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♂ John Eachern Smith
aliasJack Smith
Record
57601 · 12400

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Birth 6 August 1901 → 123 years + 2 months ago
Lived 65 years + 8 months
1st mandate 11 June 1945 → 79 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 10 months
Death 28 April 1967 → 57 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 10 months after 9 June 1957
Special notes
None
 
John Eachern (Jack) Smith (1901–1967)
© Photo 1953 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 11 11 26

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Tiny Cathers  m 
 
 
York North
Elig. 33,698 Votes: 25,393 Partic.: 75.35%
 !!! 
 Can.: 3
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23271(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
LIB
 1/3 11,428 45.00% +1,133 Loser:
PC
 10,295 40.54% Earl Toole

Service: 4 years 15 days (Gov't)
York North
Elig. 53,823 Votes: 39,486 Partic.: 73.36%
 !!! 
 Can.: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23532(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/3 18,933 48.42% +4,504 Loser:
PC
 14,429 36.90% Arthur Walwyn

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
York North
Elig. 33,501 Votes: 22,661 Partic.: 67.64%
 !!! 
 Can.: 3
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23834(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/3 10,988 48.92% +1,633 Loser:
PC
 9,355 41.65% Cecil A. Cathers

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
York North
Elig. 46,628 Votes: 30,596 Partic.: 65.62%
 !!! 
 Can.: 3
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24116(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
PC
 17,770 58.89% Cecil A. Cathers

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Eachern (Jack) Smith, M.P.		 20 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Eachern (Jack) Smith, député		 20 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jack Smith (politician)		 20 Jun 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Jun 2024 18:38 (but data presented dynamically)

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