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♂ William Sloan
aliasWilliam Sloan
Record
57301 · 6847

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
British Columbia 4 0 4
Total 6 1 7
Birth 10 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
Lived 60 years + 5 months
First mandate 3 November 1904 → 119 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 1 month
Death 2 March 1928 → 96 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
William Sloan (1867–1928)
© Photo 1906 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Gordon M. Sloan (1898–1959) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 2 17
British Columbia 11 4 10 Z
TOTAL 15 6 27

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Albert E. Planta  m 
⊖ Ralph Smith  m 
 		 ⊖ William A. Pritchard  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,956 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
9		 British Columbia
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20280(F) — 28 Aug 2022 22:23 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
33
LIB
 3/3 832 28.15% -424 Winner:
LLAB
 1,256 42.49% Ralph Smith
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
10		 British Columbia
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20527(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
11		 British Columbia
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20784(F) — 23 Jan 2022 14:46 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
21 Jan 1909 41
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To vacate the seat for someone else
Service: 2 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
11		 British Columbia
8 February 1909
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 21003(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
41		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. William Templeman
Eligible: 2,818 Votes: 1,990 Participation: 70.62% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
14 September 1916
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29010(F) — 19 Sep 2022 21:56 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
LIB
 1/3 1,137 57.14% +562 Loser:
LC
 575 28.89% Albert E. Planta
After his election:
29 Nov 1916 49
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,818 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
3 January 1917
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29037(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 10 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,793 Votes: 3,326 Participation: 87.69% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 British Columbia
1 December 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29221(F) — 19 Sep 2022 22:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/3 1,370 41.19% +199 Loser:
FLP
 1,171 35.21% Thomas A. Barnard

Service: 3 years 6 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,624 Votes: 3,478 Participation: 75.22% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
20 June 1924
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29266(F) — 12 Feb 2023 11:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/4 1,612 46.35% +529 Loser:
CLP
 1,083 31.14% William A. Pritchard
After his election:
2 Mar 1928 60
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 8 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,595 Votes: 3,375 Participation: 73.45% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
18 July 1928
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29355(F) — 20 Sep 2022 19:54 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
60		 Successor:
LIB
 1,366 40.67% George S. Pearson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Sloan, M.P.		 09 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Sloan, député		 09 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Sloan (politician)		 09 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
William Sloan (homme politique)		 09 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Mar 2024 11:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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