Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Thomas Hambly Ross
aliasThomas Ross
Record
53886 · 6586

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 25 February 1886 → 138 years + 8 months ago
Lived 70 years + 8 months
1st mandate 26 March 1940 → 84 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 1 month
Death 20 November 1956 → 67 years + 11 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Thomas Hambly Ross (1886–1956)
© Photo 1953 House of Commons (Canada) — 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 16 7 23

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
Albert Brown  m 
Quinto Martini  m 
 
Tim Buck  m 
 
Hamilton East
Elig. 43,705 Votes: 29,654 Partic.: 67.85%
 !!! 
Can.: 4
Federal
19
Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22958(F) — 5 Sep 2022 22:52 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
54
LIB
1/4 14,053 47.39% +2,337 Loser:
NATG
11,716 39.51% Albert A. Brown

Service:
5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Hamilton East
Elig. 44,539 Votes: 35,103 Partic.: 78.81%
 !!! 
Can.: 5
Federal
20
Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23218(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
1/5 13,176 37.54% +1,675 Loser:
PC
11,501 32.76% Bessie H. Hughton

Service:
4 years 15 days (Gov't)
Hamilton East
Elig. 48,666 Votes: 35,707 Partic.: 73.37%
 !!! 
Can.: 5
Federal
21
Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23479(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
1/5 14,035 39.86% +2,880 Loser:
PC
11,155 31.68% Digby Banting

Service:
4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Hamilton East
Elig. 43,307 Votes: 26,181 Partic.: 60.45% Can.: 4
Federal
22
Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23780(F) — 27 Jan 2022 18:02 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
LIB
1/4 11,622 45.22% +3,912 Loser:
PC
7,710 30.00% Quinto A. Martini
After his election:
20 Nov 1956 70
LIB
Vac.
Died in office
Service: 3 years 3 months 10 days (Gov't)
Hamilton East
Elig. 39,577 Votes: 27,967 Partic.: 70.66% Can.: 4
Federal
23
Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24060(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Deceased
Age
70
Successor:
PC
10,528 38.53% Quinto A. Martini

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Hambly Ross, M.P.
20 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Hambly Ross, député
20 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Hambly Ross
20 Jun 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Jun 2024 18:00 (but data presented dynamically)