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♂ William G. Blair
aliasWilliam G. Blair
Record
5226 · 12127

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 13 January 1890 → 134 years + 3 months ago
Lived 67 years + 5 months
First mandate 11 June 1945 → 78 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 4 months
Death 16 June 1957 → 66 years + 10 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 12 0 2

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William H. Powell  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Bert H. Soper  m 
 
Eligible: 21,755 Votes: 17,156 Participation: 78.86% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23230(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
55
PC
 1/3 10,350 60.33% +4,297 Loser:
LIB
 6,053 35.28% Bert H. Soper

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 22,598 Votes: 18,393 Participation: 81.39% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23491(F) — 2 Sep 2023 20:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
PC
 1/3 10,921 59.89% +4,239 Loser:
LIB
 6,682 36.64% Frederick S. Doyle

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 22,273 Votes: 15,926 Participation: 71.50% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23792(F) — 2 Sep 2023 20:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
PC
 1/3 10,029 63.49% +4,713 Loser:
LIB
 5,316 33.65% H. Burnett Montgomery

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 22,038 Votes: 16,285 Participation: 73.90% Candidacies: 2
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24072(F) — 27 Jan 2022 18:45 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
PC
 1/2 11,629 72.08% +7,125 Loser:
LIB
 4,504 27.92% W. Peter Burchell
After his election:
16 Jun 1957 67
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,038 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
23		 Ontario
26 August 1957
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24217(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
67		 Successor:
PC
 Acclam. George H. Doucett

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Gourlay Blair, M.P.		 28 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Gourlay Blair, député		 28 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Gourlay Blair		 28 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Jul 2023 10:38 (but data presented dynamically)

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