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♂ Richard D. Thrasher
aliasRichard D. Thrasher
Record
61226 · 12224

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 3 5
Birth 5 March 1922 → 102 years + 2 months ago
Lived 71 years + 7 months
First mandate 10 June 1957 → 66 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 3 months
Death 11 October 1993 → 30 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 3 months after 17 June 1962
Special notes
None
 

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 5 0 5

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Eugene Whelan  m  (3 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 27,825 Votes: 21,035 Participation: 75.60% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24051(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
35
PC
 1/4 10,006 48.40% +426 Loser:
LIB
 9,580 46.34% Robert M. Clark

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 27,825 Votes: 23,409 Participation: 84.13% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24317(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
PC
 1/3 14,326 61.20% +6,104 Loser:
LIB
 8,222 35.12% Thomas C. Odette

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 23,432 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24594(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
PC
 2/4 10,409 44.42% -988 Winner:
LIB
 11,397 48.64% Eugene F. Whelan
Eligible: inc. Votes: 25,544 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24858(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
41
PC
 2/3 12,178 47.67% -769 Winner:
LIB
 12,947 50.69% Eugene F. Whelan
Eligible: 30,898 Votes: 24,537 Participation: 79.41% Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25127(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
43
PC
 2/3 10,072 41.47% -2,815 Winner:
LIB
 12,887 53.06% Eugene F. Whelan

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Richard Devere Thrasher, M.P.		 19 Oct 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Richard Devere Thrasher, député		 19 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Richard Thrasher		 19 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 19 Oct 2023 06:42 (but data presented dynamically)

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