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♂ John L. McDougall
aliasJohn L. McDougall
Record
41115 · 4943

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Ontario 1 0 1
Total 5 1 6
Birth 6 November 1838 → 185 years + 5 months ago
Lived 70 years + 2 months
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 28 years + 9 months
Death 15 January 1909 → 115 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 3 months after 16 September 1878
Double mandate Renfrew South (Ontario)
Up until about 1872-74 (depending on the jurisdiction), a parliamentarian could sit in his provincial legislature and the Commons.
Special notes
None
 
John L. McDougall (1838–1909) 200x212
© Photo — 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 7 5 17
Ontario 3 6 15 Z
TOTAL 11 0 2

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
3 documented challengers
⊖ William Bannerman  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ James O'Reilly  m 
 		 ⊖ Malcolm Cameron  m 
 
Eligible: 1,193 Votes: 849 Participation: 71.17% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32663(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
28
LIB
 1/2 543 63.96% +237 Loser:
LC
 306 36.04% T.P. French

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 746 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
12 July 1869
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18458(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
30
LIB
 1/2 482 64.61% +218 Loser:
LIB
 264 35.39% Malcolm Cameron

Service: 3 years 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,179 Votes: 706 Participation: 59.88% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32746(F) — 22 Jul 2023 23:49 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
32		 Successor:
LC
 448 63.46% Eric Harrington
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,561 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18574(F) — 25 Jun 2023 17:40 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
33
LIB
 2/2 645 41.32% -271 Winner:
LC
 916 58.68% James O'Reilly
Eligible: 1,616 Votes: 1,406 Participation: 87.00% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18809(F) — 20 Jan 2022 23:12 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
35
LIB
 1/2 738 52.49% +70 Loser:
CONS
 668 47.51% William Bannerman
After his election:
9 Sep 1874 35
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 7 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,616 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
3		 Ontario
24 October 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18910(F) — 21 Jan 2022 00:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
21 Jan 1875 36
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 2 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,616 Votes: 1,551 Participation: 95.98% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
20 February 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18911(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 1/2 803 51.77% +55 Loser:
CONS
 748 48.23% William Bannerman

Service: 3 years 6 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,935 Votes: 1,755 Participation: 59.80% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19095(F) — 21 Jan 2022 19:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
39		 Successor:
CONS
 962 56.59% William Bannerman

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
McDougall, John Lorn		 23 Jan 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
McDougall, John Lorn		 23 Jan 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John Lorn McDougall		 23 Jan 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John Lorn McDougall		 23 Jan 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Lorn McDougall, M.P.		 23 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Lorn McDougall, député		 23 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Lorn McDougall		 23 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Lorn McDougall		 23 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Jan 2024 18:15 (but data presented dynamically)

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