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♂ William C. Graham
Record
24073 · 1552

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ∑ ✓ ✗
Canada 7 5 2
Birth 17 March 1939 → 84 years + 8 months ago
Lived 83 years + 4 months
First mandate 25 October 1993 → 30 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 54 years + 7 months
Death 8 August 2022 → 1 year + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 1 month after 2 July 2007
Special notes
No
 
Family link with other documented individuals
None
 
William Carvel Graham (1939–2022)
© Photo 2007 Rod Brito — licensed under CC BY 2.0

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 13 8 2

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 37
LIB
 1 Minister 62–65 15 Jan 2002 — 19 Jul 2004 2 6 4
2. CA 38
LIB
 1 Minister 65–66 20 Jul 2004 — 05 Feb 2006 1 6 16
3. CA 39
LIB
 1 ✓ Opposition Leader 66–67 06 Feb 2006 — 01 Dec 2006 0 9 25
4. CA 39
LIB
 1 Party leader 67 19 Mar 2006 — 01 Dec 2006 0 8 12
 1. Foreign Affairs [Foreign Affairs and International Trade]
 2. National Defence

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
11 documented challengers
⊕ David Z. Berlin  m 
⊕ Frank De Jong  m 
⊕ James R.M. Harris  m 
⊖ Douglas J. Henning  m 
⊕ David S.H. MacDonald  m  (3 runoffs)
⊕ Elizabeth (Liz) White  f 
 		 ⊕ David E. Crombie  m 
⊕ Daniel Goldstick  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Paul T. Hellyer  m 
⊖ John G. (Jack) Layton  m 
⊕ Steve Rutchinski  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 60,446 Votes: 44,314 Participation: 73.31% Candidacies: 7
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3911(F) — 30 Jan 2022 14:58 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 2/7 11,488 26.13% -11,723 Winner:
PC
 23,211 52.80% David E. Crombie
Eligible: inc. Votes: 54,893 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 9
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3616(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 2/9 22,624 41.21% -80 Winner:
PC
 22,704 41.36% David S.H. MacDonald
Eligible: 90,630 Votes: 55,928 Participation: 61.71% Candidacies: 10
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3340(F) — 22 Mar 2022 21:15 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
54
LIB
 1/10 27,707 49.98% +15,689 Loser:
PC
 12,018 21.68% David S.H. MacDonald

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 70,234 Votes: 47,065 Participation: 67.01% Candidacies: 9
Federal
36		 Ontario
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3039(F) — 6 Sep 2021 14:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/9 22,945 49.19% +13,348 Loser:
NDP
 9,597 20.58% David S.H. MacDonald

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 83,243 Votes: 47,605 Participation: 57.19% Candidacies: 9
Federal
37		 Ontario
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2740(F) — 28 Nov 2022 05:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/9 26,203 55.33% +18,054 Loser:
PC
 8,149 17.21% Randall Pearce

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 85,165 Votes: 53,905 Participation: 63.29% Candidacies: 8
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1156(F) — 28 Nov 2022 05:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LIB
 1/8 30,336 56.53% +17,589 Loser:
NDP
 12,747 23.75% Michael Shapcott

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 89,230 Votes: 59,364 Participation: 66.53% Candidacies: 8
Federal
39		 Ontario
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 847(F) — 1 Feb 2022 22:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIB
 1/8 30,874 52.23% +16,838 Loser:
NDP
 14,036 23.74% Michael Shapcott
After his election:
2 Jul 2007 68
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 1 year 5 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 85,962 Votes: 23,953 Participation: 27.86% Candidacies: 6
Federal
39		 Ontario
17 March 2008
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 10814(F) — 29 Nov 2022 17:31 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
69		 Successor:
LIB
 14,187 59.47% Robert K. Rae

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Bill Graham, P.C., Q.C., M.P.		 14 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Bill Graham, C.P., c.r., député		 14 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Bill Graham (Canadian politician)		 14 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Bill Graham		 14 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Nov 2023 07:58 (but data presented dynamically)

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