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♂ William Paul McCrossan
aliasWilliam Paul McCrossan
Record
40833 · 1374

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 3 6
Birth 20 May 1942
Age 81 years + 11 months
First mandate 16 October 1978 → 45 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 4 months
 
Mandate ended 35 years + 5 months ago (20 November 1988)
Special notes
None
 
William Paul McCrossan (1942– )
© Photo 1984 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
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
Canada 5 6 17

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
8 documented challengers
⊕ Paul A. Calandra  m 
⊕ Paul J. Cosgrove  m  (3 runoffs)
⊕ James Karygiannis  m 
⊖ June Rowlands  f 
 		 ⊕ Roger Carter  m 
⊕ George Dance  m 
⊕ John N. McKay  m 
⊖ France Tremblay  f 
 
Eligible: 124,638 Votes: 85,478 Participation: 68.58% Candidacies: 5
Federal
30		 Ontario
16 October 1978
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10900(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
PC
 1/5 55,455 64.88% +34,024 Loser:
LIB
 21,431 25.07% Paul J. Cosgrove

Service: 7 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 108,619 Votes: 81,214 Participation: 74.77% Candidacies: 6
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4506(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
PC
 1/6 36,718 45.21% +4,019 Loser:
LIB
 32,699 40.26% Paul J. Cosgrove

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 108,619 Votes: 82,134 Participation: 75.62% Candidacies: 6
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4224(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
37
PC
 2/6 30,925 37.79% -8,283 Winner:
LIB
 39,208 47.91% Paul J. Cosgrove
Eligible: 133,222 Votes: 100,946 Participation: 75.77% Candidacies: 6
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3897(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
42
PC
 1/6 48,809 48.63% +12,940 Loser:
LIB
 35,869 35.73% June Rowlands

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 43,912 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3622(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
PC
 2/5 18,601 42.36% -858 Winner:
LIB
 19,459 44.31% James Karygiannis
Eligible: 72,092 Votes: 40,306 Participation: 55.91% Candidacies: 6
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2735(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
58
PC
 3/6 6,284 15.65% -17,735 Winner:
LIB
 24,019 59.82% John N. McKay

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Paul Joseph McCrossan, M.P.		 16 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Paul Joseph McCrossan, député		 16 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Paul McCrossan		 16 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Mar 2024 07:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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