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♂ Thomas A. Low
aliasThomas A. Low
Record
36969 · 12041

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 2 6
Birth 12 March 1871 → 153 years + 2 months ago
Lived 59 years + 10 months
First mandate 26 October 1908 → 115 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 7 months
Death 9 February 1931 → 93 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 3 months after 28 October 1925
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 6 11 9

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 14
LIB
 1 Minister 50–52 29 Dec 1921 — 16 Aug 1923 1 7 18
2. CA 14
LIB
 1 Minister 52–54 17 Aug 1923 — 12 Nov 1925 2 2 26
 1. Without portfolio
 2. Trade and Commerce

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Martin Maloney  m  (4 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 6,861 Votes: 4,792 Participation: 69.84% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20904(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
LIB
 1/2 2,721 57.26% +690 Loser:
CONS
 2,031 42.74% John McKay

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,755 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21132(F) — 23 Jan 2022 18:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/2 2,687 56.51% +619 Loser:
CONS
 2,068 43.49% Martin J. Maloney
After his election:
7 Dec 1911 40
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 2 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,619 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
22 February 1912
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21248(F) — 1 Jul 2023 14:10 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
40		 Successor:
LIB
 2,421 52.41% George P. Graham
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,419 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21647(F) — 24 Jan 2022 06:57 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
50
LIB
 1/4 4,083 35.76% +1,408 Loser:
NLCP
 2,675 23.43% Robert G. Wilson
After his election:
15 Aug 1923 52
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 8 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 September 1923
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21784(F) — 11 Oct 2022 19:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 1 month 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,930 Votes: 11,261 Participation: 75.43% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21918(F) — 27 Jun 2023 19:18 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
LIB
 2/2 4,925 43.74% -1,411 Winner:
LC
 6,336 56.26% Martin J. Maloney
Eligible: 14,534 Votes: 12,548 Participation: 86.34% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22441(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
59
LIB
 2/2 6,144 48.96% -260 Winner:
LC
 6,404 51.04% Martin J. Maloney

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Thomas Andrew Low, P.C., M.P.		 25 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Thomas Andrew Low, C.P., député		 25 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Andrew Low		 25 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
Thomas Andrew Low		 25 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Aug 2023 00:28 (but data presented dynamically)

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