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♂ William H. Collings
aliasWilliam H. Collings
Record
11945 · 13400

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 3 0 3
Birth 6 July 1899 → 124 years + 9 months ago
Lived 61 years + 8 months
First mandate 22 November 1951 → 72 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 4 months
Death 7 March 1961 → 63 years + 1 month 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 9 3 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Reid Scott  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 30,621 Votes: 20,257 Participation: 66.15% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35103(F) — 23 Dec 2022 20:34 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
PC
 1/3 9,904 49.28% +2,679 Loser:
CCF
 7,225 35.95% Reid Scott

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 28,760 Votes: 16,700 Participation: 58.07% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35198(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
PC
 1/3 7,965 48.12% +1,966 Loser:
CCF
 5,999 36.24% Reid Scott

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 28,130 Votes: 16,079 Participation: 57.16% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Ontario
11 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35308(F) — 24 Dec 2022 11:46 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
PC
 1/3 7,294 45.90% +2,892 Loser:
CCF
 4,402 27.70% Stanley Bullock
After his election:
7 Mar 1961 61
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 8 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 28,038 Votes: 14,937 Participation: 53.27% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
26		 Ontario
18 January 1962
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35407(F) — 5 Nov 2022 19:37 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
61		 Successor:
PC
 5,199 34.81% R. John Harris

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Henry Collings		 02 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Henry Collings		 02 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Collings (politician)		 02 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2023 19:06 (but data presented dynamically)

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