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♂ William Proudfoot
aliasWilliam Proudfoot
Record
50896 · 12817

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 1 4
Birth 21 February 1859 → 165 years + 2 months ago
Lived 63 years + 9 months
First mandate 8 June 1908 → 115 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 3 months
Death 3 December 1922 → 101 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 1 month 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 4 8 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 14
LIB
 1 Party leader 58–60 16 Nov 1917 — 25 Jun 1919 1 7 9
2. ON 14
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 58–60 16 Nov 1917 — 25 Jun 1919 1 7 9

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John M. Govenlock  m 
 
 
Eligible: 5,582 Votes: 3,955 Participation: 70.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Ontario
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33819(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 2,051 52.11% +166 Loser:
LC
 1,885 47.89% Andrew Porter

Service: 3 years 6 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,301 Votes: 4,090 Participation: 77.16% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Ontario
11 December 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33925(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 2,148 52.65% +216 Loser:
LC
 1,932 47.35% Joseph Elliott

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,593 Votes: 4,029 Participation: 72.04% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Ontario
29 June 1914
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34036(F) — 29 Dec 2022 20:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 2,165 53.98% +319 Loser:
LC
 1,846 46.02% Alfred Macklin

Service: 5 years 3 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,907 Votes: 8,550 Participation: 78.39% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 Ontario
20 October 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34169(F) — 7 Oct 2023 23:32 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
IND
 2/3 3,030 36.67% -163 Winner:
ILP
 3,193 38.65% John M. Govenlock

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Proudfoot		 07 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Proudfoot		 07 Oct 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William Proudfoot, Senator		 07 Oct 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. William Proudfoot, sénateur		 07 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Proudfoot		 07 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Oct 2023 23:42 (but data presented dynamically)

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