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♂ William E. Raney
aliasWilliam E. Raney
Record
51544 · 12652

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 1 4
Birth 8 December 1859 → 164 years + 4 months ago
Lived 73 years + 9 months
First mandate 23 February 1920 → 104 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 60 years + 2 months
Death 24 September 1933 → 90 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 8 days after 16 September 1927
Special notes
None
 
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© Photo — Public domain
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 7 6 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Horace S. Colliver  m 
⊖ George H. Gooderham  m 
 		 ⊖ James J. Craig  m 
 
Eligible: 18,056 Votes: 9,526 Participation: 52.76% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Ontario
29 June 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34111(F) — 29 Dec 2022 11:27 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
54
LIB
 2/2 2,491 27.68% -4,018 Winner:
LC
 6,509 72.32% George H. Gooderham
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
15		 Ontario
23 February 1920
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34256(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
60
UFO
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 4 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,683 Votes: 5,938 Participation: 61.32% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34366(F) — 3 Aug 2023 10:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
UFO
 1/2 3,628 61.64% +1,370 Loser:
LC
 2,258 38.36% James J. Craig

Service: 3 years 5 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,878 Votes: 8,752 Participation: 80.46% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34460(F) — 8 Oct 2022 15:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
PROG
 1/2 4,378 50.28% +49 Loser:
LC
 4,329 49.72% Horace S. Colliver
After his election:
16 Sep 1927 67
UFO
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 9 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 November 1927
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34500(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. Horace S. Colliver

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Edgar Raney		 08 Dec 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Edgar Raney		 08 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Raney		 08 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Dec 2023 00:59 (but data presented dynamically)

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