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♂ William Kemble Esling
aliasWilliam Kemble Esling
Record
18836 · 7605

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
British Columbia 1 0 1
Total 6 0 6
Birth 19 February 1868 → 156 years + 2 months ago
Lived 78 years + 9 months
First mandate 1 December 1920 → 103 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 9 months
Death 2 December 1946 → 77 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 5 months after 10 June 1945
Special notes
None
 
William Kemble Esling (1868–1946)
© Photo 1940 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Esling was the Conservative MP for Kootenay West from 1925 to 1945, and he held the distinction of being the only blind member during his tenure in the House.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 19 7 7
British Columbia 3 6 17 Z
TOTAL 23 1 24

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Herbert W. Herridge  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Levi W. Humphrey  m 
 
Eligible: 745 Votes: 676 Participation: 90.74% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 British Columbia
1 December 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29231(F) — 19 Sep 2022 23:01 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
LC
 1/3 257 38.02% +18 Loser:
FLP
 239 35.36% George A. Dingwall

Service: 3 years 6 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,864 Votes: 1,919 Participation: 67.00% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
20 June 1924
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29276(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LC
 938 48.88% James H.A. Schofield
Eligible: 13,501 Votes: 10,499 Participation: 77.76% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 British Columbia
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21811(F) — 26 Jun 2023 19:42 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
57
LC
 1/2 5,720 54.48% +941 Loser:
PROG
 4,779 45.52% Levi W. Humphrey
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 58
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 13,501 Votes: 11,504 Participation: 85.21% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 British Columbia
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22061(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LC
 1/2 6,247 54.30% +990 Loser:
LIB
 5,257 45.70% Robert H. Gale

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,911 Votes: 14,066 Participation: 78.53% Candidacies: 3
Federal
17		 British Columbia
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22335(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LC
 1/3 7,699 54.73% +1,761 Loser:
LIB
 5,938 42.22% Duncan D. McLean

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,507 Votes: 11,833 Participation: 76.31% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 British Columbia
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22607(F) — 5 Jul 2023 19:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
LC
 1/3 4,995 42.21% +1,306 Loser:
CCF
 3,689 31.18% Herbert W. Herridge
After his election:
10 Jul 1938 70
LC
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 21,261 Votes: 17,297 Participation: 81.36% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 British Columbia
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22883(F) — 5 Jul 2023 21:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
72
NATG
 1/3 6,771 39.15% +382 Loser:
CCF
 6,389 36.94% Herbert W. Herridge
After his election:
16 May 1940 72
NATG
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
11 Dec 1942 74
NCP
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,558 Votes: 16,474 Participation: 84.23% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 British Columbia
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23143(F) — 27 Jan 2022 08:08 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
77		 Successor:
ICCF
 6,123 37.17% Herbert W. Herridge

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Kemble Esling		 18 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Kemble Esling		 18 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Esling		 18 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Mar 2024 21:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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