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♂ William Roche
Record
53381 · 6841

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ∑ ✓ ✗
Canada 3 2 1
Nova Scotia 3 3 0
Total 6 5 1
Birth 11 February 1842 → 181 years + 9 months ago
Lived 83 years + 8 months
First mandate 15 June 1886 → 137 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 4 months
Death 19 October 1925 → 98 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 11 months after 25 October 1908
Special notes
No
 
Family link with other documented individuals
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 7 11 16
Nova Scotia 10 10 2 Z
TOTAL 18 9 18

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
9 documented challengers
⊖ William A. Black  m 
⊖ Michael Carney  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William S. Fielding  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas E. Kenny  m 
⊖ William B. Wallace  m 
 		 ⊖ Robert L. Borden  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Adam B. Crosby  m 
⊖ William D. Harrington  m 
⊖ Michael J. Power  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,458 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
29		 Nova Scotia
15 June 1886
General
Plurality-at-large
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17857(F) — 19 Sep 2021 14:12 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
LIB
 2/6 3,931 57.65% +950 Loser:
LC
 2,981 43.72% William D. Harrington

Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 26,709 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
30		 Nova Scotia
21 May 1890
General
Plurality-at-large
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17880(F) — 19 Sep 2021 14:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 2/6 4,828 54.23% +609 Loser:
LC
 4,219 47.39% H.M. Henry

Service: 3 years 9 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 26,814 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
31		 Nova Scotia
15 March 1894
General
Plurality-at-large
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17903(F) — 6 Feb 2022 21:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 2/6 4,651 52.04% +245 Loser:
LC
 4,406 49.30% James Morrow

Service: 3 years 1 month 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,387 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
32		 Nova Scotia
20 April 1897
General
Plurality-at-large
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17931(F) — 6 Feb 2022 21:47 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
LIB
 5,101 52.07% William B. Wallace
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,224 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
9		 Nova Scotia
7 November 1900
General
Plurality-at-large
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20311(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
58
LIB
 2/4 5,577 50.19% +15 Loser:
CONS
 5,562 50.05% Thomas E. Kenny

Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,035 Votes: 28,150 Participation: 73.94% Candidacies: 4
Federal
10		 Nova Scotia
3 November 1904
General
Plurality-at-large
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20560(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/4 7,430 53.05% +600 Loser:
CONS
 6,830 48.77% Robert L. Borden

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,670 Votes: 27,773 Participation: 70.60% Candidacies: 4
Federal
11		 Nova Scotia
26 October 1908
General
Plurality-at-large
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20821(F) — 23 Jan 2022 14:53 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
66
LIB
 3/4 6,635 47.78% -480 Winner:
CONS
 7,115 51.23% Adam B. Crosby

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William Roche, M.P., Senator		 03 Oct 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. William Roche, député, sénateur		 03 Oct 2023
EN The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758-1983: a biographical directory
Roche, William (p. 190)		 03 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
William Roche (homme politique néo-écossais)		 03 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Roche (Nova Scotia politician)		 03 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Oct 2023 11:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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