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♂ William D. McPherson
aliasWilliam D. McPherson
Record
42568 · 12627

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 4 1 5
Birth 22 August 1863 → 160 years + 8 months ago
Lived 65 years + 8 months
First mandate 8 June 1908 → 115 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 9 months
Death 2 May 1929 → 95 years ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 6 months after 19 October 1919
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 11 3 4 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Henry S. Cooper  m 
 		 ⊖ Thomas Crawford  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 36,472 Votes: 18,172 Participation: 49.82% Candidacies: 11
Provincial
12		 Ontario
8 June 1908
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33869(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
LC
 2/11 4,160 47.42% +1,945 Loser:
LIB
 2,215 25.25% John Hay

Service: 3 years 6 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,572 Votes: 14,896 Participation: 31.60% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
13		 Ontario
11 December 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33982(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LC
 2/5 5,225 73.71% +3,476 Loser:
LAB
 1,749 24.67% James Watt

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,085 Votes: 10,407 Participation: 54.53% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14		 Ontario
29 June 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34109(F) — 29 Dec 2022 11:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LC
 1/3 5,974 59.86% +2,512 Loser:
LIB
 3,462 34.69% Wellington McTaggart
After his election:
19 Dec 1916 53
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 years 5 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
14		 Ontario
22 January 1917
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34128(F) — 11 Oct 2022 14:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LC
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 2 years 8 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 35,919 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34229(F) — 17 Dec 2022 13:00 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
LC
 2/2 17,397 48.43% -1,125 Winner:
LIB
 18,522 51.57% Henry S. Cooper

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William David McPherson		 22 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William David McPherson		 22 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William David McPherson		 22 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Aug 2023 12:39 (but data presented dynamically)

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