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♂ William H. Wightman
aliasWilliam H. Wightman
Record
65210 · 1402

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 23 April 1929 → 95 years ago
Lived 87 years + 10 months
First mandate 22 May 1979 → 44 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 50 years
Death 28 February 2017 → 7 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 37 years + 11 days after 17 February 1980
Special notes
None
 
William H. Wightman (1929–2017) 200x300
© Photo — 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 0 8 27

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
3 documented challengers
⊖ John Paul L. Harney  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ David B. Weatherhead  m 
 		 ⊖ Alan G. Martin  m 
 
Eligible: 54,068 Votes: 43,298 Participation: 80.08% Candidacies: 6
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4480(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
PC
 1/6 15,697 36.43% +2,174 Loser:
LIB
 13,523 31.39% Alan G. Martin

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 56,177 Votes: 40,974 Participation: 72.94% Candidacies: 6
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4198(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
PC
 3/6 12,744 31.26% -1,572 Winner:
LIB
 14,316 35.12% David B. Weatherhead

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Hannum Wightman		 12 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Hannum Wightman		 12 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Wightman (Canadian politician)		 12 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 12 Dec 2023 08:10 (but data presented dynamically)

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