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♂ William L. Siksay
Record
56723 · 705

Anglican    Gay (openly)
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 75%
  ∑ ✓ ✗
Canada 4 3 1
Birth 11 March 1955
Age 68 years + 8 months
First mandate 28 June 2004 → 19 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 3 months
 
Mandate ended 12 years + 7 months ago (1 May 2011)
Special notes
No
 
Family link with other documented individuals
None
 
William Livingstone Siksay (1955– )
© Photo 2006 Montrealais — licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 6 10 0

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Hedy M. Fry  f 
 		 ⊕ T. George Gidora  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 79,563 Votes: 51,490 Participation: 64.72% Candidacies: 11
Federal
36		 British Columbia
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2897(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
42
NDP
 3/11 10,690 20.87% -10,188 Winner:
LIB
 20,878 40.76% Hedy M. Fry
Eligible: 74,258 Votes: 45,663 Participation: 61.49% Candidacies: 7
Federal
38		 British Columbia
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 986(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
NDP
 1/7 15,682 34.59% +934 Loser:
LIB
 14,748 32.53% Bill Cunningham

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 78,481 Votes: 48,859 Participation: 62.26% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 British Columbia
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 919(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
NDP
 1/5 17,323 35.57% +1,244 Loser:
LIB
 16,079 33.02% Bill Cunningham

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 82,291 Votes: 47,486 Participation: 57.70% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 British Columbia
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5718(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
NDP
 1/5 17,937 37.94% +798 Loser:
CPC
 17,139 36.25% Ronald Leung

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 84,911 Votes: 48,930 Participation: 57.63% Candidacies: 7
Federal
41		 British Columbia
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6258(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
NDP
 20,943 43.00% E.C. Kennedy Stewart

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Bill Siksay, M.P.		 26 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Bill Siksay, député		 26 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Bill Siksay		 26 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Bill Siksay		 26 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Nov 2023 12:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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