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♂ Edward Walter Nesbitt
aliasEdward Walter Nesbitt
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 23 November 1859 → 164 years + 5 months ago
Lived 82 years + 9 months
First mandate 26 October 1908 → 115 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 11 months
Death 28 August 1942 → 81 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 8 months after 5 December 1921
Special notes
None
 
Edward Walter Nesbitt (1859–1942)
© Photo House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Wallace B. Nesbitt (1918–1973) Grand-nephew  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 13 1 7

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Duncan J. Sinclair  m 
 		 ⊖ Donald M. Sutherland  m 
 
Eligible: 7,196 Votes: 5,263 Participation: 73.14% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20893(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 2,675 51.19% +124 Loser:
CONS
 2,551 48.81% Daniel Quinn

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,501 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 UNIO  10 Oct 1917
ID: 21121(F) — 2 Jul 2023 10:45 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 2,898 52.68% +295 Loser:
CONS
 2,603 47.32% James G. Wallace
After his election:
10 Oct 1917 57
CONS
 →
UNIO
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
10 Oct 1917 57
LIB
 →
UNIL
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,910 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
 NLCP  10 Jul 1920
ID: 21379(F) — 2 Jul 2023 10:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
UNIL
 1/2 3,836 55.51% +762 Loser:
LL
 3,074 44.49% Donald M. Sutherland
After his election:
10 Jul 1920 60
UNIL
 →
NLCP
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,123 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21634(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
62
NLCP
 2/3 4,053 33.43% -160 Winner:
LIB
 4,213 34.75% Duncan J. Sinclair

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Edward Walter Nesbitt, M.P.		 29 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Edward Walter Nesbitt, député		 29 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Edward Walter Nesbitt		 29 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Mar 2024 14:14 (but data presented dynamically)

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