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♂ Hugh Guthrie
aliasHugh Guthrie
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
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Canada 10 0 10
Birth 13 August 1866 → 158 years + 2 months ago
Lived 73 years + 2 months
1st mandate 7 November 1900 → 123 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 2 months
Death 3 November 1939 → 84 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 21 days after 13 October 1935
Special notes
None
 
Hugh Guthrie (1866–1939)
© Photo 1927 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Donald Guthrie (1840–1915) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 34 10 8

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 12–13
CONS
 1 Minister 51–53 04 Oct 1917 — 09 Jul 1920 2 9 5
2. CA 13
UNIO
 1 Minister 53–55 24 Jan 1920 — 28 Dec 1921 1 11 4
3. CA 13
NLCP
 2 ✓ Minister 53–55 10 Jul 1920 — 30 Sep 1921 1 2 20
4. CA 15
LC
 1 ✓ Minister 59 29 Jun 1926 — 12 Jul 1926 0 0 13
5. CA 15
LC
 1 ✓ Minister 59 29 Jun 1926 — 12 Jul 1926 0 0 13
6. CA 15
LC
 2 Minister 59–60 13 Jul 1926 — 24 Sep 1926 0 2 11
7. CA 16
LC
 1 ✓ Opposition Leader 60–61 11 Oct 1926 — 11 Oct 1927 1 0 0
8. CA 16
LC
 1 ✓ Party leader 60–61 11 Oct 1926 — 11 Oct 1927 1 0 0
9. CA 17
LC
 2 Minister 63–68 07 Aug 1930 — 11 Aug 1935 5 0 4
 1. Solicitor General
 2. Militia and Defence
 3. Solicitor General [Int]
 4. Justice and Attorney General [Int]
 5. National Defence [Int]
 6. National Defence
 9. Justice and Attorney General

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 11  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Samuel Carter  m 
⊖ Christian Kloepfer  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Robert Gladstone  m 
 
Wellington South
Elig. inc. Votes: 5,404 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20407(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
LIB
 1/2 2,755 50.98% +106 Loser:
CONS
 2,649 49.02% Christian Kloepfer

Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Wellington South
Elig. 9,099 Votes: 7,009 Partic.: 77.03%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20656(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/2 3,694 52.70% +379 Loser:
CONS
 3,315 47.30% Christian Kloepfer

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Gov't)
Wellington South
Elig. 9,684 Votes: 7,096 Partic.: 73.28%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20921(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/2 3,873 54.98% +701 Loser:
CONS
 3,172 45.02% John Newstead

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Wellington South
Elig. inc. Votes: 6,112 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 UNIO  10 Oct 1917
ID: 21149(F) — 2 Jul 2023 11:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 3,368 55.10% +624 Loser:
CONS
 2,744 44.90% Arthur T.K. Evans
After his election:
10 Oct 1917 51
CONS
 →
UNIO
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
10 Oct 1917 51
LIB
 →
UNIL
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Wellington South
Elig. inc. Votes: 9,497 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
 NLCP  10 Jul 1920
ID: 21407(F) — 2 Jul 2023 11:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
UNIL
 1/2 7,358 77.48% +5,219 Loser:
OLAB
 2,139 22.52% Lorne Cunningham
After his election:
10 Jul 1920 53
UNIL
 →
NLCP
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Wellington South
Elig. inc. Votes: 16,947 Partic.: inc. Can.: 3
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21663(F) — 5 Jul 2023 18:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
NLCP
 1/3 6,208 36.63% +131 Loser:
LAB
 6,077 35.86% James Singer
After his election:
16 Mar 1922 55
NLCP
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Wellington South
Elig. 23,472 Votes: 17,184 Partic.: 73.21%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21934(F) — 27 Jun 2023 20:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LC
 1/2 9,096 52.93% +1,008 Loser:
LIB
 8,088 47.07% Robert W. Gladstone
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 59
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Wellington South
Elig. 23,472 Votes: 15,986 Partic.: 68.11%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22187(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LC
 1/2 8,515 53.27% +1,044 Loser:
LIB
 7,471 46.73% William A. Burnett

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Wellington South
Elig. 22,515 Votes: 16,780 Partic.: 74.53%
 !!! 
 Can.: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22461(F) — 25 Jan 2022 20:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LC
 1/2 8,887 52.96% +994 Loser:
LIB
 7,893 47.04% John B. Mitchell
After his election:
6 Aug 1930 63
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 9 days (Gov't)
Wellington South
Elig. 22,515 Votes: 0 Partic.: n/a Can.: 1
Federal
17		 Ontario
25 August 1930
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22565(F) — 11 Oct 2022 21:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 5 years 1 month 18 days (Gov't)
Wellington South
Elig. 22,614 Votes: 16,864 Partic.: 74.57%
 !!! 
 Can.: 4
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22733(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
69		 Successor:
LIB
 8,840 52.42% Robert W. Gladstone

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Hugh Guthrie, P.C.		  2 Jul 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Hugh Guthrie, C.P.		  2 Jul 2024
FR Wikipédia
Hugh Guthrie (homme politique canadien)		  2 Jul 2024
EN Wikipedia
Hugh Guthrie		  2 Jul 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Jul 2024 16:33 (but data presented dynamically)

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