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♂ William J. Stewart
aliasWilliam J. Stewart
Record
59140 · 12678

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 5 2 7
Birth 13 February 1889 → 135 years + 2 months ago
Lived 80 years + 7 months
First mandate 5 October 1938 → 85 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 7 months
Death 18 September 1969 → 54 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 3 months after 10 June 1959
Special notes
None
 
William J. Stewart (1889–1969)
© Photo 1931 via AbeBooks — 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 17 2 15 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 21–22
PC
 1 Speaker 55–58 22 Feb 1944 — 21 Mar 1947 3 0 27

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Lloyd F.K. Fell  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ James B. Trotter  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,553 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
20		 Ontario
5 October 1938
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34821(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
LC
 1/4 8,758 69.77% +5,318 Loser:
CCF
 3,440 27.40% Russell Harvey

Service: 4 years 9 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,983 Votes: 20,883 Participation: 54.98% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34879(F) — 23 Dec 2022 15:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/3 9,256 44.58% +2,086 Loser:
CCF
 7,170 34.53% Ford Brand

Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 42,328 Votes: 30,082 Participation: 71.07% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34970(F) — 23 Dec 2022 19:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
PC
 1/4 13,875 46.71% +6,159 Loser:
LIB
 7,716 25.97% John Bennett

Service: 3 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 44,046 Votes: 30,103 Participation: 68.34% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35061(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
PC
 2/3 11,128 37.33% -650 Winner:
CCF
 11,778 39.52% Lloyd F.K. Fell
Eligible: 41,899 Votes: 25,903 Participation: 61.82% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35154(F) — 24 Dec 2022 00:48 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
62
PC
 1/3 10,914 42.58% +2,501 Loser:
CCF
 8,413 32.82% Lloyd F.K. Fell

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 37,329 Votes: 20,546 Participation: 55.04% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35249(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
PC
 1/4 7,503 36.92% +730 Loser:
LIB
 6,773 33.33% James B. Trotter

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 35,144 Votes: 19,950 Participation: 56.77% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Ontario
11 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35364(F) — 24 Dec 2022 11:48 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
70
PC
 2/3 6,530 33.27% -2,703 Winner:
LIB
 9,233 47.05% James B. Trotter

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William James Stewart		 20 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William James Stewart		 20 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
William James Stewart		 20 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
William James Stewart		 20 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Feb 2024 12:39 (but data presented dynamically)

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