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♂ William P. Telford
aliasWilliam P. Telford
Record
60485 · 12110

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Birth 26 November 1867 → 156 years + 5 months ago
Lived 87 years + 3 months
First mandate 14 September 1926 → 97 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 58 years + 9 months
Death 13 March 1955 → 69 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 3 months after 9 December 1944
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ William P. Telford (1836–1922) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 13 0 6

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ W. Garfield Case  m 
⊖ Victor C. Porteous  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Matthew R. Duncan  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,954 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21606(F) — 5 Jul 2023 17:33 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
54
LIB
 3/3 3,675 24.58% -2,066 Winner:
NLCP
 5,741 38.39% Matthew R. Duncan
Eligible: 19,547 Votes: 14,648 Participation: 74.94% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22128(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
58
LIB
 1/2 7,606 51.93% +564 Loser:
LC
 7,042 48.07% Matthew R. Duncan

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,899 Votes: 15,047 Participation: 79.62% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22402(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
LIB
 2/2 7,430 49.38% -187 Winner:
LC
 7,617 50.62% Victor C. Porteous
Eligible: 23,136 Votes: 17,813 Participation: 76.99% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22674(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
67
LIB
 1/4 8,060 45.25% +1,320 Loser:
LC
 6,740 37.84% Victor C. Porteous

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,419 Votes: 15,743 Participation: 67.22% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22954(F) — 1 Sep 2022 00:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
72
LIB
 1/3 7,538 47.88% +1,767 Loser:
NATG
 5,771 36.66% Victor C. Porteous
After his election:
9 Dec 1944 77
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To vacate the seat for someone else
Service: 4 years 8 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,419 Votes: 13,786 Participation: 58.87% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Ontario
5 February 1945
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23120(F) — 1 Aug 2023 20:18 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
77		 Successor:
PC
 7,333 53.19% W. Garfield Case

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Pattison Telford, M.P.		 09 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Pattison Telford, député		 09 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Pattison Telford Jr.		 09 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Sep 2023 11:23 (but data presented dynamically)

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