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♂ John L. Stansell
aliasJohn L. Stansell
Record
58616 · 11310

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 4 6
Birth 17 June 1875 → 148 years + 10 months ago
Lived 81 years + 4 months
First mandate 6 December 1921 → 102 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 5 months
Death 21 October 1956 → 67 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 1 month after 13 September 1926
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
Canada 4 9 6

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Charles W. Colter  m 
⊖ Sydney S. McDermand  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ George D. Sewell  m 
 		 ⊖ Herbert J. Davis  m 
⊖ Wilson H. Mills  m 
⊖ William H. Taylor  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,963 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
13		 Ontario
22 November 1920
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NLCP  Majority
ID: 21519(F) — 10 Sep 2022 12:02 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
45
NLCP
 2/3 2,850 35.79% -251 Winner:
UFO
 3,101 38.94% Sydney S. McDermand
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,162 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21598(F) — 5 Jul 2023 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
NLCP
 1/3 3,240 39.70% +68 Loser:
PROG
 3,172 38.86% Sydney S. McDermand
After his election:
16 Mar 1922 46
NLCP
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,017 Votes: 15,328 Participation: 66.59% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21900(F) — 18 Oct 2023 08:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LC
 1/2 8,145 53.14% +962 Loser:
PROG
 7,183 46.86% George D. Sewell
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 51
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 23,017 Votes: 17,080 Participation: 74.21% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22151(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
LC
 2/2 8,512 49.84% -56 Winner:
LIB
 8,568 50.16% William H. Taylor
Eligible: 23,134 Votes: 18,843 Participation: 81.45% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22425(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
55
LC
 2/2 9,419 49.99% -5 Winner:
LIB
 9,424 50.01% William H. Taylor
Eligible: 29,382 Votes: 22,596 Participation: 76.90% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22666(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
60
REC
 3/3 1,793 7.94% -9,502 Winner:
LIB
 11,295 49.99% Wilson H. Mills

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Lawrence Stansell, M.P.		 18 Oct 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Lawrence Stansell, député		 18 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Lawrence Stansell		 18 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Lawrence Stansell		 18 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Oct 2023 08:15 (but data presented dynamically)

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