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♂ Edward Cochrane
aliasEdward Cochrane
Record
11726 · 5967

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 70%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 1 8
Ontario 0 2 2
Total 7 3 10
Birth 1 January 1834 → 190 years + 4 months ago
Lived 73 years + 2 months
First mandate 20 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 5 months
Death 8 March 1907 → 117 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 23 9 3

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 11  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Darius Crouter  m 
⊖ James M. Ferris  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William W. Webb  m 
 		 ⊖ John H. Douglas  m 
⊖ Albert E. Mallory  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 4,306 Votes: 3,213 Participation: 74.62% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32813(F) — 22 Jul 2023 21:23 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
41
LC
 2/3 1,448 45.07% -103 Winner:
LIB
 1,551 48.27% James M. Ferris
Eligible: 5,224 Votes: 3,726 Participation: 71.32% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32907(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
45
LC
 2/2 1,839 49.36% -48 Winner:
LIB
 1,887 50.64% James M. Ferris
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,873 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19276(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
CONS
 1/2 2,073 53.52% +273 Loser:
ILIB
 1,800 46.48% Darius Crouter

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,569 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19483(F) — 22 Jan 2022 09:41 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
CONS
 2/2 2,278 49.86% -13 Winner:
LIB
 2,291 50.14% Albert E. Mallory
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,272 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 December 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19695(F) — 22 Jan 2022 10:35 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
53
CONS
 1/2 2,148 50.28% +24 Loser:
LIB
 2,124 49.72% Albert E. Mallory
After his election:
12 Oct 1888 54
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,102 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
21 November 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19718(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
CONS
 1/2 2,074 50.56% +46 Loser:
LIB
 2,028 49.44% Albert E. Mallory

Service: 2 years 3 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,754 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19835(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
CONS
 1/2 2,495 52.48% +236 Loser:
LIB
 2,259 47.52% M.P. Ketchum

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,423 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20123(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
CONS
 1/2 2,410 54.49% +397 Loser:
LIB
 2,013 45.51% C.A. Mallory

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,538 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20377(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
CONS
 1/2 2,452 54.03% +366 Loser:
LIB
 2,086 45.97% Robert B. Denike

Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,020 Votes: 4,653 Participation: 77.29% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20626(F) — 23 Jan 2022 13:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
CONS
 1/2 2,402 52.24% +206 Loser:
LIB
 2,196 47.76% John H. Douglas
After his election:
8 Mar 1907 73
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 4 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,020 Votes: 4,452 Participation: 73.95% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
29 October 1907
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20775(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
73		 Successor:
CONS
 2,347 52.72% Charles L. Owen

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Cochrane, Edward		  2 Aug 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Cochrane, Edward		  2 Aug 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Edward Cochrane, M.P.		  2 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Edward Cochrane, député		  2 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Edward Cochrane		  2 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2023 18:18 (but data presented dynamically)

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