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♂ David Thompson
aliasDavid Thompson
Record
61001 · 5045

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Birth 7 December 1836 → 187 years + 5 months ago
Lived 49 years + 4 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 8 months
Death 18 April 1886 → 138 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
David Thompson (1836–1886) 200x323
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Andrew T. Thompson (1870–1939) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 18 8 7

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Nicholas F. Davin  m 
 
 
Eligible: 3,114 Votes: 2,413 Participation: 77.49% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17642(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
30
LIB
 1/2 1,391 57.65% +369 Loser:
IND
 1,022 42.35% ? McKinnon

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,114 Votes: 2,440 Participation: 78.36% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32623(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
30		 Successor:
LIB
 1,377 56.43% Jacob Baxter
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18534(F) — 25 Jun 2023 16:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 36
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18767(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,758 Votes: 3,078 Participation: 81.91% Candidacies: 3
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19053(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/3 1,566 52.27% +166 Loser:
CONS
 1,400 46.73% Nicholas F. Davin

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,854 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19249(F) — 21 Jan 2022 21:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 1,490 52.21% +126 Loser:
IND
 1,364 47.79% William H. Merritt
After his election:
18 Apr 1886 49
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 9 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 Ontario
8 September 1886
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19680(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
49		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Charles W. Colter

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
David Thompson, M.P.		 24 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
David Thompson, député		 24 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
David Thompson (Canadian politician)		 24 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Nov 2023 22:29 (but data presented dynamically)

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