Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Richard Blain
aliasRichard Blain
Record
5203 · 12166

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 8 December 1857 → 166 years + 5 months ago
Lived 68 years + 11 months
First mandate 7 November 1900 → 123 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 10 months
Death 27 November 1926 → 97 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 4 months after 25 July 1917
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 16 8 13

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
Joseph Featherston  m 
 
William J. Lowe  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,297 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9
Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20385(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
42
CONS
1/2 1,705 51.71% +113 Loser:
LIB
1,592 48.29% Joseph Featherston

Service:
3 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,268 Votes: 5,218 Participation: 83.25% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10
Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20634(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
CONS
1/2 2,640 51.12% +116 Loser:
LIB
2,524 48.88% W.E. Milner

Service:
3 years 11 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,624 Votes: 5,249 Participation: 79.24% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11
Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20896(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CONS
1/2 2,758 52.76% +289 Loser:
LIB
2,469 47.24% Edward G. Graham

Service:
2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,996 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12
Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21124(F) — 9 Oct 2023 19:57 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
CONS
1/2 2,656 53.16% +316 Loser:
LIB
2,340 46.84% William J. Lowe
After his election:
25 Jul 1917 59
CONS
Vac.
To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 5 years 10 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,250 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13
Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21382(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60
Successor:
UNIO
4,751 65.53% Samuel Charters

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Richard Blain, M.P., Senator
28 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Richard Blain, député, sénateur
28 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Richard Blain
28 Jul 2023
FR Wikipédia
Richard Blain
28 Jul 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Jul 2023 10:34 (but data presented dynamically)