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♂ William Davidson
aliasWilliam Davidson
Record
14553 · 13787

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
British Columbia 1 2 3
Total 1 3 4
Birth 17 November 1867 → 156 years + 5 months ago
Lived Unknown
First mandate 5 September 1903 → 120 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 9 months
Death Unknown
 
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 3 4 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Smith Curtis  m 
⊖ William Hunter  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Arthur S. Goodeve  m 
⊖ William R. Ross  m 
 
Eligible: 813 Votes: 647 Participation: 79.58% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
5 September 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28862(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
LAB
 1/2 358 55.33% +69 Loser:
LC
 289 44.67% William Hunter

Service: 3 years 4 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 854 Votes: 393 Participation: 46.02% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 British Columbia
1 February 1907
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28908(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
39
SP
 2/3 119 30.28% -74 Winner:
LC
 193 49.11% William Hunter
Eligible: 12,660 Votes: 6,718 Participation: 53.06% Candidacies: 3
Federal
11		 British Columbia
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20785(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
40
SP
 3/3 1,337 20.20% -1,772 Winner:
CONS
 3,109 46.97% Arthur S. Goodeve
Eligible: 2,548 Votes: 1,830 Participation: 71.82% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 British Columbia
28 March 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28966(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
44
SP
 2/2 763 41.69% -304 Winner:
LC
 1,067 58.31% William R. Ross

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
William Davidson (British Columbia politician)		 05 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Aug 2023 10:14 (but data presented dynamically)

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