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♂ George James McIlraith
aliasGeorge McIlraith
Record
41444 · 130

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 10 0 10
Birth 29 July 1908 → 115 years + 10 months ago
Lived 84 years
First mandate 26 March 1940 → 84 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 7 months
Death 19 August 1992 → 31 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 3 months after 27 April 1972
Special notes
None
 
George James McIlraith (1908–1992)
© Photo 1963 Government of Canada — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Ontario (1972–1981)
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 32 0 23

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 26
LIB
 1 Minister 54–55 22 Apr 1963 — 02 Feb 1964 0 9 11
2. CA 26
LIB
 1 Minister 55 19 Mar 1964 — 28 Jun 1964 0 3 9
3. CA 26
LIB
 1 ✓ Minister 56 30 Jun 1965 — 06 Jul 1965 0 0 6
4. CA 26–27
LIB
 1 Minister 56–59 07 Jul 1965 — 05 Jul 1968 2 11 28
5. CA 28
LIB
 1 Minister 59–62 06 Jul 1968 — 21 Dec 1970 2 5 15
 1. Transport
 2. National Revenue
 3. Justice and Attorney General [Int]
 4. Public Works
 5. Solicitor General

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 11  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Charlotte E. Whitton  f 
 
 
Eligible: 61,322 Votes: 47,240 Participation: 77.04% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22982(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
31
LIB
 1/2 27,460 58.13% +7,680 Loser:
NATG
 19,780 41.87% Theodore H. Leggett

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 69,826 Votes: 52,549 Participation: 75.26% Candidacies: 6
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23242(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 1/6 24,458 46.54% +2,465 Loser:
PC
 21,993 41.85% Norman B. Macrostie

Service: 4 years 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 52,630 Votes: 42,517 Participation: 80.78% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23503(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/3 24,295 57.76% +9,285 Loser:
PC
 15,010 35.69% Osmond F. Howe

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 49,246 Votes: 36,538 Participation: 74.19% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23803(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/4 20,933 58.31% +7,394 Loser:
PC
 13,539 37.71% Osmond F. Howe

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 44,335 Votes: 34,472 Participation: 77.75% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24085(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/4 19,434 57.30% +6,896 Loser:
PC
 12,538 36.97% Ethel T. Shaw

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 44,335 Votes: 37,522 Participation: 84.63% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24351(F) — 28 Nov 2022 10:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/3 19,098 50.90% +1,425 Loser:
PC
 17,673 47.10% Charlotte E. Whitton

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 30,568 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24628(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/4 16,935 55.40% +5,538 Loser:
PC
 11,397 37.28% Pat Kelly

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 30,832 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24892(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/4 18,634 60.44% +8,782 Loser:
PC
 9,852 31.95% Don Hueston

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 35,635 Votes: 26,444 Participation: 74.21% Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25161(F) — 3 Nov 2021 00:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/4 14,945 57.24% +6,341 Loser:
PC
 8,604 32.95% Courtenay Evans

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 33,909 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10002(F) — 29 Jan 2022 14:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/3 19,578 57.74% +7,976 Loser:
PC
 11,602 34.22% Murray A. Heit
After his election:
27 Apr 1972 63
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 10 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 47,122 Votes: 36,609 Participation: 77.69% Candidacies: 5
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10257(F) — 29 Jan 2022 22:48 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
LIB
 14,101 38.52% F. Hugh Poulin

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. George James McIlraith, P.C., Q.C., M.P., Senator		 27 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. George James McIlraith, C.P., c.r., député, sénateur		 27 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
George McIlraith		 27 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
George McIlraith		 27 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Apr 2024 18:05 (but data presented dynamically)

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