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♂ William C. Riggs
aliasWilliam C. Riggs
Record
52657 · 13348

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 20%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Ontario 1 3 4
Total 1 4 5
Birth 21 September 1896 → 127 years + 7 months ago
Lived 77 years + 2 months
First mandate 4 August 1943 → 80 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 10 months
Death 20 December 1973 → 50 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 6 months after 3 June 1945
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 1 9 29 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊖ David A. Croll  m 
⊖ William Griesinger  m 
 		 ⊖ Myrddyn C. (M.C.) Davies  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ J.J.G. Paul Martin  m 
 
Eligible: 26,560 Votes: 15,419 Participation: 58.05% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34910(F) — 23 Dec 2022 15:02 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
46
CCF
 1/3 6,711 44.24% +2,377 Loser:
LIB
 4,334 28.57% David A. Croll

Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 28,910 Votes: 19,857 Participation: 68.69% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35001(F) — 22 Feb 2024 21:52 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
CCF
 3/3 5,402 27.61% -2,478 Winner:
PC
 7,880 40.27% Myrddyn C. (M.C.) Davies
Eligible: 35,273 Votes: 18,918 Participation: 53.63% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35092(F) — 22 Feb 2024 21:52 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
51
CCF
 2/3 6,308 33.87% -1,422 Winner:
PC
 7,730 41.51% Myrddyn C. (M.C.) Davies
Eligible: 41,393 Votes: 32,086 Participation: 77.52% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23467(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
52
CCF
 3/4 5,213 16.50% -11,496 Winner:
LIB
 16,709 52.89% J.J.G. Paul Martin
Eligible: 34,735 Votes: 22,163 Participation: 63.81% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35184(F) — 24 Dec 2022 10:23 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
55
CCF
 2/3 5,165 23.60% -6,501 Winner:
PC
 11,666 53.32% William Griesinger

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Charles Riggs		 21 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Charles Riggs		 21 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Riggs		 21 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Oct 2023 14:54 (but data presented dynamically)

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