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♂ Arthur H. Williams
aliasArthur H. Williams
Record
65332 · 11893

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 29%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Ontario 1 3 4
Total 2 5 7
Birth 4 December 1894 → 129 years + 4 months ago
Lived 73 years + 10 months
First mandate 4 August 1943 → 80 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 8 months
Death 4 October 1968 → 55 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 3 months after 26 June 1949
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
Canada 1 0 17
Ontario 1 9 29 Z
TOTAL 2 10 17

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas K. Creighton  m 
⊖ Robert H. McGregor  m 
 		 ⊖ George S. Henry  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Walter C. Thomson  m 
 
Eligible: 43,704 Votes: 30,497 Participation: 69.78% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34718(F) — 28 Dec 2022 08:11 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
39
CCF
 3/6 6,223 20.69% -6,592 Winner:
LC
 12,815 42.60% George S. Henry
Eligible: 46,215 Votes: 33,449 Participation: 72.38% Candidacies: 5
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22727(F) — 5 Jul 2023 20:19 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
40
CCF
 3/5 7,864 23.51% -3,770 Winner:
LC
 11,634 34.78% Robert H. McGregor
Eligible: 45,256 Votes: 28,919 Participation: 63.90% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34813(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
42
CCF
 3/4 6,008 21.04% -5,252 Winner:
LC
 11,260 39.43% George S. Henry
Eligible: 31,096 Votes: 19,976 Participation: 64.24% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34875(F) — 23 Dec 2022 13:16 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
CCF
 1/3 8,745 44.07% +3,170 Loser:
LIB
 5,575 28.09% Jacob Anderson

Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 35,212 Votes: 26,027 Participation: 73.92% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34966(F) — 23 Dec 2022 18:57 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
CCF
 3/4 7,693 29.90% -1,437 Winner:
PC
 9,130 35.49% Thomas K. Creighton
Eligible: 35,256 Votes: 26,039 Participation: 73.86% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Ontario
8 June 1948
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23374(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
CCF
 1/3 10,187 39.12% +1,876 Loser:
LIB
 8,311 31.92% Lyman A. Gifford

Service: 1 year 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 42,198 Votes: 32,813 Participation: 77.76% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23501(F) — 27 Jan 2022 16:54 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
CCF
 3/3 9,344 28.70% -4,068 Winner:
LIB
 13,412 41.19% Walter C. Thomson

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Arthur Henry Williams		 30 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Arthur Henry Williams		 30 Sep 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Arthur Henry Williams		 30 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Arthur Henry Williams		 30 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Arthur Henry Williams		 30 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Arthur Henry Williams		 30 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Sep 2023 07:30 (but data presented dynamically)

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