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♂ William C. Scott
aliasWilliam Scott
Record
55766 · 159

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 8 1 9
Birth 6 October 1921 → 102 years + 6 months ago
Lived 76 years + 6 months
First mandate 8 November 1965 → 58 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 1 month
Death 17 April 1998 → 26 years ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 5 months after 24 October 1993
Special notes
None
 
William C. Scott (1921–1998)
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Laurie J. Scott (c. 1962–) Daughter  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 27 11 8

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 9  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Brenda K. Chamberlain  f 
⊖ Frank W. Maine  m 
 		 ⊕ Anna Di Carlo  f 
⊕ Alex C. Michalos  m 
 
Eligible: 29,024 Votes: 23,529 Participation: 81.07% Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25183(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
44
PC
 1/3 11,282 48.34% +2,454 Loser:
LIB
 8,828 37.82% Hugh D.P. Logan

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 26,516 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10031(F) — 17 Sep 2022 18:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/5 12,621 47.60% +2,358 Loser:
LIB
 10,263 38.70% David Logan

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,866 Votes: 31,987 Participation: 78.27% Candidacies: 3
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10286(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/3 18,450 57.68% +8,739 Loser:
LIB
 9,711 30.36% David R. Walling

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 44,758 Votes: 32,932 Participation: 73.58% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10550(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/3 17,570 53.54% +6,568 Loser:
LIB
 11,002 33.53% David R. Walling

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 60,771 Votes: 45,649 Participation: 75.12% Candidacies: 5
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4493(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
PC
 1/5 26,624 58.32% +14,620 Loser:
LIB
 12,004 26.30% David Logan

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 60,771 Votes: 42,096 Participation: 69.27% Candidacies: 4
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4211(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 1/4 20,308 48.41% +7,920 Loser:
LIB
 12,388 29.53% Ivan Rodd

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 66,950 Votes: 49,816 Participation: 74.41% Candidacies: 5
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3930(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
PC
 1/5 30,229 60.94% +20,197 Loser:
LIB
 10,032 20.22% Bruce Glass

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 47,568 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
34		 Ontario
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3635(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
PC
 1/6 22,270 46.82% +5,721 Loser:
LIB
 16,549 34.79% Bruce Glass

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 93,250 Votes: 62,663 Participation: 67.20% Candidacies: 12
Federal
35		 Ontario
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3275(F) — 6 Sep 2021 12:50 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
72
PC
 3/12 12,825 20.66% -11,534 Winner:
LIB
 24,359 39.24% Brenda K. Chamberlain

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William C. Scott, P.C., M.P.		 21 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. William C. Scott, C.P., député		 21 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
William C. Scott		 21 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
William C. Scott		 21 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Apr 2024 22:06 (but data presented dynamically)

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