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♂ William Robertson
aliasWilliam Robertson
Record
53118 · 13346

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 0 2
Birth 2 January 1897 → 127 years + 4 months ago
Lived 51 years + 3 months
First mandate 4 August 1943 → 80 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 7 months
Death 15 April 1948 → 76 years ago
Died in office Yes
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 4 8 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ George H. Bethune  m 
 		 ⊖ William K. Warrender  m 
 
Eligible: 33,529 Votes: 19,596 Participation: 58.44% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34908(F) — 23 Dec 2022 15:01 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
CCF
 1/3 9,963 51.21% +4,680 Loser:
PC
 5,283 27.15% Thomas Mahony

Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 35,735 Votes: 24,872 Participation: 69.60% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34999(F) — 23 Dec 2022 19:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
CCF
 1/5 9,612 39.08% +591 Loser:
PC
 9,021 36.68% William K. Warrender
After his election:
15 Apr 1948 51
CCF
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 10 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 42,244 Votes: 28,716 Participation: 67.98% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35090(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
51		 Successor:
CCF
 13,190 46.35% Joseph L. Easton

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Robertson		 21 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Robertson		 21 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Robertson (Ontario)		 21 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
William Robertson (homme politique ontarien)		 21 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Oct 2023 16:28 (but data presented dynamically)

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