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♂ William L. Houck
aliasWilliam L. Houck
Record
28274 · 6609

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 78%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Ontario 4 2 6
Total 7 2 9
Birth 10 May 1893 → 130 years + 11 months ago
Lived 66 years + 11 months
First mandate 19 June 1934 → 89 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 1 month
Death 5 May 1960 → 63 years + 11 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 6 8 23
Ontario 14 2 26 Z
TOTAL 20 11 19

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 11  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Carl D. Hanniwell  m 
⊖ Cyril A.G. Overall  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Arthur C. Jolley  m 
⊖ William G. Willson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 23,691 Votes: 17,304 Participation: 73.04% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34678(F) — 28 Dec 2022 07:48 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
LIB
 1/3 9,096 53.12% +3,982 Loser:
LC
 5,114 29.86% William G. Willson

Service: 3 years 3 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,048 Votes: 17,241 Participation: 68.83% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34773(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/4 10,225 60.39% +5,085 Loser:
LC
 5,140 30.36% William G. Willson

Service: 5 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 27,056 Votes: 16,583 Participation: 61.29% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34872(F) — 23 Dec 2022 13:14 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
LIB
 2/3 5,057 30.78% -2,462 Winner:
CCF
 7,519 45.76% Cyril A.G. Overall
Eligible: 30,541 Votes: 21,292 Participation: 69.72% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34963(F) — 23 Dec 2022 18:56 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
52
LIB
 2/4 6,822 32.47% -192 Winner:
PC
 7,014 33.39% Carl D. Hanniwell
Eligible: 30,671 Votes: 20,839 Participation: 67.94% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35054(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
55
LIB
 1/3 8,253 40.07% +491 Loser:
CCF
 7,762 37.69% Gordon Bates

Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 34,361 Votes: 21,155 Participation: 61.57% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35147(F) — 24 Dec 2022 00:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/3 10,209 48.79% +3,263 Loser:
PC
 6,946 33.20% Arthur C. Jolley
After his election:
22 Jul 1953 60
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 8 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,927 Votes: 22,729 Participation: 58.39% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23786(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
60
LIB
 1/4 13,400 59.73% +7,136 Loser:
PC
 6,264 27.92% Winnifred M. Stokes

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
24		 Ontario
26 October 1953
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35191(F) — 26 Feb 2022 09:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
PC
 Acclam. Arthur C. Jolley
Eligible: 39,652 Votes: 23,800 Participation: 60.02% Candidacies: 2
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24078(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LIB
 1/2 12,706 53.95% +1,861 Loser:
PC
 10,845 46.05% Robert H. Hamilton

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 39,652 Votes: 30,644 Participation: 77.28% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24344(F) — 28 Jan 2022 15:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LIB
 1/3 14,025 45.77% +521 Loser:
PC
 13,504 44.07% Robert H. Hamilton
After his election:
5 May 1960 66
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 1 month 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 39,652 Votes: 28,440 Participation: 71.72% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 October 1960
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24490(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
66		 Successor:
LIB
 13,504 47.48% Julia (Judy) V. LaMarsh

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Limburg Houck		 15 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Limburg Houck		 15 Aug 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Limburg Houck		 15 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Limburg Houck		 15 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Houck		 15 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
William Houck (homme politique)		 15 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 Aug 2023 20:24 (but data presented dynamically)

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