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♂ William McGregor
aliasWilliam McGregor
Record
41395 · 5221

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 2 6
Birth 24 June 1836 → 187 years + 10 months ago
Lived 66 years + 10 months
First mandate 22 January 1874 → 150 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 6 months
Death 14 May 1903 → 120 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 2 years + 6 months after 6 November 1900
Special notes
None
 
William McGregor (1836–1903) 200x231
© 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 14 1 29

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ John O'Connor  m 
⊖ Lewis Wigle  m 
 		 ⊖ James C. Patterson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 5,695 Votes: 4,271 Participation: 75.00% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18760(F) — 20 Jan 2022 22:35 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
LIB
 1/2 2,508 58.72% +745 Loser:
CONS
 1,763 41.28% John O'Connor
After his election:
26 Aug 1874 38
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 7 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,513 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 October 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18909(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/2 1,763 70.16% +1,013 Loser:
IND
 750 29.84% Jeremiah O'Connor

Service: 3 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,825 Votes: 5,032 Participation: 64.31% Candidacies: 3
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19046(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
42
LIB
 2/3 2,318 46.91% -278 Winner:
CONS
 2,596 52.54% James C. Patterson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,890 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19383(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 2/2 1,415 48.96% -60 Winner:
CONS
 1,475 51.04% Lewis Wigle
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,935 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19799(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 2,892 58.60% +849 Loser:
CONS
 2,043 41.40% James C. Patterson

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,224 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20087(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/4 2,511 48.07% +473 Loser:
CONS
 2,038 39.01% Daniel B. Odette

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,432 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20341(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
LIB
 3,046 56.08% Robert F. Sutherland

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William McGregor, M.P.		 13 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William McGregor, député		 13 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
William McGregor (politician)		 13 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 13 Nov 2023 12:17 (but data presented dynamically)

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