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♂ William Evan Price
aliasWilliam Evan Price
Record
50768 · 5177

Protestant   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Québec 2 0 2
Total 3 0 3
Birth 17 November 1827 → 196 years + 5 months ago
Lived 52 years + 6 months
First mandate 20 July 1872 → 151 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 8 months
Death 12 June 1880 → 143 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 3 months + 30 days after 13 February 1880
Special notes
None
 
William Evan Price (1827–1880)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ William Price (1867–1924) Nephew  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 1 6 2
Québec 4 7 7 Z
TOTAL 6 1 9

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Jean-Alfred Gagné  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,842 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Québec
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18606(F) — 25 Jun 2023 21:07 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
44
LC
 1/2 955 51.85% +68 Loser:
CONS
 887 48.15% Jean-Alfred Gagné
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 45
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,493 Votes: 1,888 Participation: 75.73% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Québec
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18842(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
CONS
 1,145 60.65% Marie-Honorius-Ernest Cimon
Eligible: 2,810 Votes: 2,016 Participation: 71.74% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Québec
7 July 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 QLP  8 Mar 1878
ID: 14959(F) — 20 Jul 2023 11:09 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
CONS
 1/2 1,279 63.95% +558 Loser:
QLP
 721 36.05% Jean Guay
After his election:
8 Mar 1878 50
CONS
 →
QLP
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,104 Votes: 2,507 Participation: 80.77% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Québec
1 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
 CONS  29 Oct 1879
ID: 15024(F) — 13 Jul 2023 15:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
ICON
 1/2 1,277 51.93% +95 Loser:
QLP
 1,182 48.07% Jean-Alfred Gagné
After his election:
2 May 1878 50
ICON
 →
ICON
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
29 Oct 1879 51
QLP
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
29 Oct 1879 51
ICON
 →
ICON
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
13 Feb 1880 52
ICON
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 1 year 9 months 12 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,104 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 Québec
27 March 1880
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17033(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Élisée Beaudet

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Evan Price, M.P.		 15 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Evan Price, député		 15 Mar 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
William Evan Price		 15 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Evan Price		 15 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
William Evan Price		 15 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 Mar 2024 21:38 (but data presented dynamically)

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