Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Thomas Roberts Ferguson
aliasThomas Ferguson
Record
19582 · 5032

Irish-Canadian     1
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Canada 1 0 1
Ontario 2 0 2
Total 3 0 3
Birth c. December 1818 → 205 years + 10 months ago
Lived ± 60 years
1st mandate 7 August 1867 → 157 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age ± 48 years
Death 15 September 1879 → 145 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 9 months after 5 December 1873
Double mandate Cardwell / Simcoe South (Ontario)
Up until about 1872-74 (depending on the jurisdiction), a parliamentarian could sit in his provincial legislature and the Commons.
Special notes
None
 
Thomas Roberts Ferguson (c.1818–1879)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
Julian Ferguson (1895–1965) Grand-nephew  
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. Canada West (1858–1967)
Canadian Senate
Legis. Council
Deputy Minister
Auto. Region
Mayor/Reeve Innisfil Township, Ontario (1858)
Mun./Cty Co.
School Board
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Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 11 12
Ontario 6 3 1 Z
TOTAL 11 2 13

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 5  
Documented challenger
None
 

 
Cardwell
Elig. 2,612 Votes: 2,233 Partic.: 85.49%
 !!! 
Can.: 2
Federal
1
Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17628(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
±48
CONS
1/2 1,155 51.72% +77 Loser:
IND
1,078 48.28% ? Philips

Service:
4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Simcoe South
Elig. n/a Votes: 0 Partic.: n/a Can.: 1
Provincial
1
Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32666(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
±48
LC
1/1 By acclamation

Service:
3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Simcoe South
Elig. n/a Votes: 0 Partic.: n/a Can.: 1
Provincial
2
Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32749(F) — 23 Jul 2023 00:11 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
±52
LC
1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 ±53
LC
LIB
Change of government (became part of opposition)
5 Dec 1873 ±55
LC
Vac.
Left provincial politics
Service: 2 years 8 months 14 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Cardwell
Elig. inc. Votes: 2,248 Partic.: inc. Can.: 2
Federal
2
Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18520(F) — 25 Jun 2023 15:28 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±53
Successor:
CONS
1,232 54.80% John H. Cameron
Simcoe South
Elig. n/a Votes: 0 Partic.: n/a Can.: 1
Provincial
2
Ontario
30 December 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33076(F) — 21 Feb 2022 14:12 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±55
Successor:
LC
Acclam. D'Arcy E. Boulton

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Ferguson, Thomas Roberts
17 Jun 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Ferguson, Thomas Roberts
17 Jun 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Thomas Roberts Ferguson
17 Jun 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Thomas Roberts Ferguson
17 Jun 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Roberts Ferguson, M.P.
17 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Roberts Ferguson, député
17 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Roberts Ferguson
17 Jun 2024
FR Wikipédia
Thomas Roberts Ferguson
17 Jun 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Jun 2024 09:39 (but data presented dynamically)