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♂ W. Elmer Brandon
aliasW. Elmer Brandon
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 0 2
Birth 16 June 1906 → 117 years + 10 months ago
Lived 50 years
First mandate 22 November 1951 → 72 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 5 months
Death 2 July 1956 → 67 years + 10 months 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 7 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Charles H. Millard  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 79,920 Votes: 52,262 Participation: 65.39% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35190(F) — 24 Dec 2022 10:29 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
PC
 1/3 24,614 47.62% +7,573 Loser:
CCF
 17,041 32.97% Charles H. Millard

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 57,454 Votes: 31,624 Participation: 55.04% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35285(F) — 26 Feb 2022 10:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
 1/3 14,372 45.79% +4,197 Loser:
CCF
 10,175 32.42% Charles H. Millard
After his election:
2 Jul 1956 50
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
25		 Ontario
18 October 1956
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35296(F) — 26 Feb 2022 09:54 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
50		 Successor:
PC
 Acclam. H. Leslie Rowntree

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Elmer Brandon		 28 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Elmer Brandon		 28 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Elmer Brandon		 28 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Jul 2023 18:49 (but data presented dynamically)

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