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♂ Alexander D. Chaplin
aliasAlexander D. Chaplin
Record
10338 · 11047

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 10 April 1872 → 152 years ago
Lived 65 years + 9 months
First mandate 29 October 1925 → 98 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 6 months
Death 18 January 1938 → 86 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 4 months after 13 September 1926
Special notes
None
 

Alexander D. Chaplin (1872–1938)
No photo available
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Gordon Chaplin (1907–1964) Nephew  
⊖ James D. Chaplin (1863–1937) Brother
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 0 10 14

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ James W. Rutherford  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 28,757 Votes: 20,690 Participation: 71.95% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21887(F) — 27 Jun 2023 14:24 ET
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 → New to Parliament
Age
53
LC
 1/3 8,396 40.58% +563 Loser:
LIB
 7,833 37.86% James W. Rutherford
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 54
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 28,757 Votes: 22,893 Participation: 79.61% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22139(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
LC
 2/2 10,578 46.21% -1,737 Winner:
LIB
 12,315 53.79% James W. Rutherford

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Dew Chaplin, M.P.		 15 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Alexander Dew Chaplin, député		 15 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Dew Chaplin, M.P.		 15 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 Jan 2024 14:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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