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♂ John H. Burnham
aliasJohn H. Burnham
Record
8351 · 12054

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 3 5
Birth 14 October 1860 → 163 years + 6 months ago
Lived 79 years + 6 months
First mandate 21 September 1911 → 112 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 11 months
Death 25 April 1940 → 84 years ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 6 months after 1 October 1920
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 9 0 9

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ George N. Gordon  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James R. Stratton  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Robert R. Hall  m 
 
Eligible: 7,040 Votes: 5,392 Participation: 76.59% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20900(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
48
CONS
 2/2 2,518 46.90% -333 Winner:
LIB
 2,851 53.10% James R. Stratton
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,846 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21128(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
CONS
 1/2 2,944 50.36% +42 Loser:
LIB
 2,902 49.64% James R. Stratton

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,346 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21386(F) — 23 Jan 2022 20:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
UNIO
 1/2 6,382 68.29% +3,418 Loser:
LL
 2,964 31.71% Robert R. Hall
After his election:
15 Jul 1920 59
NLCP
 →
ICON
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
1 Oct 1920 59
ICON
 →
Vac.
 Amidst controversy
Service: 2 years 9 months 14 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,921 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
13		 Ontario
7 February 1921
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NLCP  Majority
ID: 21520(F) — 10 Sep 2022 17:37 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
ICON
 3/5 2,595 20.08% -1,498 Winner:
LIB
 4,093 31.68% George N. Gordon
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,622 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21642(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
61
NLCP
 2/2 4,732 40.72% -2,158 Winner:
LIB
 6,890 59.28% George N. Gordon

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Hampden Burnham, M.P.		 29 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Hampden Burnham, député		 29 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Hampden Burnham		 29 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Jul 2023 15:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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