George Cryderman
After his election:
28 Apr 1908 64
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 3 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,170 Votes: 4,611 Participation: 74.73% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33842(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
64		 Successor:
LC
 2,582 56.30% Samuel G.M. Nesbitt

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Arnson Willoughby		 30 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Arnson Willoughby		 30 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Arnson Willoughby		 30 Jul 2023

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