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♂ William E. Hamilton
aliasWilliam E. Hamilton
Record
25666 · 13344

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 2 5
Birth 15 March 1902 → 122 years + 1 month ago
Lived 83 years + 2 months
First mandate 4 June 1945 → 78 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 2 months
Death 8 June 1985 → 38 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years after 8 June 1955
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 10 0 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ M. Leslie Hancock  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Harry A. Worton  m 
 		 ⊖ Henry A. Hosking  m 
 
Eligible: 20,781 Votes: 12,322 Participation: 59.29% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34907(F) — 23 Dec 2022 15:01 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
41
PC
 2/3 3,905 31.84% -848 Winner:
CCF
 4,753 38.75% M. Leslie Hancock
Eligible: 23,937 Votes: 17,621 Participation: 73.61% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34998(F) — 23 Dec 2022 19:10 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
PC
 1/3 7,608 43.40% +1,598 Loser:
LIB
 6,010 34.29% Arthur Badley

Service: 3 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,902 Votes: 18,839 Participation: 78.82% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35089(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/3 6,913 36.97% +666 Loser:
LIB
 6,247 33.40% Henry A. Hosking

Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,348 Votes: 18,911 Participation: 71.77% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35182(F) — 24 Dec 2022 10:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/3 8,208 43.65% +2,235 Loser:
LIB
 5,973 31.76% James Clare

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 27,163 Votes: 20,698 Participation: 76.20% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35277(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
PC
 2/3 7,956 38.78% -1,968 Winner:
LIB
 9,924 48.38% Harry A. Worton

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Ernest Hamilton		 12 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Ernest Hamilton		 12 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Ernest Hamilton		 12 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 12 Aug 2023 11:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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