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♂ William James Kempling
aliasWilliam James Kempling
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
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Canada 6 0 6
Birth 5 February 1921 → 103 years + 2 months ago
Lived 75 years + 3 months
First mandate 30 October 1972 → 51 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 8 months
Death 20 May 1996 → 27 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 2 years + 6 months after 24 October 1993
Special notes
None
 
William James Kempling (1921–1996)
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Kempling, the Progressive Conservative MP for Burlington from 1972 to 1993, had been a veteran of World War II. Surviving the crash of his plane when it was shot down over the jungle in Burma, he was taken prisoner by the Japanese army and interned in a P.O.W. camp until he was able to escape, making his way through the jungle where he was rescued and brought to safety in Allied territory.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 20 11 19

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Charles R. Boylan  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Eric G. Cunningham  m 
 
Eligible: 76,490 Votes: 63,230 Participation: 82.66% Candidacies: 3
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10230(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
PC
 1/3 31,150 49.26% +9,700 Loser:
LIB
 21,450 33.92% Norm McGuinness

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 82,370 Votes: 61,964 Participation: 75.23% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10494(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
PC
 1/3 26,798 43.36% +668 Loser:
LIB
 26,130 42.28% Eric G. Cunningham

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 73,214 Votes: 57,173 Participation: 78.09% Candidacies: 5
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4418(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 1/5 32,225 56.36% +16,125 Loser:
LIB
 16,100 28.16% Tom Sutherland

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 73,214 Votes: 53,769 Participation: 73.44% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4136(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
PC
 1/5 27,212 50.76% +9,638 Loser:
LIB
 17,574 32.78% Tom Sutherland

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 77,281 Votes: 60,982 Participation: 78.91% Candidacies: 3
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3851(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
PC
 1/3 37,577 61.94% +25,890 Loser:
NDP
 11,687 19.26% Walter Mulkewich

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 50,496 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3556(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
PC
 1/5 26,293 52.07% +12,845 Loser:
LIB
 13,448 26.63% James Smith

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 72,665 Votes: 52,109 Participation: 71.71% Candidacies: 7
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3259(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
72		 Successor:
LIB
 22,880 44.26% Patricia A. (Paddy) Torsney

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William James Kempling, M.P.		 17 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William James Kempling, député		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bill Kempling		 17 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Bill Kempling		 17 Mar 2024

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