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♂ Ray G. Williston
aliasRay G. Williston
Record
65475 · 13579

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 6 1 7
Birth 17 January 1914 → 110 years + 3 months ago
Lived 92 years + 10 months
First mandate 10 June 1953 → 70 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 4 months
Death 7 December 2006 → 17 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 34 years + 3 months after 29 August 1972
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 19 2 14 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊕ A. Alfred Nunweiler  m 
 
 
Eligible: 9,467 Votes: 6,947 Participation: 73.38% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 British Columbia
10 June 1953
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29790(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
SC
 1/3 3,160 47.60% +1,358 Loser:
LIB
 1,802 27.14% Garvin J.E. Dezell

Service: 3 years 3 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,143 Votes: 6,690 Participation: 55.09% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 British Columbia
19 September 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29841(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
SC
 1/3 3,774 58.48% +2,398 Loser:
LIB
 1,376 21.32% Frank S. Perry

Service: 3 years 11 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,033 Votes: 9,327 Participation: 66.46% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 British Columbia
12 September 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29888(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
SC
 1/4 5,066 55.28% +2,730 Loser:
CFF
 2,336 25.49% W. Kenneth Rutherford

Service: 3 years 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,066 Votes: 8,805 Participation: 62.60% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 British Columbia
30 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29933(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
SC
 1/4 5,308 60.78% +3,583 Loser:
NDP
 1,725 19.75% W. Kenneth Rutherford

Service: 2 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,320 Votes: 10,498 Participation: 64.33% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 British Columbia
12 September 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29975(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
SC
 1/3 6,282 60.42% +3,480 Loser:
NDP
 2,802 26.95% Patrick I.M. Denton

Service: 2 years 11 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,080 Votes: 15,798 Participation: 60.58% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 British Columbia
27 August 1969
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30032(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
SC
 1/3 10,152 64.91% +5,956 Loser:
NDP
 4,196 26.83% J. Lucas (Jack) Whittaker

Service: 3 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 33,726 Votes: 21,345 Participation: 63.29% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30080(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
SC
 2/4 8,194 38.85% -241 Winner:
NDP
 8,435 39.99% A. Alfred Nunweiler

Online biographical reference

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Ray Gillis Williston		 30 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Jul 2023 15:04 (but data presented dynamically)

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