William Ryan (Canadian politician)

William Michael Ryan (22 November 1887 – 4 January 1938) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick and became a barrister and journalist.

Ryan attended University of St. Joseph's College where he earned a Master of Arts degree, then King College Law School where he earned a Bachelor of Civil Law. He became a journalist for New Brunswick newspaper the Telegraph-Journal and Regina Leader.[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the St. John—Albert riding in the 1935 general election after unsuccessful campaigns there in 1926 and 1930. Ryan died in Saint John on 4 January 1938 before completing his term in the 18th Canadian Parliament, on the same day that another House of Commons member, George Perley, died.[2][3]

Note: popular vote is compared to the party's total share of the popular vote in the 1930 general election.

1930 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Rothesay
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Conservative	Murray MacLaren	16,454	33.0	Y
	Conservative	Thomas Bell	16,395	32.9	Y
	Liberal	Allan McAvity	8,595	17.3
	Liberal	William Ryan	8,371	16.8
Total valid votes			49,815	100.0

Total Conservative vote: 32,849, or 65.9% of the total, an increase of 4.2% from the 1926 general election.
Total Liberal vote: 16,966, or 34.1%, a decrease of 4.2% from the 1926 general election.

1926 Canadian federal election: Saint John—Albert
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Conservative	Murray MacLaren	12,441	31.0	Y
	Conservative	Thomas Bell	12,310	30.7	Y
	Liberal	William Michael Ryan	8,007	20.0
	Liberal	Robert Thomas Hayes	7,356	18.3
Total valid votes			40,114	100.0%

Total Conservative vote: 24,751, or 61.7% of the total, a decrease of 0.2% from the 1925 general election.
Total Liberal vote: 15,363, or 38.3% of the total, an increase of 0.2% from the 1925 general election.