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♂ William H. Clapperton
aliasWilliam H. Clapperton
Record
11202 · 4794

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Québec 2 1 3
Total 2 2 4
Birth 27 January 1839 → 185 years + 3 months ago
Lived 83 years + 4 months
First mandate 22 December 1897 → 126 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 58 years + 10 months
Death 31 May 1922 → 101 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 6 months after 24 November 1904
Special notes
None
 

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
Québec 6 11 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ John H. Kelly  m 
⊖ Théodore Robitaille  m 
 		 ⊖ Charles Langelier  m 
 
Eligible: 2,951 Votes: 1,865 Participation: 63.20% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Québec
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19125(F) — 21 Jan 2022 20:12 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
39
LIB
 2/2 825 44.86% -189 Winner:
CONS
 1,014 55.14% Théodore Robitaille
Eligible: 3,995 Votes: 2,598 Participation: 65.03% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Québec
22 December 1897
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 17473(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
58
QLP
 1/2 1,516 58.35% +434 Loser:
QLP
 1,082 41.65% Charles Langelier

Service: 2 years 11 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,632 Votes: 2,657 Participation: 57.36% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Québec
7 December 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15435(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
QLP
 1/2 1,432 54.20% +222 Loser:
CONS
 1,210 45.80% Simon Poirier

Service: 3 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,629 Votes: 3,126 Participation: 67.53% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Québec
25 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15509(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
65
QLP
 2/2 820 26.39% -1,467 Winner:
QLP
 2,287 73.61% John H. Kelly

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
William Henry Clapperton		 21 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
William Henry Clapperton		 21 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Henry Clapperton		 21 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Sep 2023 23:36 (but data presented dynamically)

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