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♂ William F. Roome
aliasWilliam F. Roome
Record
53674 · 6006

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Birth 21 November 1841 → 182 years + 5 months ago
Lived 79 years + 9 months
First mandate 22 February 1887 → 137 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 3 months
Death 1 September 1921 → 102 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 2 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 9 2 29

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ William R. Brock  m 
⊖ Donald M. Cameron  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William S. Calvert  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,510 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
14 December 1883
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19654(F) — 21 Jan 2022 21:49 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
42
CONS
 2/2 1,739 49.54% -32 Winner:
LIB
 1,771 50.46% Donald M. Cameron
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,115 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19478(F) — 22 Jan 2022 09:40 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
CONS
 1/2 2,110 51.28% +105 Loser:
LIB
 2,005 48.72% Donald M. Cameron
After his election:
10 Feb 1888 46
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 11 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,768 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
10 March 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19701(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
CONS
 1/2 1,940 51.49% +112 Loser:
IND
 1,828 48.51% ? Elliott

Service: 2 years 11 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,758 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19830(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CONS
 1/3 1,529 40.69% +410 Loser:
LIB
 1,119 29.78% Hector McFarlane

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,207 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20118(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
CONS
 2/2 1,933 45.95% -341 Winner:
LIB
 2,274 54.05% William S. Calvert

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Frederick Roome, M.P.		 01 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Frederick Roome, député		 01 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Frederick Roome		 01 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Sep 2023 14:29 (but data presented dynamically)

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