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♂ William R. Kent
aliasWilliam R. Kent
Record
31480 · 5775

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Birth 16 December 1905 → 118 years + 4 months ago
Lived 58 years
First mandate 27 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 6 months
Death 1 January 1964 → 60 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 4 months after 9 August 1953
Special notes
None
 
William R. Kent (1905–1964) 200x291
© Photo 1949 House of Commons (Canada) — 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 4 1 12

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 23,683 Votes: 13,461 Participation: 56.84% Candidacies: 2
Federal
21		 Newfoundland and Labrador
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23629(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 11,930 89.16% +10,479 Loser:
PC
 1,451 10.84% Clayton C. Loughlin

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 27,357 Votes: 16,297 Participation: 59.57% Candidacies: 2
Federal
22		 Newfoundland and Labrador
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23737(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
LIB
 12,526 77.62% Herman M. Batten

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Richard Kent, Q.C., M.P.		 29 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Richard Kent, c.r., député		 29 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Richard Kent		 29 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Dec 2023 20:54 (but data presented dynamically)

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