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♂ Edgar John Benson
aliasBen Benson
Record
4177 · 113

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 28 May 1923 → 100 years + 11 months ago
Lived 88 years + 3 months
First mandate 18 June 1962 → 61 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 39 years
Death 2 September 2011 → 12 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 38 years + 10 months after 29 October 1972
Special notes
None
 
Edgar John (Ben) Benson (1923–2011)
© 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 10 4 8

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 26–27
LIB
 1 Minister 41–44 29 Jun 1964 — 17 Jan 1968 3 6 19
2. CA 27
LIB
 1 Minister 43–45 01 Oct 1966 — 05 Jul 1968 1 9 4
3. CA 27–28
LIB
 1 Minister 44–48 20 Apr 1968 — 27 Jan 1972 3 9 7
4. CA 27
LIB
 1 Minister 44–45 20 Apr 1968 — 31 Mar 1969 0 11 11
5. CA 28
LIB
 1 Minister 48–49 28 Jan 1972 — 31 Aug 1972 0 7 3
 1. National Revenue
 2. President [Treasury Board]
 3. Finance
 4. Receiver General [Finance]
 5. National Defence

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Benjamin G. Allmark  m 
 		 ⊖ J. Earl McEwen  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 32,109 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24612(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
LIB
 1/4 16,828 52.41% +3,229 Loser:
PC
 13,599 42.35% Benjamin G. Allmark

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 33,898 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24876(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/4 18,425 54.35% +5,546 Loser:
PC
 12,879 37.99% J. Earl McEwen

Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 42,993 Votes: 32,563 Participation: 75.74% Candidacies: 3
Federal
27		 Ontario
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25145(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/3 16,022 49.58% +3,256 Loser:
PC
 12,766 39.50% J. Earl McEwen

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 32,669 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
28		 Ontario
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9985(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/3 16,234 49.69% +4,435 Loser:
PC
 11,799 36.12% Bogart W. Trumpour

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 54,189 Votes: 42,710 Participation: 78.82% Candidacies: 3
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10240(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
PC
 22,824 53.44% Flora I. MacDonald

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Edgar John Benson, P.C., F.C.A., M.P.		 07 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Edgar John Benson, C.P., F.C.A., député		 07 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Edgar Benson		 07 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Edgar Benson		 07 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Apr 2024 01:06 (but data presented dynamically)

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