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♂ William C. Chambers
aliasWilliam C. Chambers
Record
10235 · 12657

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 2 5
Birth 17 December 1862 → 161 years + 4 months ago
Lived 95 years + 1 month
First mandate 11 December 1911 → 112 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 11 months
Death 1 February 1958 → 66 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 2 months after 30 November 1926
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 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Robert N. McArthur  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George A. McQuibban  m 
 		 ⊖ James McEwing  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 4,460 Votes: 3,454 Participation: 77.44% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Ontario
11 December 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33990(F) — 29 Dec 2022 22:09 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
LC
 1/2 1,778 51.82% +125 Loser:
LIB
 1,653 48.18% James McEwing

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,683 Votes: 3,318 Participation: 70.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Ontario
29 June 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34101(F) — 29 Dec 2022 20:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LC
 1/2 1,720 52.20% +145 Loser:
LIB
 1,575 47.80% James McEwing

Service: 5 years 3 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,624 Votes: 6,369 Participation: 73.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
15		 Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34241(F) — 13 Oct 2023 12:57 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
LC
 2/2 2,810 45.40% -569 Winner:
UFO
 3,379 54.60% Robert N. McArthur
Eligible: 8,218 Votes: 5,352 Participation: 65.13% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34368(F) — 13 Oct 2023 12:57 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
60
LC
 1/3 2,685 50.41% +576 Loser:
UFO
 2,109 39.60% Robert N. McArthur

Service: 3 years 5 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,948 Votes: 10,652 Participation: 71.26% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34489(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
63
LC
 2/2 4,005 37.76% -2,596 Winner:
LIB
 6,601 62.24% George A. McQuibban

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Clarke Chambers		 01 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Clarke Chambers		 01 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Clarke Chambers		 01 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Aug 2023 21:33 (but data presented dynamically)

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