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♂ William James Roche
aliasWilliam James Roche
Record
53382 · 6797

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 0 6
Manitoba 0 1 1
Total 6 1 7
Birth 30 November 1859 → 164 years + 5 months ago
Lived 77 years + 10 months
First mandate 23 June 1896 → 127 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 6 months
Death 30 September 1937 → 86 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 9 months after 16 December 1917
Special notes
None
 
William James Roche (1859–1937)
© Photo — 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 21 5 1

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 12
CONS
 1 Minister 51–52 10 Oct 1911 — 28 Oct 1912 1 0 18
2. CA 12
CONS
 1 Minister of State/responsible 51–52 10 Oct 1911 — 31 Mar 1912 0 5 21
3. CA 12
CONS
 1 Minister 52–57 29 Oct 1912 — 11 Oct 1917 4 11 12
4. CA 12
CONS
 1 Minister 52–53 29 Oct 1912 — 09 Feb 1913 0 3 11
5. CA 12
CONS
 1 Minister 52–57 29 Oct 1912 — 11 Oct 1917 4 11 12
 1. Secretary of State of Canada
 2. External Affairs
 3. Interior
 4. Mines
 5. Indian Affairs

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
5 documented challengers
⊖ James H. Ashdown  m 
⊖ Malcolm B. Jackson  m 
⊖ John W. Thompson  m 
 		 ⊖ George A. Grierson  m 
⊖ Robert H. Myers  m 
 
Eligible: 1,000 Votes: 875 Participation: 87.50% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Manitoba
23 July 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36575(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
32
CONS
 2/2 406 46.40% -63 Winner:
LIB
 469 53.60% Robert H. Myers
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,471 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
8		 Manitoba
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20029(F) — 19 Mar 2022 13:12 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
CONS
 1/3 1,533 44.17% +67 Loser:
LIB
 1,466 42.24% James H. Ashdown

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,196 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Manitoba
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20286(F) — 19 Mar 2022 23:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
CONS
 1/2 2,809 54.06% +422 Loser:
LIB
 2,387 45.94% John W. Thompson

Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,115 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Manitoba
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20535(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
CONS
 1/2 2,594 50.71% +73 Loser:
LIB
 2,521 49.29% Sampson L. Head

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,259 Votes: 6,041 Participation: 83.22% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Manitoba
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20795(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
CONS
 1/2 3,285 54.75% +570 Loser:
LIB
 2,715 45.25% Malcolm B. Jackson

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,692 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Manitoba
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21033(F) — 23 Jan 2022 15:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
CONS
 1/2 3,409 50.94% +126 Loser:
LIB
 3,283 49.06% George A. Grierson
After his election:
10 Oct 1911 51
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
12		 Manitoba
27 October 1911
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 UNIO  10 Oct 1917
ID: 21233(F) — 1 Jul 2023 12:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
10 Oct 1917 57
CONS
 →
UNIO
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 6 years 1 month 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,824 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Manitoba
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21291(F) — 2 Jul 2023 06:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
58		 Successor:
UNIL
 8,672 88.27% Thomas A. Crerar

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
William James Roche (1859-1937)		 01 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William James Roche, P.C.		 01 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. William James Roche, C.P.		 01 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
William James Roche		 01 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
William James Roche		 01 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Apr 2024 19:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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