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♂ William Power
aliasWilliam Power
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 21 February 1849 → 175 years + 2 months ago
Lived 71 years + 9 months
First mandate 29 January 1902 → 122 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 11 months
Death 11 December 1920 → 103 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 2 years + 11 months after 16 December 1917
Special notes
None
 
William Power (1849–1920)
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Family ties with other documented individuals
⊕ Lawrence Cannon (1947–) Great-grandson  
⊖ Charles G. Power (1888–1968) Son  
⊖ J. Francis G. (Frank) Power (1918–1973) Grandson  
⊖ Joseph I. Power (1886–1935) Son  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Sillery, Québec
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 12 11 20

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William Price  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
9		 Québec
29 January 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20499(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 9 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,315 Votes: 1,744 Participation: 75.33% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Québec
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20711(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 1,053 61.47% +393 Loser:
CONS
 660 38.53% Lawrence Stafford

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,605 Votes: 2,072 Participation: 79.54% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Québec
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20972(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
LIB
 2/2 1,015 49.75% -10 Winner:
CONS
 1,025 50.25% William Price
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,347 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Québec
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21200(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
62
LIB
 1/2 1,219 51.94% +91 Loser:
CONS
 1,128 48.06% William Price

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,852 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Québec
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21458(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
LL
 6,392 93.29% Georges Parent

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Power, M.P.		 28 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Power, député		 28 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
William Power		 28 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Power (Canadian politician)		 28 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Apr 2024 17:22 (but data presented dynamically)

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