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♂ William R. (Toby) Sexsmith
aliasWilliam R. (Toby) Sexsmith
Record
56078 · 14484

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 3 0 3
Birth 23 August 1885 → 138 years + 8 months ago
Lived 58 years
First mandate 27 November 1933 → 90 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 3 months
Death 23 August 1943 → 80 years + 8 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 9 8 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Edward A. Gilroy  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 3,453 Votes: 2,882 Participation: 83.46% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Manitoba
27 November 1933
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37382(F) — 7 Oct 2023 22:10 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
CONS
 1/3 1,261 43.75% +237 Loser:
IND
 1,024 35.53% Edward A. Gilroy

Service: 2 years 7 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,787 Votes: 3,057 Participation: 80.72% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Manitoba
27 July 1936
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Minority
ID: 37417(F) — 7 Oct 2023 22:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CONS
 1/2 1,727 57.45% +448 Loser:
LIBP
 1,279 42.55% Edward A. Gilroy
After his election:
17 Nov 1940 55
CONS
 →
CONS
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 4 years 8 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,728 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
21		 Manitoba
22 April 1941
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  COAL  Majority
ID: 37463(F) — 29 Dec 2022 17:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
23 Aug 1943 58
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 4 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,728 Votes: 2,819 Participation: 75.62% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Manitoba
18 November 1943
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIBP  Majority
ID: 37482(F) — 14 Sep 2022 20:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
58		 Successor:
CONS
 1,762 62.50% Charles E. Greenlay

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Sexsmith, William Raymond		 23 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Sexsmith, William Raymond		 23 Aug 2023
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
William Raymond "Toby" Sexsmith (1885-1943)		 23 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Toby Sexsmith		 23 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Aug 2023 19:17 (but data presented dynamically)

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