Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today
Base → People → Search & Find → Full profile → William F. Nickle

♂ William F. Nickle
aliasWilliam F. Nickle
Record
46203 · 12046

∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Ontario 4 1 5
Total 6 1 7
Birth 31 December 1869 → 154 years + 4 months ago
Lived 87 years + 10 months
First mandate 8 June 1908 → 115 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 5 months
Death 15 November 1957 → 66 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 11 months after 30 November 1926
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ William M. Nickle (1897–1968) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 7 9 14
Ontario 7 10 28 Z
TOTAL 15 8 11

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas A. Kidd  m 
⊖ Edward J.B. Pense  m 
 		 ⊖ James H. Metcalfe  m 
 
Eligible: 4,819 Votes: 4,105 Participation: 85.18% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12		 Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33824(F) — 23 Feb 2022 20:10 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
LC
 1/3 2,215 54.48% +393 Loser:
LIB
 1,822 44.81% Edward J.B. Pense
After his election:
15 Aug 1911 41
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 2 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,299 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21101(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
CONS
 1/2 2,322 54.01% +345 Loser:
LIB
 1,977 45.99% John M. Mowat

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
13		 Ontario
11 December 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33931(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
41		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. Arthur E. Ross
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,976 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21359(F) — 23 Jan 2022 20:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
UNIO
 1/2 6,194 77.66% +4,412 Loser:
LL
 1,782 22.34% Alexander W. Richardson
After his election:
7 Jul 1919 49
UNIO
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 1 year 6 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
13		 Ontario
20 October 1919
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21506(F) — 5 Jul 2023 16:33 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
UNIO
 Acclam. Henry L. Drayton
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
15		 Ontario
6 February 1922
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34261(F) — 23 Feb 2022 22:27 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
52
LC
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 1 year 4 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34302(F) — 23 Feb 2022 23:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
16 Jul 1923 53
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
16		 Ontario
16 August 1923
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34376(F) — 11 Oct 2022 14:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 3 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,712 Votes: 11,189 Participation: 76.05% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34425(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
PROH
 2/2 4,386 39.55% -2,319 Winner:
LC
 6,705 60.45% Thomas A. Kidd

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Folger Nickle		 24 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Folger Nickle		 24 Aug 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Folger Nickle, M.P.		 24 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Folger Nickle, député		 24 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
William Folger Nickle		 24 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Folger Nickle		 24 Aug 2023

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Aug 2023 23:46 (but data presented dynamically)

© 2019-2024 :: PoliCan.ca
Given that electoral results are by their very nature public information, such data that can be found in PoliCan are considered to be in the public domain. However, unless indicated otherwise, all other elements — the concept of consolidating these data into a single format, the detailed research on each election, legislature and candidate, the organization and searchability of the data, the programming allowing the entry and maintenance of the data, as well as the analyses and explanatory articles found in this website — are the intellectual property of Maurice Y. Michaud.