Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

William G. Weichel
aliasWilliam G. Weichel
Record
64464 · 9006

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 50%
 
Canada 1 1 2
Ontario 2 2 4
Total 3 3 6
Birth 20 July 1870 → 153 years + 9 months ago
Lived 78 years + 9 months
First mandate 21 September 1911 → 112 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 2 months
Death 2 May 1949 → 75 years ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 6 months after 29 October 1929
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 6 2 25
Ontario 6 4 3 Z
TOTAL 12 6 29

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
Nicholas Asmussen  m  (2 runoffs)
W.L. Mackenzie King  m 
 
William D. Euler  m 
Sydney C. Tweed  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,233 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12
Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21145(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
41
CONS
1/2 3,774 52.18% +315 Loser:
LIB
3,459 47.82% W.L. Mackenzie King

Service:
6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,226 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
13
Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21403(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
UNIO
2/3 3,571 38.71% -1,864 Winner:
LL
5,435 58.91% William D. Euler
Eligible: 21,520 Votes: 10,928 Participation: 50.78% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16
Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34363(F) — 28 Dec 2022 22:16 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
52
LC
1/4 5,370 50.35% +2,237 Loser:
LIB
3,133 29.38% Nicholas Asmussen

Service:
3 years 5 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 27,725 Votes: 13,818 Participation: 49.84% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17
Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34486(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LC
1/2 9,500 69.03% +5,238 Loser:
LIBP
4,262 30.97% J. Schofield

Service:
2 years 10 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,103 Votes: 16,518 Participation: 56.76% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18
Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34603(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
LC
2/3 5,685 34.52% -395 Winner:
LIB
6,080 36.92% Sydney C. Tweed
Eligible: 32,632 Votes: 22,474 Participation: 68.87% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
19
Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34709(F) — 28 Dec 2022 08:04 ET
Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
63
LC
2/4 5,586 25.09% -6,241 Winner:
LIB
11,827 53.11% Nicholas Asmussen

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William George Weichel
29 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William George Weichel
29 Jul 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William George Weichel
29 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William George Weichel
29 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
William George Weichel
29 Jul 2023
FR Wikipédia
William George Weichel
29 Jul 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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