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♂ Hugh J. Plaxton
aliasHugh J. Plaxton
Record
49934 · 12351

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 16 May 1904 → 119 years + 11 months ago
Lived 78 years + 6 months
First mandate 14 October 1935 → 88 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 4 months
Death 1 December 1982 → 41 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 42 years + 8 months after 25 March 1940
Special notes
None
 
Hugh J. Plaxton (1904–1982) 200x289
© Photo 1936 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 4 5 10

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ George R. Geary  m 
 		 ⊖ Thomas A. Kidd  m 
 
Eligible: 39,643 Votes: 26,616 Participation: 67.14% Candidacies: 5
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22719(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
31
LIB
 1/5 10,472 39.34% +865 Loser:
LC
 9,607 36.09% George R. Geary

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 39,113 Votes: 27,589 Participation: 70.54% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23002(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
35		 Successor:
LIB
 14,901 54.01% Arthur W. Roebuck
Eligible: 22,519 Votes: 18,034 Participation: 80.08% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23227(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
41
LIB
 2/3 7,588 42.08% -1,587 Winner:
PC
 9,175 50.88% Thomas A. Kidd

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Hugh John Plaxton, M.P.		 19 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Hugh John Plaxton, député		 19 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Hugh Plaxton		 19 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Hugh Plaxton		 19 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 19 Dec 2023 20:22 (but data presented dynamically)

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