Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today
Base → People → Search & Find → Full profile → William McCraney

♂ William McCraney
aliasWilliam McCraney
Record
40797 · 5244

  ∞3
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 15 December 1831 → 192 years + 6 months ago
Lived 79 years + 6 months
First mandate 25 January 1875 → 149 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 1 month
Death 21 June 1911 → 113 years ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 4 months after 21 February 1887
Special notes
None
 
William McCraney (1831–1911)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Alexander Henderson (1860–1940) Son-in-law
⊖ Daniel McCraney (1834–1885) Brother  
⊖ George E. McCraney (1868–1921) Nephew  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Oakville, Ontario (1871–1876)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 8 3 23

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Daniel Chisholm  m 
⊖ George McKindsey  m 
 		 ⊖ William McDougall  m 
 
Eligible: 4,356 Votes: 3,273 Participation: 75.14% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
25 January 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18946(F) — 28 Nov 2021 11:26 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 1,704 52.06% +135 Loser:
LC
 1,569 47.94% Daniel B. Chisholm

Service: 3 years 7 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,275 Votes: 3,454 Participation: 65.48% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19054(F) — 28 Nov 2021 13:15 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
LIB
 2/2 1,690 49.74% -18 Winner:
LC
 1,708 50.26% William McDougall
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,561 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19250(F) — 21 Jan 2022 21:35 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 1,822 51.17% +83 Loser:
CONS
 1,739 48.83% George C. McKindsey

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,435 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19456(F) — 22 Jan 2022 09:10 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
LIB
 2,222 50.10% John Waldie

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William McCraney, M.P.		  8 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William McCraney, député		  8 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
William McCraney		  8 May 2024

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 May 2024 01:09 (but data presented dynamically)

© 2019-2024 :: PoliCan.ca
Given that electoral results are by their very nature public information, such data that can be found in PoliCan are considered to be in the public domain. However, unless indicated otherwise, all other elements — the concept of consolidating these data into a single format, the detailed research on each election, legislature and candidate, the organization and searchability of the data, the programming allowing the entry and maintenance of the data, as well as the analyses and explanatory articles found in this website — are the intellectual property of Maurice Y. Michaud.