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♂ William F. Kay
aliasWilliam F. Kay
Record
31017 · 7261

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
Birth 18 May 1876 → 147 years + 11 months ago
Lived 65 years + 11 months
First mandate 21 September 1911 → 112 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 4 months
Death 8 May 1942 → 81 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 9 months after 27 July 1930
Special notes
None
 
William F. Kay (1876–1942) 200x321
© Photo 1918 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 18 10 1

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 16
LIB
 1 Minister 54 17 Jun 1930 — 06 Aug 1930 0 1 20
 1. Without portfolio

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Follin H. Pickel  m  (4 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,802 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Québec
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21190(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
35
LIB
 1/2 2,002 52.66% +202 Loser:
CONS
 1,800 47.34% Follin H. Pickel

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,026 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Québec
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21448(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LL
 1/2 2,582 64.13% +1,138 Loser:
UNIO
 1,444 35.87% George P. England

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,008 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Québec
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21707(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 5,268 65.78% +2,528 Loser:
NLCP
 2,740 34.22% François-X.-Arthur Giroux

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,764 Votes: 12,000 Participation: 76.12% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Québec
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21950(F) — 27 Jun 2023 20:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 6,804 56.70% +1,608 Loser:
LC
 5,196 43.30% Follin H. Pickel
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 50
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,764 Votes: 13,131 Participation: 83.30% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Québec
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22202(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 7,126 54.27% +1,121 Loser:
LC
 6,005 45.73% Follin H. Pickel

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,916 Votes: 14,654 Participation: 86.63% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Québec
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22476(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
LIB
 2/2 6,584 44.93% -1,486 Winner:
LC
 8,070 55.07% Follin H. Pickel

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William Frederic Kay, P.C., M.P.		 03 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. William Frederic Kay, C.P., député		 03 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Frederic Kay		 03 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
William Frederic Kay		 03 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Dec 2023 17:35 (but data presented dynamically)

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