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♂ Walter C. Deakon
aliasWalter C. Deakon
Record
14963 · 109

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 24 May 1924 → 99 years + 11 months ago
Lived 58 years + 4 months
First mandate 25 June 1968 → 55 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 1 month
Death 5 October 1982 → 41 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 11 months after 29 October 1972
Special notes
None
 
Walter C. Deakon (1924–1982) 200x287
© Photo 1968 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 4 4 4

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Ralph B. Cowan  m 
 		 ⊕ Otto J. Jelinek  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 38,244 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9981(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
44
LIB
 1/5 16,260 42.52% +5,517 Loser:
PC
 10,743 28.09% Win McKay

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 53,896 Votes: 43,279 Participation: 80.30% Candidacies: 5
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10236(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
LIB
 2/5 16,426 37.95% -1,903 Winner:
PC
 18,329 42.35% Otto J. Jelinek

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Walter Cyril Deakon, M.P.		 05 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Walter Cyril Deakon, député		 05 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Walter Deakon		 05 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Dec 2023 18:29 (but data presented dynamically)

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