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♂ William R. Ross
aliasWilliam R. Ross
Record
53901 · 8516

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 6 0 6
Birth 29 March 1869 → 155 years ago
Lived 58 years + 10 months
First mandate 5 September 1903 → 120 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 5 months
Death 4 February 1928 → 96 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 2 months after 30 November 1920
Special notes
None
 
William R. Ross (1869–1928) 200x244
© Photo 11 jan 1912 Victoria Daily Times p.9 — 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
British Columbia 17 2 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
⊖ William Davidson  m 
⊖ John McInnis  m 
 		 ⊖ Alexander I. Fisher  m 
⊖ Edwin C. Smith  m 
 
Eligible: 1,135 Votes: 846 Participation: 74.54% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
5 September 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28846(F) — 21 Oct 2023 19:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
LC
 1/3 316 37.35% +7 Loser:
LIB
 309 36.52% Edwin C. Smith

Service: 3 years 4 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,747 Votes: 701 Participation: 40.13% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 British Columbia
1 February 1907
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28891(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LC
 1/3 350 49.93% +65 Loser:
SP
 285 40.66% William H. Moore

Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,750 Votes: 1,849 Participation: 67.24% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
12		 British Columbia
25 November 1909
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28930(F) — 2 Mar 2022 22:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LC
 1/3 795 43.00% +146 Loser:
SP
 649 35.10% John D. Harrington
After his election:
10 Oct 1910 41
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 10 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,750 Votes: 1,471 Participation: 53.49% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 British Columbia
22 October 1910
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28953(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LC
 1/2 860 58.46% +249 Loser:
SP
 611 41.54% John W. Bennett

Service: 1 year 5 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,548 Votes: 1,830 Participation: 71.82% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 British Columbia
28 March 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28966(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LC
 1/2 1,067 58.31% +304 Loser:
SP
 763 41.69% William Davidson

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,485 Votes: 1,149 Participation: 46.24% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
14		 British Columbia
14 September 1916
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29028(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LC
 1/3 499 43.43% +7 Loser:
ISOC
 492 42.82% John McInnis

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,940 Votes: 2,066 Participation: 70.27% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
15		 British Columbia
1 December 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29215(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51		 Successor:
LIB
 1,140 55.18% Henry G.T. Perry

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
William Roderick Ross		 25 Nov 2023

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Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 13:32 (but data presented dynamically)

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