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♂ George H. Challies
aliasGeorge H. Challies
Record
10176 · 12614

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 8 0 8
Birth 24 August 1884 → 139 years + 8 months ago
Lived 91 years + 6 months
First mandate 30 October 1929 → 94 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 2 months
Death 15 March 1976 → 48 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 9 months after 8 June 1955
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
Ontario 25 6 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 10,435 Votes: 7,642 Participation: 73.23% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34515(F) — 10 Oct 2022 10:11 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
LC
 1/3 3,362 44.31% +999 Loser:
PROH
 2,363 31.15% Norman Beach
After his election:
31 Jul 1931 46
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 9 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,435 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
18		 Ontario
29 August 1931
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34628(F) — 11 Oct 2022 14:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,496 Votes: 16,549 Participation: 73.56% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19		 Ontario
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34652(F) — 28 Dec 2022 07:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LC
 1/2 8,859 53.97% +1,302 Loser:
LIB
 7,557 46.03% Charles Marselis

Service: 3 years 3 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 22,842 Votes: 17,094 Participation: 74.84% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34747(F) — 27 Dec 2022 21:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LC
 1/2 9,288 54.99% +1,685 Loser:
LIB
 7,603 45.01% Percy Barnard

Service: 5 years 9 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 21,965 Votes: 10,607 Participation: 48.29% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34846(F) — 23 Dec 2022 13:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
PC
 1/2 6,829 64.92% +3,139 Loser:
LIB
 3,690 35.08% James Grisdale

Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,103 Votes: 14,334 Participation: 64.85% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34937(F) — 23 Dec 2022 18:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
PC
 1/3 8,843 62.17% +4,593 Loser:
LIB
 4,250 29.88% Mahlon Zeron

Service: 3 years 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,450 Votes: 11,878 Participation: 52.91% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35028(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
PC
 1/3 6,994 59.30% +3,385 Loser:
LIB
 3,609 30.60% C. Graham

Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,952 Votes: 11,866 Participation: 56.63% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35121(F) — 23 Dec 2022 20:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
PC
 1/2 7,797 66.01% +3,783 Loser:
LIB
 4,014 33.99% Graham Wells

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,087 Votes: 12,569 Participation: 59.61% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25		 Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35216(F) — 29 Dec 2022 15:20 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
70		 Successor:
PC
 7,921 63.56% Frederick M. Cass

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
George Holmes Challies		  1 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
George Holmes Challies		  1 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Holmes Challies		  1 Aug 2023

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