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♂ William H. Ray
aliasWilliam H. Ray
Record
51688 · 4864

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 2 6
Birth 25 May 1825 → 198 years + 11 months ago
Lived 83 years + 11 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 2 months
Death 7 May 1909 → 114 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 2 months after 21 February 1887
Special notes
None
 
William H. Ray (1825–1909)
© Photo — Public domain
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
Canada 15 9 10

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Avard Longley  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John B. Mills  m 
 
Eligible: 2,728 Votes: 2,187 Participation: 80.17% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Nova Scotia
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17599(F) — 19 Jan 2022 07:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
ANTI
 1/2 1,171 53.54% +155 Loser:
CONS
 1,016 46.46% Avard Longley
After his election:
30 Jan 1869 43
ANTI
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,371 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
24		 Nova Scotia
18 September 1867
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  ANTI  Majority
ID: 17477(F) — 20 Oct 2023 07:48 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
42		 Successor:
ANTI
 1,163 53.20% David C. Landers
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,148 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Nova Scotia
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18494(F) — 25 Jun 2023 13:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 1,129 52.56% +110 Loser:
CONS
 1,019 47.44% Avard Longley
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 48
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 2,889 Votes: 1,098 Participation: 38.01% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Nova Scotia
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18726(F) — 20 Jan 2022 21:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 878 79.96% +658 Loser:
CONS
 220 20.04% T.W. Chesley

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,078 Votes: 2,637 Participation: 85.67% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Nova Scotia
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19012(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
LIB
 2/2 1,298 49.94% -3 Winner:
CONS
 1,301 50.06% Avard Longley
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,798 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Nova Scotia
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19208(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
57
LIB
 1/2 1,430 51.11% +62 Loser:
IND
 1,368 48.89% R.E. Fitzrandolph

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,488 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Nova Scotia
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19412(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
LIB
 2/2 1,730 49.60% -28 Winner:
CONS
 1,758 50.40% John B. Mills

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Hallett Ray, M.P.		 10 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Hallett Ray, député		 10 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Hallett Ray		 10 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 10 Mar 2024 16:57 (but data presented dynamically)

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