Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today
Base → People → Search & Find → Full profile → William J. Croke

♂ William J. Croke
aliasWilliam J. Croke
Record
13486 · 4915

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Birth c. 1840 → 184 years ago
Lived ± 29 years
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age ± 27 years
Death 11 March 1869 → 155 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

William J. Croke (c.1840–1869)
No photo available
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 1 7 3

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 1,232 Votes: 824 Participation: 66.88% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Nova Scotia
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17613(F) — 19 Jan 2022 08:07 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
±27
ANTI
 1/2 545 66.14% +266 Loser:
IND
 279 33.86% ? Donovan
After his election:
30 Jan 1869 ±29
ANTI
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
11 Mar 1869 ±29
IND
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 7 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,232 Votes: 893 Participation: 72.48% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1869
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18435(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
±29		 Successor:
CONS
 560 62.71% Isaac LeVesconte

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Joseph Croke, M.P.		 24 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Joseph Croke, député		 24 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Joseph Croke		 24 Dec 2023

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Dec 2023 07:03 (but data presented dynamically)

© 2019-2024 :: PoliCan.ca
Given that electoral results are by their very nature public information, such data that can be found in PoliCan are considered to be in the public domain. However, unless indicated otherwise, all other elements — the concept of consolidating these data into a single format, the detailed research on each election, legislature and candidate, the organization and searchability of the data, the programming allowing the entry and maintenance of the data, as well as the analyses and explanatory articles found in this website — are the intellectual property of Maurice Y. Michaud.