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♂ William A. Clarke
aliasWilliam A. Clarke
Record
11425 · 12311

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 18 November 1868 → 155 years + 5 months ago
Lived 71 years + 2 months
First mandate 21 September 1911 → 112 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 10 months
Death 5 February 1940 → 84 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 2 months after 5 December 1921
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 10 2 13

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Alexander M. Martin  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John Pritchard  m 
 		 ⊖ James McEwing  m 
 
Eligible: 7,169 Votes: 5,239 Participation: 73.08% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20920(F) — 18 Sep 2021 12:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
39
CONS
 2/2 2,567 49.20% -84 Winner:
LIB
 2,651 50.80% Alexander M. Martin
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,035 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21148(F) — 18 Sep 2021 12:21 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
CONS
 1/2 2,530 50.25% +25 Loser:
LIB
 2,505 49.75% Alexander M. Martin

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,490 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21406(F) — 18 Sep 2021 12:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
UNIO
 1/2 3,492 63.61% +1,494 Loser:
LL
 1,998 36.39% James McEwing

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,012 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21662(F) — 18 Sep 2021 12:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
NLCP
 2/2 3,874 42.99% -1,264 Winner:
PROG
 5,138 57.01% John Pritchard

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Aurelius Clarke, M.P.		 02 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Aurelius Clarke, député		 02 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Aurelius Clarke		 02 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2023 17:17 (but data presented dynamically)

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