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♂ William O. Sealey
aliasWilliam O. Sealey
Record
55825 · 12019

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 20%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 4 5
Birth 26 January 1859 → 165 years + 3 months ago
Lived 80 years + 11 months
First mandate 26 October 1908 → 115 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 9 months
Death 7 January 1940 → 84 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 3 months after 20 September 1911
Special notes
None
 

William O. Sealey (1859–1940)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
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Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve East Flamborough, Ontario (1896)
Mun./Co. Council Wentworth County, Ontario (1895–1900)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 2 10 24

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Ernest D. Smith  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Gordon C. Wilson  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,012 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20409(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
41
LIB
 2/2 2,428 48.44% -156 Winner:
CONS
 2,584 51.56% Ernest D. Smith
Eligible: 7,381 Votes: 5,833 Participation: 79.03% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20657(F) — 23 Jan 2022 13:25 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 2/2 2,889 49.91% -10 Winner:
CONS
 2,899 50.09% Ernest D. Smith
Eligible: 7,381 Votes: 5,947 Participation: 80.57% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
22 November 1905
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20749(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
46
LIB
 2/2 2,965 49.86% -17 Winner:
CONS
 2,982 50.14% Ernest D. Smith
Eligible: 8,096 Votes: 6,311 Participation: 77.95% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20922(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 3,307 52.76% +346 Loser:
CONS
 2,961 47.24% William H. Ptolemy

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,771 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21150(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
LIB
 2/2 2,939 43.41% -893 Winner:
CONS
 3,832 56.59% Gordon C. Wilson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Oscar Sealey, M.P.		 17 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Oscar Sealey, député		 17 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
William Oscar Sealey		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Oscar Sealey		 17 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Mar 2024 12:55 (but data presented dynamically)

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