Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

William H. McMillan
aliasWilliam H. McMillan
Record
42348 · 9511

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Canada 6 0 6
Birth 24 January 1892 → 132 years + 3 months ago
Lived 82 years + 7 months
First mandate 16 October 1950 → 73 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 58 years + 8 months
Death 8 September 1974 → 49 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 10 months after 7 November 1965
Special notes
None
 
William H. McMillan (1892–1974) 200x282
© Photo 1953 House of Commons (Canada) — 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
Canada 15 0 17

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
Melbourne A. Doig  m 
Melvin L. Swart  m  (5 runoffs)
 
Allan E. Pietz  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 68,304 Votes: 40,172 Participation: 58.81% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21
Ontario
16 October 1950
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23657(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
58
LIB
1/4 19,553 48.67% +6,522 Loser:
PC
13,031 32.44% Samuel Hughes

Service:
2 years 9 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,393 Votes: 28,255 Participation: 69.95% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22
Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23829(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
1/4 15,411 55.21% +8,038 Loser:
PC
7,373 26.41% Clarence L. Robins

Service:
3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 43,436 Votes: 31,612 Participation: 72.78% Candidacies: 3
Federal
23
Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24110(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LIB
1/3 13,241 42.42% +2,621 Loser:
PC
10,620 34.02% William B. Wellington

Service:
9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 43,436 Votes: 35,968 Participation: 82.81% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24
Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24376(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIB
1/3 15,365 42.72% +1,312 Loser:
PC
14,053 39.07% Allan E. Pietz

Service:
4 years 2 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 36,995 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
25
Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24653(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
LIB
1/5 17,614 47.61% +5,405 Loser:
PC
12,209 33.00% Allan E. Pietz

Service:
9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 35,965 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
26
Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24917(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
71
LIB
1/5 19,879 55.27% +10,588 Loser:
PC
9,291 25.83% Francis Goldring

Service:
2 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 49,138 Votes: 36,027 Participation: 73.32% Candidacies: 3
Federal
27
Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25186(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
73
Successor:
LIB
17,869 50.23% Donald R. Tolmie

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Hector McMillan, M.P.
18 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Hector McMillan, député
18 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Hector McMillan
18 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
William Hector McMillan
18 Dec 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Dec 2023 21:38 (but data presented dynamically)