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Willis Keith Baldwin

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Willis Keith Baldwin
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Stanstead
In office
1917–1930
Preceded byCharles Henry Lovell
Succeeded byJohn Thomas Hackett
Personal details
Born(1857-03-17)March 17, 1857
Baldwin's Mills, Canada East
DiedApril 19, 1935(1935-04-19) (aged 78)
Political partyLiberal

Willis Keith Baldwin (March 17, 1857 – April 19, 1935) was a Canadian politician and lumber merchant. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the Laurier Liberals to represent the riding of Stanstead. He was re-elected as a Liberal in 1921 and again in 1925 and 1926.

Electoral record

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1911 Canadian federal election: Stanstead
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Charles Henry Lovell 2,310
Conservative George Waldo Paige 2,106
1917 Canadian federal election: Stanstead
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Willis Keith Baldwin 3,047
Government (Unionist) William Lewis Shurtleff 2,346
1921 Canadian federal election: Stanstead
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Willis Keith Baldwin 6,877
Conservative Porter Lloyd Baldwin 3,104
1925 Canadian federal election: Stanstead
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Willis Keith Baldwin 5,520
Conservative John Thomas Hackett 4,326
1926 Canadian federal election: Stanstead
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Willis Keith Baldwin 5,135
Conservative George Garfield Fish 3,740
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