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♂ William Gibson
aliasWilliam Gibson
Record
22822 · 11998

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 7 August 1849 → 174 years + 8 months ago
Lived 64 years + 8 months
First mandate 5 March 1891 → 133 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 41 years + 6 months
Death 4 May 1914 → 109 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 5 months after 6 November 1900
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 9 5 19

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Edward A. Lancaster  m 
⊖ John C. Rykert  m 
 		 ⊖ Sylvester Neelon  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,376 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19825(F) — 22 Jan 2022 13:33 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
LIB
 1/2 2,212 50.55% +48 Loser:
LIB
 2,164 49.45% Sylvester Neelon
After his election:
16 Nov 1891 42
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 8 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 Ontario
28 January 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19948(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 4 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,468 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20113(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 2,945 53.86% +422 Loser:
CONS
 2,523 46.14% John C. Rykert

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,101 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20367(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
LIB
 2/2 2,981 48.86% -139 Winner:
CONS
 3,120 51.14% Edward A. Lancaster

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William Gibson, M.P., Senator		 08 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. William Gibson, député, sénateur		 08 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Gibson (Lincoln, Ontario politician)		 08 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
William Gibson (homme politique ontarien)		 08 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Aug 2023 22:23 (but data presented dynamically)

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