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♂ William E. O'Brien
aliasWilliam E. O'Brien
Record
46701 · 5965

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Birth 10 March 1831 → 193 years + 1 month ago
Lived 83 years + 9 months
First mandate 20 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 3 months
Death 22 December 1914 → 109 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 6 months after 22 June 1896
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 14 0 0

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Alexander P. Cockburn  m 
⊖ William B. McMurrich  m 
 		 ⊖ George M. McCormick  m 
⊖ John C. Miller  m 
 
Eligible: 2,986 Votes: 2,524 Participation: 84.53% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19076(F) — 21 Jan 2022 19:48 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
47
CONS
 2/2 1,196 48.72% -63 Winner:
LIB
 1,259 51.28% Alexander P. Cockburn
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,589 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19272(F) — 21 Jan 2022 21:52 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
CONS
 1/2 1,296 50.06% +3 Loser:
LIB
 1,293 49.94% John C. Miller

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,151 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19480(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
CONS
 1/2 1,595 50.62% +39 Loser:
LIB
 1,556 49.38% William B. McMurrich

Service: 4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,684 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19832(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
CONS
 1/2 1,916 52.01% +148 Loser:
LIB
 1,768 47.99% J.W. Fitzgerald

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,308 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20120(F) — 28 Nov 2021 19:33 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
65
MCC
 3/3 1,068 20.12% -1,181 Winner:
LC
 2,249 42.37% George M. McCormick

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Edward O'Brien, M.P.		 05 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Edward O'Brien, député		 05 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Edward O'Brien		 05 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Sep 2023 12:05 (but data presented dynamically)

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