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♂ William D. Dennison
aliasWilliam D. Dennison
Record
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Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 29%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Ontario 2 4 6
Total 2 5 7
Birth 20 January 1905 → 119 years + 3 months ago
Lived 76 years + 3 months
First mandate 4 August 1943 → 80 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 6 months
Death 2 May 1981 → 43 years ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 5 months after 21 November 1951
Special notes
None
 
William D. Dennison (1905–1981)
© Photo 1959 Toronto City Archives — Fair trade
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 5 3 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Harry G. Clarke  m 
⊖ Allan A. Lamport  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Henry J. Price  m 
 		 ⊖ Wilfrid L. Heighington  m 
⊖ D. Roland Michener  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Everett L. Weaver  m 
 
Eligible: 36,755 Votes: 23,572 Participation: 64.13% Candidacies: 5
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22724(F) — 5 Jul 2023 20:12 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
30
CCF
 3/5 2,765 11.73% -6,726 Winner:
LC
 9,491 40.26% Harry G. Clarke
Eligible: 27,093 Votes: 18,157 Participation: 67.02% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34797(F) — 12 Aug 2023 23:04 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
32
CCF
 3/5 2,315 12.98% -5,388 Winner:
LIB
 7,703 43.18% Allan A. Lamport
Eligible: 25,486 Votes: 13,960 Participation: 54.78% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34896(F) — 23 Dec 2022 15:10 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
CCF
 1/3 5,678 41.11% +619 Loser:
PC
 5,059 36.63% D. Roland Michener

Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 31,111 Votes: 20,507 Participation: 65.92% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34987(F) — 23 Dec 2022 19:25 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
CCF
 2/4 5,562 27.53% -2,973 Winner:
PC
 8,535 42.24% D. Roland Michener
Eligible: 31,708 Votes: 20,954 Participation: 66.08% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35078(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
43
CCF
 1/5 8,539 41.39% +676 Loser:
PC
 7,863 38.11% D. Roland Michener

Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 29,891 Votes: 17,306 Participation: 57.90% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35171(F) — 24 Dec 2022 10:12 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
CCF
 2/3 5,648 33.36% -1,232 Winner:
PC
 6,880 40.64% Everett L. Weaver
Eligible: 26,721 Votes: 15,815 Participation: 59.19% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35266(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
50
CCF
 2/4 5,186 33.55% -561 Winner:
PC
 5,747 37.18% Henry J. Price

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William David Dennison		 09 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William David Dennison		 09 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Dennison (Canadian politician)		 09 Mar 2024

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