♂ Mitchell F. Hepburn

 Record
27154 · 12088
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ∑ ✓ ✗
Canada 2 2 0
Ontario 4 3 1
Total 6 5 1
Birth Death Lived Died in office
12 August 1896
(127 years 8 months ago)
 4 January 1953
(71 years 3 months ago)
 56 years 4 months No
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
Canada
Days years months days
2,823 7 8 24
Days years months days
1,412 3 10 13
Days years months days
1,411 3 10 12
Ontario
Days years months days
4,000 10 11 13
Days years months days
3,331 9 1 14
Days years months days
669 1 9 30
Total > 
Days years months days
6,823 18 8 6
Days years months days
4,743 12 11 26
Days years months days
2,080 5 8 11
The calculations in years, months and days are approximate and might be off by a few days due to the base date used for these calculations.
Leadership roles
  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. ON 18–20 LIB 1 Party leader 34–46 17 Dec 1930 — 20 Oct 1942 11 10 3
2. ON 19–20 LIB 1 Premier 37–46 19 Jun 1934 — 20 Oct 1942 8 4 1
3. ON 21 LIB 2 ✓ Party leader 48 10 Dec 1944 — 01 Apr 1945 0 3 22
4. ON 21–22 LIB 3 Party leader 48 02 Apr 1945 — 03 Jul 1945 0 3 1
Electoral history
→ 6 recorded electoral participations
→ 7 electoral path points
 		 → 3 documented challengers:
 		 Herbert J. Davis  m 
Hugh C. McKillop  m 
Fletcher S.P. Thomas  m 
 
Federal
Ass.: 16		 Ontario Elgin West
14 September 1926 Age:
30		 → New to Parliament
General ✓ 1/2 LIB 50.57% 7,920 of 15,662 Elig.: 23,608 Parti.: 66.34%
Loser > LC 49.43% 7,742 (-178) Hugh C. McKillop  m  ( 53 )
ID: 22120(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Federal
Ass.: 17		 Ontario Elgin West
28 July 1930 Age:
33		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/2 LIB 53.86% 10,020 of 18,603 Elig.: 21,896 Parti.: 84.96%
Loser > LC 46.14% 8,583 (-1,437) Jonathan Dowler  m 
  Post-Election...
8 June 1934 > ?? LIB → Vac. Resigned: Successfully ran provincially
ID: 22394(F) — 25 Jan 2022 19:44 ET Service: 3 years 10 months 11 days (Oppo.) Exit from legislature →
Provincial
Ass.: 19		 Ontario Elgin
19 June 1934 Age:
37		 → New to this legislature
General ✓ 1/2 LIB 56.58% 11,922 of 21,072 Elig.: 25,790 Parti.: 82.13%
Loser > LC 43.42% 9,150 (-2,772) Herbert J. Davis  m  ( 43 )
ID: 34647(F) — 28 Dec 2022 07:35 ET Service: 3 years 3 months 16 days (Gov't)
Federal
Ass.: 17		 Ontario Elgin West
24 September 1934 Age:
38		 Incumbent did not run in this election
By-Election  
Successor > LIB 56.90% 9,617 of 16,903 Wilson H. Mills  m  ( 52 )
ID: 22582(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Provincial
Ass.: 20		 Ontario Elgin
6 October 1937 Age:
41		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/3 LIB 62.53% 12,361 of 19,769 Elig.: 25,531 Parti.: 78.08%
Loser > LC 35.68% 7,053 (-5,308) Norman R. Martin  m 
ID: 34742(F) — 27 Dec 2022 21:00 ET Service: 5 years 9 months 28 days (Gov't)
Provincial
Ass.: 21		 Ontario Elgin
4 August 1943 Age:
46		 Re-elected incumbent
General ✓ 1/3 ILIB 50.66% 6,879 of 13,578 Elig.: 23,955 Parti.: 56.92%
Loser > PC 31.48% 4,274 (-2,605) John Handford  m 
ID: 34841(F) — 23 Dec 2022 12:58 ET Service: 1 year 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Provincial
Ass.: 22		 Ontario Elgin
4 June 1945 Age:
48		 Defeated incumbent (Party leader) Exit from legislature →
General ✗ 2/3 LIB 40.07% 7,876 of 19,654 Elig.: 26,060 Parti.: 75.86%
Winner > PC 52.29% 10,278 (+2,402) Fletcher S.P. Thomas  m  ( 47 )
ID: 34932(F) — 23 Dec 2022 18:38 ET
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FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres: Mitchell Frederick Hepburn 8 Oct 2023
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