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♂ William Morrison
aliasWilliam Morrison
Record
44836 · 13281

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 17%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 5 6
Birth Unknown
   
First mandate 25 October 1875 → 148 years + 6 months ago
Death Unknown
 
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 2 6 25 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Edward (Ned) Allen  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Alexander E.B. Davie  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Alfred W. Smith  m 
⊖ Hugh Watt  m 
 		 ⊖ William M. Brown  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ William Saul  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ David A. Stoddart  m 
 
Eligible: 128 Votes: 201 Participation: 78.52% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
25 October 1875
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28625(F) — 23 Jul 2023 17:43 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
?
REF
 2/5 48 47.52% +2 Loser:
GOV
 46 45.54% William Saul
After his election:
26 Oct 1875
REF
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 2 years 6 months 26 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 185 Votes: 241 Participation: 65.14% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
3		 British Columbia
22 May 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28645(F) — 23 Jul 2023 17:44 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
?
GOV
 3/4 47 38.84% -30 Winner:
OPPO
 77 63.64% William Saul
Eligible: 190 Votes: 237 Participation: 62.37% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
4		 British Columbia
23 July 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28662(F) — 23 Jul 2023 18:48 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
?
OPPO
 3/5 45 37.82% -10 Winner:
OPPO
 55 46.22% Edward (Ned) Allen
Eligible: 200 Votes: 309 Participation: 77.25% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
5		 British Columbia
7 July 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28684(F) — 23 Jul 2023 17:43 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
?
IND
 3/5 57 36.77% -8 Winner:
GOV
 65 41.94% Edward (Ned) Allen
Eligible: 242 Votes: 268 Participation: 55.37% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 British Columbia
13 June 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28709(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
?
GOV
 3/3 60 44.78% -29 Winner:
GOV
 89 66.42% Alfred W. Smith
Eligible: 374 Votes: 222 Participation: 59.36% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 British Columbia
24 August 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28725(F) — 9 Jan 2024 21:49 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
?
GOV
 2/2 105 47.30% -12 Winner:
GOV
 117 52.70% Hugh Watt

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Elections BC and the Legislative Library, An Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986
(pp. 21, 29, 37, 45, 55, 58, 392)		 27 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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