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♂ William Guthrie
aliasWilliam Guthrie
Record
25144 · 13023

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 2 4
Birth 22 February 1884 → 140 years + 2 months ago
Lived 70 years + 9 months
First mandate 19 June 1934 → 89 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 3 months
Death 7 December 1954 → 69 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 4 months after 3 August 1943
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 9 1 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Bryan L. Cathcart  m 
⊖ Joseph W. Murphy  m 
 		 ⊖ Andrew R. McMillen  m 
⊖ Harry Steel  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 17,986 Votes: 13,771 Participation: 76.57% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34670(F) — 28 Dec 2022 07:45 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
50
LIB
 1/3 7,473 54.75% +2,307 Loser:
LC
 5,166 37.85% Andrew R. McMillen

Service: 3 years 3 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,251 Votes: 13,742 Participation: 75.29% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34765(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 8,341 61.28% +3,070 Loser:
LC
 5,271 38.72% John Huey

Service: 5 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,066 Votes: 14,285 Participation: 67.81% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34864(F) — 23 Dec 2022 13:11 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
LIB
 2/3 4,630 32.76% -337 Winner:
CCF
 4,967 35.14% Harry Steel
Eligible: 22,468 Votes: 17,173 Participation: 76.43% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34955(F) — 23 Dec 2022 18:52 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
61
LIB
 2/3 6,280 36.89% -975 Winner:
PC
 7,255 42.61% Bryan L. Cathcart

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Guthrie		 09 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Guthrie		 09 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Guthrie (politician)		 09 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Aug 2023 22:43 (but data presented dynamically)

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