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♂ William W. Lynch
aliasWilliam W. Lynch
Record
37235 · 6096

Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 6 0 6
Birth 30 September 1845 → 178 years + 6 months ago
Lived 71 years + 1 month
First mandate 15 July 1871 → 152 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 25 years + 9 months
Death 23 November 1916 → 107 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 4 months after 5 July 1889
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
Québec 17 10 27 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Sydney A. Fisher  m 
 
 
Eligible: 1,945 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Québec
15 July 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14889(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
25
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,292 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 Québec
7 July 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 QLP  8 Mar 1878
ID: 14954(F) — 20 Jul 2023 10:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
29
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
8 Mar 1878 32
CONS
 →
QLP
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,099 Votes: 1,888 Participation: 60.92% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Québec
1 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
 CONS  29 Oct 1879
ID: 15019(F) — 20 Jul 2023 17:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
CONS
 1/2 1,060 56.50% +244 Loser:
QLP
 816 43.50% R.F. Hamilton
After his election:
29 Oct 1879 34
QLP
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of government)
31 Oct 1879 34
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 5 months 30 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 3,099 Votes: 484 Participation: 15.62% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Québec
20 November 1879
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17028(F) — 14 Oct 2022 17:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
CONS
 1/2 408 84.30% +332 Loser:
QLP
 76 15.70% Sydney A. Fisher

Service: 2 years 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,305 Votes: 2,217 Participation: 67.08% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Québec
2 December 1881
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15084(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
CONS
 1/2 1,097 50.37% +16 Loser:
QLP
 1,081 49.63% William Warne

Service: 4 years 10 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,349 Votes: 2,517 Participation: 75.16% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Québec
14 October 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 QLP  27 Jan 1887
ID: 15149(F) — 21 Jul 2023 13:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
CONS
 1/2 1,391 55.98% +297 Loser:
QLP
 1,094 44.02% William Warne
After his election:
27 Jan 1887 41
CONS
 →
QLP
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
5 Jul 1889 43
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 8 months 21 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,349 Votes: 2,374 Participation: 70.89% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Québec
28 November 1889
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 26257(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44		 Successor:
CONS
 1,245 52.44% Rufus N. England

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Lynch, William Warren		 25 Aug 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Lynch, William Warren		 25 Aug 2023
FR Quebec National Assembly
William Warren Lynch		 25 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Warren Lynch		 25 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Aug 2023 22:28 (but data presented dynamically)

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