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♂ William Kashtan
aliasWilliam Kashtan
Record
30938 · 12121

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate ✓		 Deceased Performance: 0%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 10 10
Birth c. 1909 → 115 years ago
Lived ± 84 years
First run 11 June 1945 → 78 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age ± 36 years
Death c. 1993 → 31 years ago
 
Special notes
None
 
William Kashtan (c.1909–c.1993)
© Photo 1978 T. Rolková — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 26–33
COMM
 1 Party leader 56–79 01 Jan 1965 — 30 Jun 1988 23 5 29

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 10  
13 documented challengers
⊖ Andrew Brewin  m 
⊖ Donald D. Carrick  m 
⊖ Philip G. Givens  m 
⊖ George Harris Hees  m 
⊖ Aideen Nicholson  f  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Douglas Ross  m 
⊖ Martin K. Weiche  m 
 		 ⊖ Charles Caccia  m 
⊖ Herbert Gargrave  m 
⊖ Walter L. Gordon  m 
⊖ Paul Hellyer  m 
⊖ James H. Rooney  m 
⊖ Aili Waldman  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 48,969 Votes: 30,454 Participation: 62.19% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23259(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±36
LPP
 4/4 895 2.94% -11,495 Winner:
PC
 12,390 40.68% Douglas G. Ross
Eligible: 39,136 Votes: 21,302 Participation: 54.43% Candidacies: 5
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23758(F) — 8 Aug 2023 20:20 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±44
LPP
 4/5 224 1.07% -10,179 Winner:
PC
 10,403 49.58% George H. Hees
Eligible: 34,778 Votes: 14,479 Participation: 41.63% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Ontario
8 November 1954
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23943(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±45
LPP
 4/4 953 6.58% -4,636 Winner:
LIB
 5,589 38.60% Donald D. Carrick
Eligible: 23,987 Votes: 17,256 Participation: 71.94% Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25121(F) — 6 Sep 2021 16:50 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament (Party leader)
Age
±56
COMM
 4/4 224 1.32% -9,663 Winner:
LIB
 9,887 58.38% Walter L. Gordon
Eligible: inc. Votes: 45,561 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10042(F) — 29 Jan 2022 14:31 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament (Party leader)
Age
±59
COMM
 5/5 155 0.34% -20,261 Winner:
LIB
 20,416 44.81% Philip G. Givens
Eligible: 27,759 Votes: 21,430 Participation: 77.20% Candidacies: 5
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10217(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±63
IND
 4/5 190 0.89% -9,176 Winner:
LIB
 9,366 43.71% Charles L. Caccia
Eligible: 27,364 Votes: 20,395 Participation: 74.53% Candidacies: 6
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10549(F) — 26 Jun 2022 23:35 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament (Party leader)
Age
±65
COMM
 4/6 234 1.16% -10,449 Winner:
LIB
 10,683 52.77% Aideen Nicholson
Eligible: 30,880 Votes: 21,292 Participation: 68.95% Candidacies: 6
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4492(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament (Party leader)
Age
±70
COMM
 5/6 192 0.90% -10,014 Winner:
LIB
 10,206 47.93% Aideen Nicholson
Eligible: 30,880 Votes: 22,141 Participation: 71.70% Candidacies: 6
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4210(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament (Party leader)
Age
±71
COMM
 5/6 159 0.72% -12,469 Winner:
LIB
 12,628 57.52% Aideen Nicholson
Eligible: 30,546 Votes: 22,764 Participation: 74.52% Candidacies: 7
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3857(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament (Party leader)
Age
±75
COMM
 6/7 195 0.87% -9,616 Winner:
LIB
 9,811 43.59% Aideen Nicholson

Online biographical references (2)

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William Kashtan		 21 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
William Kashtan		 21 Feb 2024

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