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♂ William A. Pommer
aliasWilliam A. Pommer
Record
50182 · 9519

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 15 May 1895 → 128 years + 11 months ago
Lived 76 years + 5 months
First mandate 10 August 1953 → 70 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 58 years + 2 months
Death 5 November 1971 → 52 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 4 months after 9 June 1957
Special notes
None
 
William A. Pommer (1895–1971) 200x242
© 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 3 9 29

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊖ George R. Muir  m 
 		 ⊖ Howard R. Pawley  m 
 
Eligible: 25,981 Votes: 14,623 Participation: 56.28% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 Manitoba
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23711(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
58
LIB
 1/3 6,581 45.52% +1,801 Loser:
PC
 4,780 33.06% William H. Sharpe

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,207 Votes: 19,118 Participation: 75.84% Candidacies: 5
Federal
23		 Manitoba
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23996(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
LIB
 3/5 4,390 23.11% -4,318 Winner:
PC
 8,708 45.85% George R. Muir

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
William Albert Pommer (1895-1971)		 25 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Albert Pommer, M.P.		 25 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Albert Pommer, député		 25 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Albert Pommer		 25 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Dec 2023 09:43 (but data presented dynamically)

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