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♂ William C. Shelly
aliasWilliam C. Shelly
Record
56384 · 8565

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 0 2
Birth 17 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
Lived 72 years + 10 months
First mandate 18 July 1928 → 95 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 10 months
Death 13 August 1951 → 72 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 9 months after 1 November 1933
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 5 1 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
8 documented challengers
⊖ William R. Dick  m 
⊖ Thomas H. Kirk  m 
⊖ Royal L. (Pat) Maitland  m 
⊖ Nelson C. Spencer  m 
 		 ⊖ Dugald Donaghy  m 
⊖ Angus MacInnis  m 
⊖ Helen D. Smith  f 
⊖ George A. Walkem  m 
 
Eligible: 54,745 Votes: 180,634 Participation: 54.99% Candidacies: 15
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
18 July 1928
General
Plurality-at-large (6)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29371(F) — 20 Sep 2022 19:59 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
CONS
 1/15 17,486 58.08% +4,310 Loser:
LIB
 13,176 43.77% Dugald Donaghy
After his election:
21 Aug 1928 49
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 54,745 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
17		 British Columbia
22 October 1928
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 29381(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 5 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,316 Votes: 28,461 Participation: 56.21% Candidacies: 15
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
27 November 1933
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29425(F) — 16 Sep 2023 07:44 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
LIB
 6,723 47.24% Gordon S. Wismer

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
William Curtis Shelly		 17 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Sep 2023 15:07 (but data presented dynamically)

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