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♂ William Moore Benidickson
aliasWilliam Benidickson
Record
4042 · 6644

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 0 7
Birth 8 April 1911 → 113 years ago
Lived 73 years + 8 months
First mandate 11 June 1945 → 78 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 2 months
Death 4 January 1985 → 39 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 5 months after 7 July 1965
Special notes
None
 
William Moore Benidickson (1911–1985)
© Photo 1953 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ James A. Richardson (1922–2004) Brother-in-law  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Ontario (1965–1985) Died in office
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 20 0 20

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 26
LIB
 1 Minister 52–54 22 Apr 1963 — 06 Jul 1965 2 2 14
 1. Mines and Technical Surveys

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Paul E. McRae  m 
 		 ⊖ John A. (Pete) Robertson  m 
 
Eligible: 23,095 Votes: 18,036 Participation: 78.09% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23225(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
LIB
 1/4 7,309 40.52% +2,049 Loser:
PC
 5,260 29.16% Joseph A. Sherrett

Service: 4 years 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 27,784 Votes: 20,381 Participation: 73.36% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23486(F) — 29 Aug 2022 18:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LLAB
 1/3 11,297 55.95% +6,273 Loser:
PC
 5,024 24.88% Joseph V. Frégeau

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,309 Votes: 20,230 Participation: 69.02% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23787(F) — 29 Aug 2022 18:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LLAB
 1/4 11,380 56.95% +5,558 Loser:
PC
 5,822 29.14% William J. Gray

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 32,021 Votes: 22,669 Participation: 70.79% Candidacies: 3
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24067(F) — 27 Jan 2022 18:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LLAB
 1/3 10,701 47.61% +3,614 Loser:
PC
 7,087 31.53% William J. Gray

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 32,021 Votes: 27,216 Participation: 84.99% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24333(F) — 29 Aug 2022 18:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LLAB
 1/3 11,956 43.93% +183 Loser:
PC
 11,773 43.26% John A. (Pete) Robertson

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,692 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24610(F) — 29 Aug 2022 18:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LLAB
 1/3 15,412 55.66% +8,289 Loser:
PC
 7,123 25.72% Victor K. Croxford

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,015 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24874(F) — 28 Jan 2022 17:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LLAB
 1/2 16,794 62.17% +6,573 Loser:
PC
 10,221 37.83% Jean Millar
After his election:
7 Jul 1965 54
LLAB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 2 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 36,558 Votes: 26,194 Participation: 71.65% Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25143(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
LIB
 11,488 44.31% John M. Reid

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William Moore Benidickson, P.C., M.P., Senator		 20 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. William Moore Benidickson, C.P., député, sénateur		 20 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Moore Benidickson		 20 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
William Moore Benidickson		 20 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Apr 2024 14:51 (but data presented dynamically)

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