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♂ William Herman Ferrier
aliasBill Ferrier
Record
19648 · 11494

Anglican     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Ontario 3 1 4
Total 3 2 5
Birth 8 November 1932
Age 91 years + 7 months
First mandate 17 October 1967 → 56 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 47 years + 8 days ago (8 June 1977)
Special notes
None
 
William Herman Ferrier (1932– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Ontario — Fair use
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
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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 9 7 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Ray Chénier  m 
⊖ J. Wilfred Spooner  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Alan W. Pope  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 27,185 Votes: 19,440 Participation: 71.51% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13968(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
NDP
 1/3 8,377 43.51% +801 Loser:
PC
 7,576 39.35% J. Wilfred Spooner

Service: 4 years 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 31,697 Votes: 23,672 Participation: 74.68% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14088(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
NDP
 1/4 11,383 48.43% +655 Loser:
PC
 10,728 45.65% J. Wilfred Spooner

Service: 3 years 10 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,966 Votes: 23,239 Participation: 68.42% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12432(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
NDP
 1/5 11,073 47.87% +1,292 Loser:
PC
 9,781 42.29% Alan W. Pope

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 35,133 Votes: 24,554 Participation: 69.89% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12056(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
NDP
 2/4 10,256 41.95% -2,277 Winner:
PC
 12,533 51.26% Alan W. Pope
Eligible: 43,069 Votes: 30,184 Participation: 70.08% Candidacies: 4
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4209(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
47
NDP
 2/4 10,745 35.71% -4,883 Winner:
LIB
 15,628 51.93% J. Raymond Chénier

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Herman Ferrier		  9 Jun 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Herman Ferrier		  9 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bill Ferrier		  9 Jun 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Jun 2024 15:07 (but data presented dynamically)

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