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♂ William F. Carroll
aliasWilliam F. Carroll
Record
9735 · 6904

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Nova Scotia 0 2 2
Total 3 3 6
Birth 11 June 1877 → 146 years + 10 months ago
Lived 87 years + 2 months
First mandate 21 September 1911 → 112 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 3 months
Death 25 August 1964 → 59 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 16 days after 9 August 1953
Special notes
None
 
William F. Carroll (1877–1964)
© Photo House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ John Murphy (1937–) Grandson  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 14 2 29

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
12 documented challengers
⊖ Robert H. Butts  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John C. Douglas  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Arthur S. Kendall  m 
⊖ James W. Maddin  m 
⊖ Daniel W. Morrison  m 
⊖ Joseph Steele  m 
 		 ⊖ Daniel A. Cameron  m 
⊖ Edward C. Doyle  m 
⊖ George W. Kyte  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James B. McLachlan  m 
⊖ Arthur R. Richardson  m 
⊖ W. Forman Waye  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 24,954 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
35		 Nova Scotia
14 June 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18009(F) — 6 Oct 2022 07:18 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
34
LIB
 4/5 5,756 46.13% -490 Winner:
LC
 6,246 50.06% Robert H. Butts
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,257 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
12		 Nova Scotia
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21054(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
LIB
 1/3 5,069 49.42% +104 Loser:
CONS
 4,965 48.41% James W. Maddin

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 36,428 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
13		 Nova Scotia
17 December 1917
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21312(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
LL
 4/6 6,690 36.73% -955 Winner:
UNIO
 7,645 41.97% Robert H. Butts
Eligible: inc. Votes: 71,257 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 12
Provincial
37		 Nova Scotia
27 July 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18052(F) — 6 Oct 2022 07:35 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
43
LIB
 5/12 6,471 36.33% -2,706 Winner:
FALA
 9,177 51.52% Arthur R. Richardson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 51,478 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
14		 Nova Scotia
6 December 1921
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21575(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
44
LIB
 1/6 10,524 40.89% +1,610 Loser:
PROG
 8,914 34.63% James B. McLachlan

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,946 Votes: 17,678 Participation: 65.61% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Nova Scotia
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21846(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:38 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
LC
 9,551 54.03% Finlay MacDonald
Eligible: 20,843 Votes: 15,775 Participation: 75.68% Candidacies: 2
Federal
21		 Nova Scotia
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23449(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
72
LIB
 1/2 10,584 67.56% +5,502 Loser:
PC
 5,082 32.44% Donald L. MacDonald

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,149 Votes: 14,438 Participation: 71.66% Candidacies: 2
Federal
22		 Nova Scotia
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23749(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
76		 Successor:
LIB
 9,033 63.01% Allan J. MacEachen

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William F. Carroll, M.P.		 10 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William F. Carroll, député		 10 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
William F. Carroll		 10 Mar 2024

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