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♂ William J. Smith
aliasWilliam J. Smith
Record
57801 · 5841

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Newfoundland and Labrador 1 0 1
Total 1 1 2
Birth c. 1910 → 114 years ago
Lived ± 55 years
First mandate 19 November 1962 → 61 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age ± 52 years
Death 4 August 1965 → 58 years + 9 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

William J. Smith (c.1910–1965)
No image 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
Newfoundland and Labrador 2 8 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Herman M. Batten  m 
⊖ C. Maxwell Lane  m 
 		 ⊖ Edward Finn  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 24,971 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
25		 Newfoundland and Labrador
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24563(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±52
PC
 2/3 7,887 31.58% -4,884 Winner:
LIB
 12,771 51.14% Herman M. Batten
Eligible: 3,109 Votes: 2,280 Participation: 73.34% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Newfoundland and Labrador
19 November 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26189(F) — 27 Feb 2022 13:05 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±52
PC
 1/3 1,102 48.48% +173 Loser:
LIB
 929 40.87% C. Maxwell Lane
After his election:
4 Aug 1965 ±55
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 8 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,505 Votes: 2,346 Participation: 66.93% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Newfoundland and Labrador
8 September 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14619(F) — 23 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
±55		 Successor:
LIB
 1,511 64.68% Gerald H.N. Myrden

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
W J. Smith		 29 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Joseph Smith		 29 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Dec 2023 22:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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