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♂ William D. Gilmour
aliasWilliam D. Gilmour
Record
23119 · 661

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Birth 29 December 1942
Age 81 years + 3 months
First mandate 25 October 1993 → 30 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 9 months
 
Mandate ended 23 years + 5 months ago (26 November 2000)
Special notes
None
 
William D. Gilmour (1942– )
© Photo 1997 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 7 1 0

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Robert E. Skelly  m 
 
 
Eligible: 80,233 Votes: 56,802 Participation: 70.80% Candidacies: 9
Federal
35		 British Columbia
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3201(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
REF
 1/9 25,000 44.17% +13,466 Loser:
LIB
 11,534 20.38% Lonnie W. Hindle

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 75,168 Votes: 50,459 Participation: 67.13% Candidacies: 6
Federal
36		 British Columbia
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2882(F) — 30 Jun 2023 23:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
REF
 1/6 25,069 49.86% +13,907 Loser:
NDP
 11,162 22.20% Bill Holdom
After his election:
27 Mar 2000 57
REF
 →
CA
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 81,188 Votes: 52,721 Participation: 64.94% Candidacies: 7
Federal
37		 British Columbia
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2578(F) — 30 Jun 2023 16:37 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
CA
 26,516 50.45% James D. Lunney

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. William (Bill) Douglas Gilmour, M.P.		 11 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur William (Bill) Douglas Gilmour, député		 11 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bill Gilmour (politician)		 11 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Feb 2024 19:01 (but data presented dynamically)

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