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♂ William A. Charlton
aliasWilliam A. Charlton
Record
10506 · 11789

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 78%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Ontario 5 2 7
Total 7 2 9
Birth 9 May 1841 → 182 years + 11 months ago
Lived 89 years + 6 months
First mandate 5 June 1890 → 133 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 49 years
Death 9 November 1930 → 93 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 11 months after 5 December 1921
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John Charlton (1829–1910) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 10 2 13
Ontario 14 6 25 Z
TOTAL 24 9 9

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 10
LIB
 1 Speaker 61–62 10 Mar 1903 — 26 Apr 1904 1 1 16

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Alexander McCall  m 
⊖ Arthur C. Pratt  m 
 		 ⊖ William Morgan  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John A. Wallace  m 
 
Eligible: 3,773 Votes: 2,954 Participation: 78.29% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33183(F) — 31 Dec 2022 14:50 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
45
LIB
 2/2 1,404 47.89% -124 Winner:
LC
 1,528 52.11% William Morgan
Eligible: 4,028 Votes: 3,083 Participation: 76.54% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33275(F) — 31 Dec 2022 12:52 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 1,563 51.06% +65 Loser:
LC
 1,498 48.94% William Morgan
After his election:
2 Jan 1891 49
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 6 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
7		 Ontario
23 January 1891
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33709(F) — 22 Feb 2022 07:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 3 years 5 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,886 Votes: 2,839 Participation: 73.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33365(F) — 31 Dec 2022 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 1,424 50.37% +21 Loser:
PATI
 1,403 49.63% G. Cruise

Service: 3 years 8 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,099 Votes: 3,444 Participation: 84.02% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33460(F) — 30 Dec 2022 19:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/2 1,723 50.50% +34 Loser:
LC
 1,689 49.50% J.L. Buck

Service: 4 years 2 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,113 Votes: 3,420 Participation: 83.15% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33553(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/2 1,723 51.11% +75 Loser:
LC
 1,648 48.89% J.L. Buck

Service: 2 years 7 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,781 Votes: 3,466 Participation: 91.67% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33653(F) — 30 Dec 2022 14:36 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
LIB
 2/2 1,698 49.81% -13 Winner:
LC
 1,711 50.19% Arthur C. Pratt
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,240 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 UNIO  10 Oct 1917
ID: 21115(F) — 2 Jul 2023 10:34 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
70
LIB
 1/2 3,179 50.95% +118 Loser:
CONS
 3,061 49.05% Alexander McCall
After his election:
10 Oct 1917 76
CONS
 →
UNIO
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
10 Oct 1917 76
LIB
 →
UNIL
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,802 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
 NLCP  10 Jul 1920
ID: 21373(F) — 2 Jul 2023 10:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
76
UNIL
 1/2 4,544 58.24% +1,286 Loser:
LL
 3,258 41.76% John A. Wallace
After his election:
10 Jul 1920 79
UNIO
 →
NLCP
 Change of government (remained in government)
10 Jul 1920 79
UNIL
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,656 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21629(F) — 2 Jul 2023 10:33 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
80		 Successor:
PROG
 6,205 53.23% John A. Wallace

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Andrew Charlton		 29 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Andrew Charlton		 29 Sep 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William Andrew Charlton, P.C., M.P.		 29 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. William Andrew Charlton, C.P., député		 29 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Andrew Charlton		 29 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
William Andrew Charlton		 29 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Sep 2023 14:41 (but data presented dynamically)

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