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♂ William Davey Staples
aliasWilliam Davey Staples
Record
58637 · 6848

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Birth 10 November 1868 → 155 years + 5 months ago
Lived 60 years + 5 months
First mandate 3 November 1904 → 119 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 11 months
Death 21 April 1929 → 95 years ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 11 days after 10 April 1912
Special notes
None
 
William Davey Staples (1868–1929)
© Photo 1906 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve South Norfolk, Manitoba
Mun./Co. Council South Norfolk, Manitoba
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 7 5 4

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ James Riddell  m 
 		 ⊖ Samuel J. Thompson  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,884 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Manitoba
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20534(F) — 5 Sep 2023 17:36 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
35
CONS
 1/2 2,737 56.04% +590 Loser:
LIB
 2,147 43.96% James Riddell

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,063 Votes: 5,461 Participation: 77.32% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Manitoba
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20794(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
CONS
 1/2 2,990 55.33% +576 Loser:
LIB
 2,414 44.67% Samuel J. Thompson

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,751 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Manitoba
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21032(F) — 23 Jan 2022 15:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
CONS
 1/2 2,956 51.40% +161 Loser:
LIB
 2,795 48.60% James S. Woods
After his election:
10 Apr 1912 43
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 6 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,274 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Manitoba
12 October 1912
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21251(F) — 23 Jan 2022 19:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
CONS
 3,534 56.33% Alexander Morrison

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
William Davey Staples (1868-1929)		 01 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William D. Staples, M.P.		 01 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William D. Staples, député		 01 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
William D. Staples		 01 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Apr 2024 20:25 (but data presented dynamically)

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