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♂ William A. Walsh
aliasWilliam A. Walsh
Record
63882 · 7762

Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 20 August 1887 → 136 years + 8 months ago
Lived 53 years + 1 month
First mandate 14 October 1935 → 88 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 1 month
Death 18 October 1940 → 83 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 6 months + 23 days after 25 March 1940
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
Canada 4 5 10

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Frederick P. Whitman  m 
 
 
Eligible: 46,133 Votes: 32,768 Participation: 71.03% Candidacies: 5
Federal
18		 Québec
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22776(F) — 5 Jul 2023 20:25 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
LC
 1/5 16,203 49.45% +4,236 Loser:
LIB
 11,967 36.52% Adam K. Cameron
After his election:
10 Jul 1938 50
LC
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 53,832 Votes: 35,160 Participation: 65.31% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Québec
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23050(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
NATG
 2/3 13,319 37.88% -6,539 Winner:
LIB
 19,858 56.48% Frederick P. Whitman

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Allen Walsh		 20 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Allen Walsh		 20 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Allen Walsh		 20 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
William Allen Walsh		 20 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Aug 2023 12:13 (but data presented dynamically)

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