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♂ William J.O. Henderson
aliasWilliam J.O. Henderson
Record
27038 · 6606

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 3 2 5
Birth 13 October 1916 → 107 years + 6 months ago
Lived 89 years + 7 months
First mandate 27 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 8 months
Death 15 May 2006 → 17 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 48 years + 1 month after 30 March 1958
Special notes
None
 
William J.O. Henderson (1916–2006)
© Photo 1953 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 8 9 0

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Benjamin G. Allmark  m 
⊖ Thomas A. Kidd  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Wilbert R. Aylesworth  m 
⊖ Harry A. Stewart  m 
 
Eligible: 23,555 Votes: 16,010 Participation: 67.97% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35044(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
31
LIB
 2/3 6,359 40.07% -1,008 Winner:
PC
 7,367 46.42% Harry A. Stewart
Eligible: 23,787 Votes: 18,877 Participation: 79.36% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23488(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
32
LIB
 1/3 10,045 53.83% +2,214 Loser:
PC
 7,831 41.96% Thomas A. Kidd

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,349 Votes: 27,474 Participation: 79.98% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23789(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 1/3 14,663 53.91% +2,857 Loser:
PC
 11,806 43.40% Wilbert R. Aylesworth

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 37,023 Votes: 29,082 Participation: 78.55% Candidacies: 3
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24069(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/3 14,728 51.25% +1,751 Loser:
PC
 12,977 45.16% Thomas A. Kidd

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,023 Votes: 32,738 Participation: 88.43% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24335(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
LIB
 2/3 14,862 45.40% -2,127 Winner:
PC
 16,989 51.89% Benjamin G. Allmark

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William James Henderson, M.P.		 11 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William James Henderson, député		 11 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Henderson (Canadian politician)		 11 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Feb 2024 23:23 (but data presented dynamically)

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