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♂ William Elliott
aliasWilliam Elliott
Record
18498 · 5919

Irish-Canadian    Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 21 April 1837 → 187 years ago
Lived 50 years + 10 months
First mandate 17 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 4 months
Death 2 March 1888 → 136 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 8 months 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

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Robert Smith  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 3,332 Votes: 2,584 Participation: 77.55% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18801(F) — 20 Jan 2022 23:03 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
36
CONS
 2/2 1,285 49.73% -14 Winner:
LIB
 1,299 50.27% Robert Smith
Eligible: 3,747 Votes: 2,778 Participation: 74.14% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19087(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
CONS
 1/2 1,414 51.62% +89 Loser:
LIB
 1,325 48.38% Robert Smith

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,817 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19283(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
LIB
 1,430 50.76% James Fleming

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Elliott, M.P.		 03 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Elliott, député		 03 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Elliott (Peel MP)		 03 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
William Elliott (homme politique canadien)		 03 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Aug 2023 23:57 (but data presented dynamically)

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