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♂ William J. MacKay
aliasWilliam J. MacKay
Record
38012 · 12564

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 1 2
Birth c. 1876 → 148 years ago
Lived ± 86 years
First mandate 30 October 1929 → 94 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age ± 53 years
Death c. 1962 → 62 years ago
Exit → Death ± 27 years + 6 months after 18 June 1934
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
Ontario 4 7 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John W. Hanna  m 
 		 ⊖ Foster G. Moffatt  m 
 
Eligible: 13,593 Votes: 9,437 Participation: 69.43% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34510(F) — 8 Oct 2023 21:30 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±53
LIB
 1/2 4,983 53.04% +571 Loser:
LC
 4,412 46.96% Foster G. Moffatt

Service: 4 years 7 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 21,699 Votes: 16,921 Participation: 77.98% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34639(F) — 28 Dec 2022 07:32 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±58		 Successor:
LIB
 10,100 60.07% John W. Sinclair
Eligible: 18,165 Votes: 13,735 Participation: 75.61% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34949(F) — 8 Oct 2023 21:30 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±69
LIB
 2/3 5,019 36.71% -2,169 Winner:
PC
 7,188 52.57% John W. Hanna

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
William J MacKay		 08 Oct 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William John MacKay		 08 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William John MacKay		 08 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Oct 2023 21:30 (but data presented dynamically)

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