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♂ Joseph W. Murphy
aliasJoseph W. Murphy
Record
45382 · 12349

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 5 2 7
Birth 21 December 1892 → 131 years + 4 months ago
Lived 84 years + 6 months
First mandate 11 June 1945 → 78 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 5 months
Death 3 July 1977 → 46 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 16 days after 17 June 1962
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 17 0 1

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Walter F. Foy  m 
⊖ William Guthrie  m 
 		 ⊖ Ross W. Gray  m 
⊖ Harry Steel  m 
 
Eligible: 21,066 Votes: 14,285 Participation: 67.81% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34864(F) — 23 Dec 2022 13:11 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
50
PC
 3/3 4,537 32.10% -430 Winner:
CCF
 4,967 35.14% Harry Steel
Eligible: 25,423 Votes: 18,841 Participation: 74.11% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23228(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
PC
 1/3 8,450 44.85% +619 Loser:
LIB
 7,831 41.56% Ross W. Gray

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 28,578 Votes: 20,931 Participation: 73.24% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23489(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
PC
 1/3 9,730 46.99% +768 Loser:
LIB
 8,962 43.28% William C. Nelson

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,522 Votes: 22,283 Participation: 66.47% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23790(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
PC
 1/3 11,666 52.88% +2,360 Loser:
LIB
 9,306 42.18% William C. Nelson

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 36,678 Votes: 27,655 Participation: 75.40% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24070(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
PC
 1/4 13,096 48.08% +1,513 Loser:
LIB
 11,583 42.53% John S. McEachran

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 36,678 Votes: 29,088 Participation: 79.31% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24336(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
PC
 1/4 16,603 57.08% +6,406 Loser:
LIB
 10,197 35.06% John S. McEachran

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 32,357 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24613(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
69
PC
 2/4 11,292 34.90% -3,000 Winner:
LIB
 14,292 44.17% Walter F. Foy

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph Warner Murphy, M.P.		  3 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph Warner Murphy, député		  3 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Warner Murphy		  3 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Sep 2023 20:30 (but data presented dynamically)

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