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♂ William Greig
aliasWilliam Greig
Record
24547 · 7346

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Québec 1 2 3
Total 1 3 4
Birth 12 August 1840 → 183 years + 8 months ago
Lived 77 years + 4 months
First mandate 8 March 1892 → 132 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 51 years + 6 months
Death 10 January 1918 → 106 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 8 months after 10 May 1897
Special notes
None
 

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
Québec 5 2 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ James P. Brown  m 
 		 ⊖ Joseph-Émery Robidoux  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 3,153 Votes: 1,917 Participation: 60.80% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Québec
17 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15218(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
49
CONS
 2/2 825 44.28% -213 Winner:
QLP
 1,038 55.72% Joseph-Émery Robidoux
Eligible: 3,225 Votes: 2,305 Participation: 71.47% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Québec
8 March 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15293(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
51
CONS
 1/2 1,219 53.32% +152 Loser:
QLP
 1,067 46.68% Joseph-Émery Robidoux

Service: 5 years 2 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,347 Votes: 2,268 Participation: 67.76% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Québec
11 May 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15366(F) — 17 Feb 2022 14:08 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
CONS
 2/2 766 34.55% -685 Winner:
QLP
 1,451 65.45% Joseph-Émery Robidoux
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,173 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Québec
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20430(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
60
CONS
 2/2 872 40.13% -429 Winner:
LIB
 1,301 59.87% James P. Brown

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
William Greig		 09 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Greig (politician)		 09 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Aug 2023 20:36 (but data presented dynamically)

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