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♂ William S. Ritchie
aliasWilliam S. Ritchie
Record
52797 · 13517

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 0 2
Birth 25 February 1927 → 97 years + 2 months ago
Lived 86 years + 11 months
First mandate 10 May 1979 → 44 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 2 months
Death 7 February 2014 → 10 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 3 months after 21 October 1986
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
British Columbia 7 5 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 26,924 Votes: 18,261 Participation: 67.82% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 British Columbia
10 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30214(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
SC
 1/3 11,967 66.55% +7,314 Loser:
NDP
 4,653 25.88% Jan Bakker

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,677 Votes: 26,877 Participation: 77.51% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 British Columbia
5 May 1983
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35790(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
SC
 1/4 16,032 60.59% +9,404 Loser:
NDP
 6,628 25.05% Harry W. Fontaine

Service: 3 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 38,675 Votes: 51,245 Participation: 66.25% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35842(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
SC
 15,900 62.82% Hans (Harry) De Jong

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Bill Ritchie (politician)		 21 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Oct 2023 15:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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