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♂ William Smith
aliasWilliam Smith
Record
57808 · 6082

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 44%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 5 9
Birth 16 November 1847 → 176 years + 5 months ago
Lived 83 years + 2 months
First mandate 22 February 1887 → 137 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 3 months
Death 22 January 1931 → 93 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 1 month after 5 December 1921
Special notes
None
 
William Smith (1847–1931)
© Photo 1918 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
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 18 6 24

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 9  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Leonard Burnett  m 
⊖ James I. Davidson  m 
⊖ Francis W. Glen  m 
⊖ William E.N. Sinclair  m 
 		 ⊖ Lawson O. Clifford  m 
⊖ Frederick L. Fowke  m 
⊖ William Ross  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,286 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19279(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
34
CONS
 2/2 1,618 49.24% -50 Winner:
LIB
 1,668 50.76% Francis W. Glen
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,049 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19486(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
CONS
 1/2 2,118 52.31% +187 Loser:
LIB
 1,931 47.69% Francis Rae

Service: 4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,051 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19838(F) — 22 Jan 2022 14:37 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
CONS
 2/2 2,009 49.59% -33 Winner:
LIB
 2,042 50.41% James I. Davidson
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 Ontario
20 February 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19964(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
44
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 4 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,186 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20126(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
CONS
 2/2 2,021 48.28% -144 Winner:
LIB
 2,165 51.72% Leonard Burnett
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,846 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20380(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
52
CONS
 2/2 1,876 48.78% -94 Winner:
LIB
 1,970 51.22% William Ross
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,464 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21119(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
63
CONS
 1/2 2,917 53.39% +370 Loser:
LIB
 2,547 46.61% Frederick L. Fowke

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,887 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21377(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
UNIO
 1/2 5,205 65.99% +2,523 Loser:
LL
 2,682 34.01% William E.N. Sinclair

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,127 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21632(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
74
NLCP
 2/3 4,923 37.50% -179 Winner:
LIB
 5,102 38.87% Lawson O. Clifford

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William Smith, P.C., M.P.		 20 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. William Smith, C.P., député		 20 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Smith (Canadian politician)		 20 Feb 2024

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