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♂ William Finlayson
aliasWilliam Finlayson
Record
19824 · 12596

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 4 1 5
Birth 12 December 1874 → 149 years + 4 months ago
Lived 68 years + 11 months
First mandate 25 June 1923 → 100 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 6 months
Death 14 November 1943 → 80 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 10 months after 13 January 1939
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 12 2 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ John B. Johnston  m 
⊖ Garnet E. Tanner  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Thomas E. Ross  m 
 
Eligible: 17,296 Votes: 9,986 Participation: 57.74% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34345(F) — 8 Oct 2023 20:54 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
LC
 1/2 5,692 57.58% +1,498 Loser:
UFO
 4,194 42.42% John B. Johnston

Service: 3 years 5 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,456 Votes: 13,121 Participation: 71.09% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34468(F) — 8 Oct 2022 14:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LC
 1/2 7,312 55.84% +1,530 Loser:
LIBP
 5,782 44.16% Thomas E. Ross

Service: 2 years 10 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,416 Votes: 13,030 Participation: 70.75% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34579(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LC
 1/2 7,980 61.63% +3,011 Loser:
LIB
 4,969 38.37% James Harvie

Service: 4 years 7 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,305 Votes: 16,374 Participation: 80.64% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34700(F) — 28 Dec 2022 08:01 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
LC
 2/2 6,993 42.85% -2,334 Winner:
LIB
 9,327 57.15% Garnet E. Tanner
Eligible: 21,336 Votes: 15,214 Participation: 71.31% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34795(F) — 25 Feb 2022 23:56 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
62
LC
 1/2 7,606 50.34% +103 Loser:
LIB
 7,503 49.66% Garnet E. Tanner
After his election:
13 Jan 1939 64
LC
 →
Vac.
 To vacate the seat for someone else
Service: 1 year 3 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
20		 Ontario
14 February 1939
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34822(F) — 25 Feb 2022 22:49 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. George A. Drew

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Finlayson		 06 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Finlayson		 06 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Finlayson (Canadian politician)		 06 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Aug 2023 16:05 (but data presented dynamically)

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