Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

William John Watts
aliasWilliam Watts
Record
64300 · 6112

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 88%
 
Québec 7 1 8
Birth 1 May 1846 → 178 years + 1 month ago
Lived 61 years + 4 months
First mandate 20 February 1874 → 150 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 27 years + 9 months
Death 4 September 1907 → 116 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 4 months after 25 April 1901
Special notes
None
 
William John Watts (1846–1907)
© Photo 1890 Montminy & Cie — Public domain
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
Québec 17 5 25 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 10  
3 documented challengers
Peter Cooke  m 
Ernest Pacaud  m 
 
Francis McCrea  m 
 
Eligible: 4,652 Votes: 2,507 Participation: 53.89% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2
Québec
20 February 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15910(F) — 15 Oct 2023 11:52 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
27
CONS
1/2 1,585 63.22% +663 Loser:
QLP
922 36.78% Ernest Pacaud

Service:
1 year 4 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,627 Votes: 2,120 Participation: 45.82% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3
Québec
7 July 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 QLP  8 Mar 1878
ID: 14963(F) — 20 Jul 2023 11:46 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
29
ICON
1/2 1,326 63.05% +549 Loser:
CONS
777 36.95% Jules-U. Richard
After his election:
8 Mar 1878 31
CONS
QLP
Change of government (remained in opposition)
Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,151 Votes: 3,883 Participation: 75.38% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4
Québec
1 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
 CONS  29 Oct 1879
ID: 15028(F) — 20 Jul 2023 18:59 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
QLP
1/2 2,088 54.50% +345 Loser:
CONS
1,743 45.50% U. Léonard
After his election:
29 Oct 1879 33
QLP
CONS
Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,595 Votes: 3,442 Participation: 61.52% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5
Québec
2 December 1881
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15093(F) — 17 Feb 2022 07:43 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
QLP
1/2 1,751 51.45% +99 Loser:
CONS
1,652 48.55% Fulgence Préfontaine
After his election:
17 Dec 1885 39
QLP
Vac.
Amidst controversy
Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,595 Votes: 3,921 Participation: 70.08% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5
Québec
24 March 1886
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26234(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
39
Successor:
QLP
2,164 55.19% Joseph-Éna Girouard
Eligible: 3,293 Votes: 2,011 Participation: 61.07% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7
Québec
17 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15223(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
44
QLP
1/2 1,243 62.37% +493 Loser:
CONS
750 37.63% Charles Thibault

Service:
1 year 8 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,316 Votes: 2,247 Participation: 67.76% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8
Québec
8 March 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15298(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
QLP
2/2 1,113 49.87% -6 Winner:
CONS
1,119 50.13% J. Peter Cooke
Eligible: 3,479 Votes: 2,273 Participation: 65.33% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9
Québec
11 May 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15371(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
51
QLP
1/2 1,269 56.48% +291 Loser:
CONS
978 43.52% Jules-U. Richard

Service:
3 years 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,559 Votes: 2,266 Participation: 63.67% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10
Québec
7 December 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15445(F) — 17 Feb 2022 15:43 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
QLP
1/2 1,260 56.05% +272 Loser:
CONS
988 43.95% Francis N. McCrea
After his election:
25 Apr 1901 54
QLP
Vac.
To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 4 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,559 Votes: 1,483 Participation: 41.67% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10
Québec
31 October 1901
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 26280(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55
Successor:
QLP
1,157 78.02% Joseph Laferté

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
William John Watts
25 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
William John Watts
25 May 2024


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