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♂ William W. Kennedy
aliasWilliam W. Kennedy
Record
31430 · 9554

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 3 5
Manitoba 0 1 1
Total 2 4 6
Birth 6 February 1882 → 142 years + 2 months ago
Lived 81 years
First mandate 29 October 1925 → 98 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 8 months
Death 10 February 1963 → 61 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 3 months after 13 October 1935
Special notes
None
 

William W. Kennedy (1882–1963)
No photo available
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 1 0

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Stanley H. Knowles  m 
⊖ Oddur Olafson  m 
 		 ⊖ H. Ralph Maybank  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Joseph T. Thorson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 26,468 Votes: 22,869 Participation: 86.40% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Manitoba
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 22026(F) — 19 Aug 2023 09:15 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
LC
 1/3 12,094 52.88% +4,962 Loser:
LIB
 7,132 31.19% Joseph F. Davidson
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 44
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 26,468 Votes: 24,052 Participation: 90.87% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Manitoba
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22087(F) — 19 Aug 2023 09:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
LC
 2/2 11,737 48.80% -578 Winner:
LIB
 12,315 51.20% Joseph T. Thorson
Eligible: 46,112 Votes: 30,992 Participation: 67.21% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Manitoba
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22361(F) — 19 Aug 2023 09:15 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
48
LC
 1/2 17,355 56.00% +3,718 Loser:
LIB
 13,637 44.00% Joseph T. Thorson

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 41,323 Votes: 30,975 Participation: 74.96% Candidacies: 5
Federal
18		 Manitoba
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22633(F) — 19 Aug 2023 09:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
LC
 2/5 9,382 30.29% -1,882 Winner:
LIB
 11,264 36.36% H. Ralph Maybank
Eligible: 1,885 Votes: 1,151 Participation: 61.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Manitoba
21 August 1936
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  LIBP  Minority
ID: 37420(F) — 19 Aug 2023 09:15 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
54
CONS
 2/2 448 39.51% -238 Winner:
ILIB
 686 60.49% Oddur Olafson
Eligible: 47,358 Votes: 35,760 Participation: 75.51% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Manitoba
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22910(F) — 19 Aug 2023 09:15 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
58
NATG
 2/3 10,698 29.92% -8,788 Winner:
LIB
 19,486 54.49% H. Ralph Maybank

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Maj William Walker Kennedy		 02 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
William Walker Kennedy (1882-1963)		 02 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Walker Kennedy, Q.C., M.P.		 02 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Walker Kennedy, c.r., député		 02 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Walker Kennedy		 02 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
William Walker Kennedy		 02 Apr 2024

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