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♂ William Fitzsimmons
aliasWilliam Fitzsimmons
Record
19991 · 5903

Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Ontario 2 1 3
Total 3 1 4
Birth 4 March 1819 → 205 years + 1 month ago
Lived 75 years + 4 months
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 5 months
Death 13 July 1894 → 129 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 24 days after 19 June 1882
Special notes
None
 

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 3 9 1
Ontario 7 4 13 Z
TOTAL 11 1 14

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Jacob D. Buell  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Christopher F. Fraser  m 
 		 ⊖ Wilmot H. Cole  m 
 
Eligible: 1,637 Votes: 1,234 Participation: 75.38% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32606(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
LC
 1/2 630 51.05% +26 Loser:
LIB
 604 48.95% Christopher F. Fraser

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,859 Votes: 1,233 Participation: 66.33% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32689(F) — 22 Jul 2023 14:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LC
 1/2 620 50.28% +7 Loser:
LIB
 613 49.72% Jacob D. Buell
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 52
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 9 months 27 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,393 Votes: 2,421 Participation: 71.35% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32768(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
LC
 2/2 1,174 48.49% -73 Winner:
LIB
 1,247 51.51% Wilmot H. Cole
Eligible: 2,970 Votes: 1,987 Participation: 66.90% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19035(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
59
CONS
 1/2 1,033 53.27% +127 Loser:
LIB
 906 46.73% Jacob D. Buell

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,549 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19231(F) — 28 Nov 2021 15:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
LC
 1,277 50.10% John F. Wood

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Fitzsimmons		 06 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Fitzsimmons		 06 Aug 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Fitzsimmons, M.P.		 06 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Fitzsimmons, député		 06 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Fitzsimmons (Canadian politician)		 06 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Aug 2023 18:10 (but data presented dynamically)

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