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♂ William H. Clarke
aliasWilliam H. Clarke
Record
11426 · 295

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 4 8
British Columbia 0 2 2
Total 4 6 10
Birth 5 July 1933
Age 90 years + 9 months
First mandate 30 October 1972 → 51 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 3 months
 
Mandate ended 39 years + 7 months ago (3 September 1984)
Special notes
None
 
William H. Clarke (1933– )
© Photo 1980 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Despite holding his seat since 1972, Clarke is one of the rare Pro­gres­sive Con­ser­va­tives who did not win in that party's landslide victory in 1984. Many doubted that he would succeed, but the then-leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, John Turner, managed to put an end to Clarke's political career. Five unsuccessful re-election bids followed — three for his federal seat and two for a seat in the British Columbia legislature — his last one when he was 79 years old.
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 11 10 1

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 10  
10 documented challengers
⊖ Jim Bohlen  m 
⊕ Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay  f 
⊕ Maurine Karagianis  f 
⊖ Stephen D. Owen  m 
⊖ John N. Turner  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Grant Deachman  m 
⊕ Arnie Hamilton  m 
⊕ Blair T. Longley  m 
⊖ J. Ernest Pascoe  m 
⊕ Andrew F. Wilkinson  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 39,891 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 Saskatchewan
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25281(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
32
LIB
 3/4 10,332 25.90% -7,755 Winner:
PC
 18,087 45.34% J. Ernest Pascoe
Eligible: 51,621 Votes: 41,737 Participation: 80.85% Candidacies: 5
Federal
29		 British Columbia
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10167(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
PC
 1/5 17,767 42.57% +2,766 Loser:
LIB
 15,001 35.94% Grant Deachman

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 51,621 Votes: 39,144 Participation: 75.83% Candidacies: 6
Federal
30		 British Columbia
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10431(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
PC
 1/6 18,892 48.26% +3,434 Loser:
LIB
 15,458 39.49% Frank Low-Beer

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 62,709 Votes: 43,599 Participation: 69.53% Candidacies: 6
Federal
31		 British Columbia
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4365(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PC
 1/6 19,869 45.57% +7,049 Loser:
LIB
 12,820 29.40% Paul E. Manning

Service: 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 62,709 Votes: 45,672 Participation: 72.83% Candidacies: 8
Federal
32		 British Columbia
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4083(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/8 20,993 46.09% +7,006 Loser:
LIB
 13,987 30.71% Peter H. Pearse

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 58,392 Votes: 49,824 Participation: 85.33% Candidacies: 11
Federal
33		 British Columbia
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3797(F) — 10 Jan 2022 19:34 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
PC
 2/11 18,581 37.46% -3,213 Winner:
LIB
 21,794 43.94% John N. Turner
Eligible: inc. Votes: 54,654 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 12
Federal
34		 British Columbia
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3502(F) — 30 Jan 2022 16:07 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
55
PC
 2/12 16,664 30.49% -7,357 Winner:
LIB
 24,021 43.95% John N. Turner
Eligible: 78,664 Votes: 49,826 Participation: 63.34% Candidacies: 8
Federal
37		 British Columbia
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2597(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
67
PC
 3/8 4,112 8.28% -18,141 Winner:
LIB
 22,253 44.84% Stephen D. Owen
Eligible: 30,114 Votes: 20,927 Participation: 69.49% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
37		 British Columbia
16 May 2001
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8027(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
67
CONS
 5/9 322 1.55% -9,222 Winner:
LIB
 9,544 45.79% Arnie Hamilton
Eligible: 38,095 Votes: 22,647 Participation: 59.45% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
40		 British Columbia
14 May 2013
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 8330(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:23 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
79
IND
 4/4 671 2.98% -13,825 Winner:
LIB
 14,496 64.32% Andrew F. Wilkinson

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Hillary (Bill) Clarke, M.P.		 11 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Hillary (Bill) Clarke, député		 11 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bill Clarke (politician)		 11 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Feb 2024 18:12 (but data presented dynamically)

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