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♂ William Sawyer
aliasWilliam Sawyer
Record
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Methodist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 4 0 4
Birth 25 November 1815 → 208 years + 5 months ago
Lived 88 years + 1 month
First mandate 15 July 1871 → 152 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 7 months
Death 11 January 1904 → 120 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 2 months after 13 October 1886
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 15 2 26 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ James Ross  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,712 Votes: 1,159 Participation: 42.74% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Québec
15 July 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14895(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
55
CONS
 1/2 728 62.81% +297 Loser:
CONS
 431 37.19% James Ross

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,277 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: 14960(F) — 20 Jul 2023 11:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
8 Mar 1878 62
CONS
 →
QLP
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,860 Votes: 2,373 Participation: 61.48% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Québec
1 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
 CONS  29 Oct 1879
ID: 15025(F) — 20 Jul 2023 17:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
CONS
 1/2 1,398 59.67% +453 Loser:
QLP
 945 40.33% James Doak
After his election:
29 Oct 1879 63
QLP
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 4,151 Votes: 2,352 Participation: 56.66% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Québec
2 December 1881
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15090(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
CONS
 1/2 1,418 61.07% +514 Loser:
QLP
 904 38.93% Alnéas McMaster

Service: 4 years 10 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,682 Votes: 3,053 Participation: 65.21% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Québec
14 October 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 15155(F) — 21 Jul 2023 15:17 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
70		 Successor:
CONS
 1,817 60.29% John McIntosh

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
William Sawyer		 22 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Sawyer (politician)		 22 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Oct 2023 10:54 (but data presented dynamically)

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