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♂ William A. Boys
aliasWilliam A. Boys
Record
6760 · 11991

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Birth 9 July 1868 → 155 years + 9 months ago
Lived 69 years + 7 months
First mandate 10 June 1912 → 111 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 11 months
Death 20 February 1938 → 86 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 6 months after 27 July 1930
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 18 1 12

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Ernest C. Drury  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John H. Mitchell  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
12		 Ontario
10 June 1912
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 UNIO  10 Oct 1917
ID: 21250(F) — 1 Jul 2023 14:22 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
10 Oct 1917 49
CONS
 →
UNIO
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 5 years 6 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,928 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
 NLCP  10 Jul 1920
ID: 21394(F) — 7 Oct 2023 10:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
UNIO
 1/2 5,771 83.30% +4,614 Loser:
LL
 1,157 16.70% John H. Mitchell
After his election:
10 Jul 1920 52
UNIO
 →
NLCP
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,267 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21651(F) — 5 Jul 2023 18:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
NLCP
 1/2 6,509 57.77% +1,751 Loser:
LIB
 4,758 42.23% Compton B. Jeffs
After his election:
16 Mar 1922 53
NLCP
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,679 Votes: 13,180 Participation: 70.56% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21921(F) — 27 Jun 2023 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LC
 1/2 6,885 52.24% +590 Loser:
PROG
 6,295 47.76% Ernest C. Drury
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 57
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 18,679 Votes: 13,923 Participation: 74.54% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22170(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LC
 1/2 7,058 50.69% +193 Loser:
PROG
 6,865 49.31% Ernest C. Drury

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,125 Votes: 13,754 Participation: 85.30% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22444(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62		 Successor:
LC
 7,295 53.04% John T. Simpson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Alves Boys, K.C., M.P.		 28 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Alves Boys, C.R., député		 28 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Alves Boys		 28 Jul 2023
FR Wikipédia
William Alves Boys		 28 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Jul 2023 18:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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