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♂ John A. Currie
aliasJohn A. Currie
Record
13907 · 10086

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Ontario 3 0 3
Total 6 2 8
Birth 25 February 1868 → 156 years + 2 months ago
Lived 63 years + 4 months
First mandate 26 October 1908 → 115 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 8 months
Death 28 June 1931 → 92 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 7 months after 29 October 1929
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 13 1 7
Ontario 7 0 4 Z
TOTAL 20 1 11

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Ernest C. Drury  m 
⊖ Thomas E. Ross  m 
 		 ⊖ Leighton G. McCarthy  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 7,768 Votes: 4,982 Participation: 64.13% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20645(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
36
CONS
 2/2 2,444 49.57% -42 Winner:
IND
 2,486 50.43% Leighton G. McCarthy
Eligible: 7,361 Votes: 5,514 Participation: 74.91% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20907(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
CONS
 1/2 2,756 50.47% +51 Loser:
LIB
 2,705 49.53% Daniel Wilson

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,124 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21135(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
CONS
 1/2 2,648 51.68% +172 Loser:
LIB
 2,476 48.32% Leighton G. McCarthy

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,533 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21393(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
UNIO
 1/2 4,240 64.90% +1,947 Loser:
LL
 2,293 35.10% Ernest C. Drury

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,314 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21650(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
NLCP
 2/3 4,489 43.52% -809 Winner:
PROG
 5,298 51.37% Thomas E. Ross
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,095 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
15		 Ontario
23 October 1922
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFO  Minority
ID: 34263(F) — 8 Nov 2022 19:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
54
LC
 1/4 4,759 67.08% +3,653 Loser:
ILIB
 1,106 15.59% John Callahan

Service: 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,478 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34357(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LC
 1/4 7,730 81.56% +7,019 Loser:
ILP
 711 7.50% John O'Donahue

Service: 3 years 5 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,010 Votes: 9,174 Participation: 65.48% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34483(F) — 28 Dec 2022 11:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LC
 1/3 6,339 69.64% +4,145 Loser:
PROH
 2,194 24.10% John Wanless

Service: 2 years 10 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,672 Votes: 6,782 Participation: 46.22% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
18		 Ontario
30 October 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34599(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
LC
 4,473 66.77% Edward J. Murphy

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John Allister Currie		 05 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John Allister Currie		 05 Sep 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Allister Currie, M.P.		 05 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Allister Currie, député		 05 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Allister Currie		 05 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Allister Currie		 05 Sep 2023

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