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♂ William J. Duffy
aliasWilliam J. Duffy
Record
17386 · 9871

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 3 1 4
Birth 21 November 1888 → 135 years + 5 months ago
Lived 57 years + 1 month
First mandate 24 August 1931 → 92 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 9 months
Death 18 January 1946 → 78 years + 3 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 10 5 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Charles D. French  m 
 		 ⊖ Payson A. Sherman  m 
 
Eligible: 5,851 Votes: 4,893 Participation: 83.63% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 Québec
24 August 1931
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16117(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
QLP
 1/2 2,658 54.84% +469 Loser:
CONS
 2,189 45.16% Joseph-Abel Marion

Service: 4 years 3 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,530 Votes: 5,432 Participation: 83.19% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19		 Québec
25 November 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16208(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
QLP
 2/2 2,560 47.73% -243 Winner:
CONS
 2,803 52.27% Payson A. Sherman
Eligible: 6,423 Votes: 5,157 Participation: 80.29% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Québec
25 October 1939
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16388(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
50
QLP
 1/3 2,455 47.93% +287 Loser:
UN
 2,168 42.33% Charles D. French

Service: 4 years 9 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,081 Votes: 9,227 Participation: 76.38% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Québec
8 August 1944
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16478(F) — 18 Feb 2022 23:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
QLP
 1/3 4,566 49.99% +1,729 Loser:
UN
 2,837 31.06% Émile Bellemare
After his election:
18 Jan 1946 57
QLP
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 5 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,081 Votes: 10,310 Participation: 85.34% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Québec
3 July 1946
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 17459(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
57		 Successor:
UN
 6,146 59.61% Charles D. French

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
William James Duffy		 06 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
William James Duffy		 06 Aug 2023

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