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♂ William S. King
aliasWilliam S. King
Record
31925 · 13167

Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 4 2 6
Birth 15 September 1930 → 93 years + 7 months ago
Lived 90 years + 2 months
First mandate 15 July 1968 → 55 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 10 months
Death 3 December 2020 → 3 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 37 years + 6 months after 4 May 1983
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
British Columbia 11 9 12 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 31
NDP
 1 Opposition Leader 45 11 Dec 1975 — 03 Jun 1976 0 5 23

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Leonard Bawtree  m 
⊕ Clifford C. Michael  m 
 		 ⊖ Burton P. Campbell  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 6,496 Votes: 5,292 Participation: 81.47% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 British Columbia
15 July 1968
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30015(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
NDP
 1/3 2,487 47.48% +202 Loser:
SC
 2,285 43.62% Burton P. Campbell

Service: 1 year 1 month 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,118 Votes: 6,174 Participation: 67.71% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 British Columbia
27 August 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30047(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
NDP
 2/3 2,611 42.59% -492 Winner:
SC
 3,103 50.62% Burton P. Campbell
Eligible: 9,259 Votes: 6,930 Participation: 74.85% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30095(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
41
NDP
 1/4 3,748 54.56% +1,168 Loser:
SC
 2,580 37.55% Burton P. Campbell

Service: 3 years 3 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,483 Votes: 7,528 Participation: 71.81% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 British Columbia
11 December 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30145(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
NDP
 1/3 3,988 53.68% +975 Loser:
SC
 3,013 40.56% Sam Olynyk

Service: 3 years 4 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 28,140 Votes: 22,512 Participation: 80.00% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30199(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
NDP
 1/3 10,654 47.95% +646 Loser:
SC
 10,008 45.04% Leonard Bawtree

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,065 Votes: 27,404 Participation: 82.88% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35821(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
NDP
 2/3 12,340 45.56% -1,762 Winner:
SC
 14,102 52.07% Clifford C. Michael

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
William King (Canadian politician)		 19 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
William King (homme politique canadien)		 19 Aug 2023

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