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♂ William Walter Marshall
aliasBill Marshall
Record
39578 · 4436

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Newfoundland and Labrador 7 0 7
Birth 23 August 1935 → 88 years + 8 months ago
Lived 87 years + 10 months
First mandate 26 June 1970 → 53 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 10 months
Death 28 June 2023 → 10 months ago
Exit → Death 36 years + 7 months after 17 November 1986
Special notes
None
 
William Walter Marshall (1935–2023)
© Photo 2023 Carnell’s Funeral Home — Fair trade
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
Newfoundland and Labrador 16 4 16 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NL 34
PC
 1 ✓ Party leader 33–35 01 Jul 1969 — 30 Nov 1970 1 4 29

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Gene Long  m 
 		 ⊖ Hugh J. Shea  m 
 
Eligible: 5,217 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
34		 Newfoundland and Labrador
26 June 1970
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14765(F) — 27 Feb 2022 13:16 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
34
PC
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 1 year 4 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,896 Votes: 4,244 Participation: 86.68% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 Newfoundland and Labrador
28 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 PC  18 Jan 1972
ID: 14664(F) — 6 Jul 2023 09:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
PC
 1/2 2,936 69.81% +1,666 Loser:
LIB
 1,270 30.19% Brendan Kelly
After his election:
18 Jan 1972 36
LIB
 →
PC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 4 months 24 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 4,896 Votes: 3,517 Participation: 71.83% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
36		 Newfoundland and Labrador
24 March 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14706(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
PC
 1/2 2,712 77.51% +1,925 Loser:
LIB
 787 22.49% Brendan Kelly

Service: 3 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,671 Votes: 3,703 Participation: 65.30% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Newfoundland and Labrador
16 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14576(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
PC
 1/4 2,032 55.08% +1,311 Loser:
LIBR
 721 19.54% David P. Gulliver

Service: 3 years 9 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,695 Votes: 3,000 Participation: 63.90% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
38		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14524(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
PC
 1/3 2,111 70.74% +1,591 Loser:
LIB
 520 17.43% Jaime M. Wyatt

Service: 2 years 9 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,695 Votes: 2,962 Participation: 63.09% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
39		 Newfoundland and Labrador
6 April 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14472(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/3 2,021 68.53% +1,475 Loser:
NDP
 546 18.51% Nancy Riche

Service: 2 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,524 Votes: 5,477 Participation: 72.79% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
40		 Newfoundland and Labrador
2 April 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14420(F) — 27 Feb 2022 16:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PC
 1/3 2,738 50.17% +757 Loser:
NDP
 1,981 36.30% Gene Long
After his election:
17 Nov 1986 51
PC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 7 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,524 Votes: 4,066 Participation: 54.04% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
40		 Newfoundland and Labrador
9 December 1986
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14753(F) — 17 Nov 2022 21:52 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51		 Successor:
NDP
 1,693 41.78% Gene Long

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
William Marshall (Canadian politician)		 14 Apr 2024

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