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♂ Arthur A. Wishart
aliasArthur A. Wishart
Record
65834 · 10575

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Ontario 2 0 2
Total 2 1 3
Birth 11 June 1903 → 120 years + 10 months ago
Lived 83 years + 5 months
First mandate 25 September 1963 → 60 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 60 years + 3 months
Death 23 November 1986 → 37 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 1 month after 20 October 1971
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
Ontario 8 0 24 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ George E. Nixon  m 
 
 
Eligible: 27,028 Votes: 20,094 Participation: 74.35% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23454(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
46
PC
 2/3 5,056 25.41% -5,071 Winner:
LIB
 10,127 50.89% George E. Nixon
Eligible: 40,018 Votes: 27,659 Participation: 69.12% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Ontario
25 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35483(F) — 24 Dec 2022 16:52 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
60
PC
 1/3 11,559 42.24% +2,200 Loser:
LIB
 9,359 34.20% Frank Ianni

Service: 4 years 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 36,169 Votes: 28,159 Participation: 77.85% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14043(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
PC
 1/3 11,807 42.21% +2,010 Loser:
NDP
 9,797 35.02% Earl Orchard

Service: 4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 44,195 Votes: 35,020 Participation: 79.24% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14159(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
PC
 14,983 43.00% John R. Rhodes

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Arthur Allison Wishart		 30 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Arthur Allison Wishart		 30 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Arthur Wishart		 30 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Jul 2023 17:25 (but data presented dynamically)

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