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♂ J. William Murdoch
aliasJ. William Murdoch
Record
45316 · 13306

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 6 1 7
Birth 15 June 1904 → 119 years + 10 months ago
Lived 79 years + 10 months
First mandate 4 August 1943 → 80 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 1 month
Death 28 April 1984 → 40 years ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 7 months after 24 September 1963
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 20 1 15 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 26
PC
 1 Speaker 55–58 26 Jan 1960 — 26 Apr 1963 3 3 0

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Charles G. Fletcher  m 
⊖ Eugene F. Whelan  m 
 		 ⊖ Donald A. Paterson  m 
 
Eligible: 19,578 Votes: 9,563 Participation: 48.85% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34843(F) — 23 Dec 2022 12:59 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
PC
 1/3 3,940 41.51% +132 Loser:
LIB
 3,808 40.12% Charles G. Fletcher

Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,274 Votes: 14,926 Participation: 73.62% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34934(F) — 23 Dec 2022 18:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
PC
 1/3 7,688 51.99% +1,825 Loser:
LIB
 5,863 39.65% Morgan Brown

Service: 3 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,908 Votes: 15,186 Participation: 66.29% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35025(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
PC
 1/3 8,354 55.46% +2,559 Loser:
LIB
 5,795 38.47% E.J. Atkin

Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,088 Votes: 15,304 Participation: 66.29% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35118(F) — 23 Dec 2022 20:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
PC
 1/3 9,797 64.50% +5,266 Loser:
LIB
 4,531 29.83% Earl Pulleyblank

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,824 Votes: 14,401 Participation: 60.45% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25		 Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35213(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
 1/2 8,080 56.71% +1,912 Loser:
LIB
 6,168 43.29% Eadie Watson

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,542 Votes: 16,691 Participation: 65.35% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Ontario
11 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35323(F) — 24 Dec 2022 11:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/3 8,356 50.78% +1,001 Loser:
LIB
 7,355 44.70% Eugene F. Whelan

Service: 4 years 3 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,394 Votes: 19,346 Participation: 73.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Ontario
25 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35429(F) — 24 Dec 2022 15:36 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
PC
 2/3 8,857 46.13% -715 Winner:
LIB
 9,572 49.85% Donald A. Paterson

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Murdoch		 03 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Murdoch		 03 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Murdoch (politician)		 03 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Sep 2023 18:49 (but data presented dynamically)

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