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♂ Gideon Striker
aliasGideon Striker
Record
59417 · 11295

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 4 2 6
Birth c. 1825 → 199 years ago
Lived ± 61 years
First mandate 21 March 1871 → 153 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age ± 46 years
Death 6 October 1886 → 137 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 7 months after 26 February 1883
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 11 0 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ William Anderson  m 
⊖ James S. McCuaig  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ James B. Hart  m 
 
Eligible: 3,727 Votes: 2,914 Participation: 78.19% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32744(F) — 21 Feb 2022 15:34 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±46
LIB
 1/2 1,522 52.23% +130 Loser:
LC
 1,392 47.77% William Anderson
After his election:
27 Sep 1871 ±46
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 6 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
29 December 1871
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33055(F) — 21 Feb 2022 13:11 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±46
LIB
 2/2 1 33.33% -1 Winner:
LC
 2 66.67% James S. McCuaig
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
29 August 1872
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33056(F) — 21 Feb 2022 14:00 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
±47
LIB
 1/2 2 66.67% +1 Loser:
LC
 1 33.33% James S. McCuaig

Service: 2 years 4 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,443 Votes: 3,461 Participation: 77.90% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32826(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±50
LIB
 1/2 1,762 50.91% +63 Loser:
LC
 1,699 49.09% Robert Clapp

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,087 Votes: 3,753 Participation: 73.78% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32920(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±54
LIB
 1/2 1,894 50.47% +35 Loser:
LC
 1,859 49.53% Robert Clapp

Service: 3 years 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,254 Votes: 4,095 Participation: 77.94% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33008(F) — 23 Jul 2023 02:40 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±58
LIB
 2/2 2,007 49.53% -38 Winner:
ILIB
 2,045 50.47% James B. Hart

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Gideon Striker		 24 Oct 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Gideon Striker		 24 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Gideon Striker		 24 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Gideon Striker		 24 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Oct 2023 08:08 (but data presented dynamically)

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