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♂ John White
aliasJohn White
Record
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Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 8 June 1811 → 212 years + 11 months ago
Lived 85 years + 10 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 1 month
Death 3 May 1897 → 127 years ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 3 months after 21 January 1874
Special notes
None
 
John White (1811–1897)
© Photo 1874 William James Topley — Public domain
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 5 14

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Daniel B. Chisholm  m 
 		 ⊖ George McKindsey  m 
 
Eligible: 3,584 Votes: 2,711 Participation: 75.64% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17643(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
56
LIB
 1/2 1,422 52.45% +133 Loser:
IND
 1,289 47.55% George K. Chisholm

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,583 Votes: 2,748 Participation: 76.70% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32624(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LIB
 1,556 56.62% William Barber
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,692 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18535(F) — 25 Jun 2023 16:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/2 1,414 52.53% +136 Loser:
CONS
 1,278 47.47% George C. McKindsey
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 62
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 4,356 Votes: 2,905 Participation: 66.69% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18768(F) — 20 Jan 2022 22:40 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
LIB
 2/2 1,441 49.60% -23 Winner:
LC
 1,464 50.40% Daniel B. Chisholm

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John White		  8 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John White		  8 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
John White (Liberal MP)		  8 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 May 2024 01:18 (but data presented dynamically)

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