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♂ William C. Davis
aliasWilliam Davis
Record
14683 · 11484

Anglican     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 1 2
Birth 1 September 1939
Age 84 years + 10 months
First mandate 2 May 1985 → 39 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 8 months
 
Mandate ended 36 years + 9 months ago (9 September 1987)
Special notes
None
 
William C. Davis (1939– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair use
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

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Canadian Senate ✗
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Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 2 4 7 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Cindy Nicholas  f 
 
 
Eligible: 43,654 Votes: 25,221 Participation: 57.77% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12383(F) — 6 Jul 2023 19:02 ET
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 → New to this legislature
Age
45
PC
 1/3 8,890 35.56% +359 Loser:
LIB
 8,531 34.13% Gerald Lennon
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 45
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,380 Votes: 29,309 Participation: 64.59% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5654(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
PC
 3/5 7,217 24.85% -4,704 Winner:
LIB
 11,921 41.05% Cynthia M. (Cindy) Nicholas

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William C. Davis		  9 Jun 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William C. Davis		  9 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
William C. Davis (Canadian politician)		  9 Jun 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Jun 2024 21:25 (but data presented dynamically)

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