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♂ Ralph B. Cowan
aliasRalph B. Cowan
Record
13138 · 6673

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 6 May 1902 → 122 years ago
Lived 87 years + 11 months
First mandate 18 June 1962 → 61 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 60 years + 1 month
Death 21 April 1990 → 34 years ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 9 months after 24 June 1968
Special notes
None
 
Ralph B. Cowan (1902–1990) 200x252
© Photo 1966 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 6 0 4

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Margaret Aitken  f 
⊖ Charles H. Millard  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Walter C. Deakon  m 
⊖ M. Douglas Morton  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 42,576 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24662(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
60
LIB
 1/4 15,526 36.47% +662 Loser:
PC
 14,864 34.91% Margaret Aitken

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 44,227 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24926(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/3 20,188 45.65% +7,970 Loser:
PC
 12,218 27.63% M. Douglas Morton

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 56,043 Votes: 41,984 Participation: 74.91% Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25195(F) — 28 Jun 2023 12:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
 1/4 17,172 41.35% +4,380 Loser:
NDP
 12,792 30.81% Donald Stevenson
After his election:
15 Mar 1968 65
LIB
 →
ILIB
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 38,244 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9981(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
66
ILIB
 4/5 2,895 7.57% -13,365 Winner:
LIB
 16,260 42.52% Walter C. Deakon

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Ralph Bronson Cowan, M.P.		 19 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Ralph Bronson Cowan, député		 19 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Ralph Cowan (politician)		 19 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 19 Dec 2023 21:15 (but data presented dynamically)

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