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♂ John W. Edwards
aliasJohn W. Edwards
Record
18264 · 10538

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
Birth 25 May 1865 → 158 years + 11 months ago
Lived 63 years + 10 months
First mandate 26 October 1908 → 115 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 5 months
Death 18 April 1929 → 95 years ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
John W. Edwards (1865–1929)
© Photo 1918 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 6 25

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 13
NLCP
 1 Minister 56 21 Sep 1921 — 28 Dec 1921 0 3 7
2. CA 13
NLCP
 1 Minister 56 21 Sep 1921 — 28 Dec 1921 0 3 7
 1. Immigration and Colonization
 2. Health [Immigration and Colonization]

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Melzar Avery  m 
 		 ⊖ William S. Reed  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 6,697 Votes: 3,983 Participation: 59.47% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20856(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
CONS
 1/2 2,184 55.21% +412 Loser:
ICON
 1,772 44.79% Melzar Avery

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,405 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21084(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
CONS
 1/2 2,629 59.68% +853 Loser:
LIB
 1,776 40.32% Robert H. Fair

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,299 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21342(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
UNIO
 1/2 3,641 68.71% +1,983 Loser:
LL
 1,658 31.29% James Halliday

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,337 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21603(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
NLCP
 2/2 4,557 48.81% -223 Winner:
PROG
 4,780 51.19% William S. Reed
Eligible: 17,340 Votes: 11,876 Participation: 68.49% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21874(F) — 27 Jun 2023 14:07 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
60
LC
 1/2 7,322 61.65% +2,768 Loser:
PROG
 4,554 38.35% William S. Reed
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 61
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 17,340 Votes: 12,960 Participation: 74.74% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22125(F) — 24 Jan 2022 21:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LC
 1/2 7,802 60.20% +2,644 Loser:
PROG
 5,158 39.80% Robert J. Bushell
After his election:
18 Apr 1929 63
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 7 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,340 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
16		 Ontario
22 July 1929
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 22307(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
63		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. William Spankie

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. John Wesley Edwards, P.C., C.M., M.P.		 11 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. John Wesley Edwards, C.P., C.M., député		 11 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Wesley Edwards		 11 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Wesley Edwards		 11 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Feb 2024 23:08 (but data presented dynamically)

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