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♂ John Ferguson
aliasJohn Ferguson
Record
19555 · 5990

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Birth 17 April 1840 → 184 years ago
Lived 68 years + 2 months
First mandate 2 August 1887 → 136 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 3 months
Death 7 July 1908 → 115 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 8 months after 6 November 1900
Special notes
None
 
John Ferguson (1840–1908)
© Photo 1898 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Morrison M. MacBride (1877–1938) Nephew  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 13 3 2

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Robert Campbell  m 
⊖ Aaron A. Wright  m 
 		 ⊖ Duncan McIntyre  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,334 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19499(F) — 22 Jan 2022 09:50 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
46
ICON
 2/2 1,134 48.59% -66 Winner:
LIB
 1,200 51.41% Robert Campbell
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,476 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
2 August 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19685(F) — 22 Jan 2022 10:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
47
ICON
 1/2 1,299 52.46% +122 Loser:
LIB
 1,177 47.54% Duncan J. McIntyre

Service: 3 years 7 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,840 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19851(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
ICON
 1/2 1,642 57.82% +444 Loser:
LIB
 1,198 42.18% David Barr

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,270 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20139(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
ICON
 1/2 1,846 56.45% +422 Loser:
PATI
 1,424 43.55% Robert A. Jamieson

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,945 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20393(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
ICON
 2/2 1,796 45.53% -353 Winner:
LIB
 2,149 54.47% Aaron A. Wright

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Ferguson, M.P.		  3 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Ferguson, député		  3 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Ferguson (Canadian politician)		  3 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Ferguson (homme politique canadien)		  3 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Mar 2024 16:07 (but data presented dynamically)

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