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♂ William Allen Walsh
aliasWilliam Walsh
Record
63882 · 7762

Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 20 August 1887 → 136 years + 10 months ago
Lived 53 years + 1 month
First mandate 14 October 1935 → 88 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 1 month
Death 18 October 1940 → 83 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 6 months + 23 days after 25 March 1940
Special notes
None
 
William Allen Walsh (1887–1940)
© Photo 1936 House of Commons (Canada) — 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
Canada 4 5 10

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Fred Whitman  m 
 
 
Eligible: 46,133 Votes: 32,768 Participation: 71.03% Candidacies: 5
Federal
18		 Québec
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22776(F) — 5 Jul 2023 20:25 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
LC
 1/5 16,203 49.45% +4,236 Loser:
LIB
 11,967 36.52% Adam K. Cameron
After his election:
10 Jul 1938 50
LC
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 53,832 Votes: 35,160 Participation: 65.31% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Québec
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23050(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
NATG
 2/3 13,319 37.88% -6,539 Winner:
LIB
 19,858 56.48% Frederick P. Whitman

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Allen Walsh		  3 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Allen Walsh		  3 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Allen Walsh		  3 Jun 2024
FR Wikipédia
William Allen Walsh		  3 Jun 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Jun 2024 21:13 (but data presented dynamically)

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