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♂ William F. Kennedy
aliasWilliam F. Kennedy
Record
31427 · 8547

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 0 2
Birth 2 July 1888 → 135 years + 9 months ago
Lived 63 years + 1 month
First mandate 9 June 1927 → 96 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 11 months
Death 10 August 1951 → 72 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 2 months after 19 May 1930
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
British Columbia 2 11 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Kenneth C. MacDonald  m 
 
 
Eligible: 5,531 Votes: 4,224 Participation: 76.37% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 British Columbia
9 June 1927
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 29331(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
CONS
 1/2 2,273 53.81% +322 Loser:
LIB
 1,951 46.19% Kenneth C. MacDonald

Service: 1 year 1 month 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,971 Votes: 4,427 Participation: 89.06% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
18 July 1928
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29358(F) — 3 Mar 2022 10:45 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
CONS
 1/3 2,361 54.03% +480 Loser:
LIB
 1,881 43.04% Peter D. Van Kleeck
After his election:
19 May 1930 41
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 10 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,971 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
2 July 1930
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29383(F) — 12 Aug 2023 22:57 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
42		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. George Heggie

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
William Farris Kennedy		 19 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
William Farris Kennedy		 19 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 19 Aug 2023 09:08 (but data presented dynamically)

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