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1.1  Simcoe South  





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William Alves Boys
KC
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Simcoe South
In office
1912–1925
Preceded byHaughton Lennox
Succeeded byThe electoral district was abolished in 1924.
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Simcoe North
In office
1925–1930
Preceded byThomas Edwin Ross
Succeeded byJohn Thomas Simpson
Personal details
Born(1868-07-09)July 9, 1868
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
DiedFebruary 20, 1939(1939-02-20) (aged 70)
NationalityBritish subject
Political partyConservative Party (1912-1930)
Unionist Party (1917-1921)
Occupationbarrister
PortfolioChief Government Whip (1926)
Whip of the Conservative Party (1921-1926)

William Alves Boys, KC (July 9, 1868 – February 20, 1938) was a Canadian politician and barrister.

Born in Barrie, Ontario, he was mayor of Barrie between 1902 and 1904 and commissionerofSimcoe County, Ontario between 1905 and 1906. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a 1912 by-election as a Member of the Conservative Party to represent the ridingofSimcoe South. He was re-elected in 1917 and 1921 then re-elected in the riding of Simcoe Northin1925 and 1926. He was the Whip of the Conservative Party (1921–1926) then Chief Government Whip in 1926. During the 16th Parliament, he was a member of the Special Joint Committee appointed on claims of the allied Indian tribes of British Columbia.

Election results[edit]

Simcoe South[edit]

Canadian federal by-election, 1912
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative William Alves Boys Acclaimed
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Government (Unionist) William Alves Boys 5,771
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) John Henry Mitchell 1,157
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative William Alves Boys 6,509
Progressive Compton Barker Jeffs 4,758

Simcoe North[edit]

1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Alves Boys 6,885 52.2 +8.7
Progressive Ernest Drury 6,295 47.8 -3.6
Total valid votes 13,180 100.0
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Alves Boys 7,058 50.7 -1.5
Progressive Ernest Charles Drury 6,865 49.3 +1.5
Total valid votes 13,923 100.0

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