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♂ William G. Willson
aliasWilliam G. Willson
Record
65510 · 12930

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 2 5
Birth 4 November 1882 → 141 years + 5 months ago
Lived 70 years + 2 months
First mandate 25 June 1923 → 100 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 7 months
Death 24 January 1953 → 71 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 7 months after 18 June 1934
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 10 11 21 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William L. Houck  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Charles F. Swayze  m 
 
Eligible: 20,278 Votes: 9,739 Participation: 48.03% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34316(F) — 28 Dec 2022 20:40 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
LC
 1/3 4,922 51.97% +2,518 Loser:
LAB
 2,404 25.38% Charles F. Swayze

Service: 3 years 5 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,916 Votes: 11,571 Participation: 52.80% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34439(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LC
 1/2 7,900 68.58% +4,281 Loser:
LIB
 3,619 31.42% William Dixon

Service: 2 years 10 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,934 Votes: 10,434 Participation: 45.50% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34553(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LC
 1/2 6,713 64.94% +3,088 Loser:
LIB
 3,625 35.06% Carlton Monroe

Service: 4 years 7 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,691 Votes: 17,304 Participation: 73.04% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34678(F) — 28 Dec 2022 07:48 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
LC
 2/3 5,114 29.86% -3,982 Winner:
LIB
 9,096 53.12% William L. Houck
Eligible: 25,048 Votes: 17,241 Participation: 68.83% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34773(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
54
LC
 2/4 5,140 30.36% -5,085 Winner:
LIB
 10,225 60.39% William L. Houck

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Wiliam Gore Willson		 30 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Wiliam Gore Willson		 30 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Gore Willson		 30 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Jul 2023 15:19 (but data presented dynamically)

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