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♂ John H.H. Root
aliasJohn H.H. Root
Record
53687 · 11456

Baptist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 6 3 9
Birth 17 October 1908 → 115 years + 6 months ago
Lived 83 years + 1 month
First mandate 22 November 1951 → 72 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 1 month
Death 17 November 1991 → 32 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 2 months after 17 September 1975
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 23 9 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Ross A. McEwing  m  (4 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 20,355 Votes: 11,438 Participation: 56.19% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Ontario
4 August 1943
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 34906(F) — 23 Dec 2022 15:01 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
34
PC
 2/3 4,198 36.89% -1,358 Winner:
LIB
 5,556 48.82% Ross A. McEwing
Eligible: 20,355 Votes: 14,615 Participation: 71.80% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Ontario
4 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 34997(F) — 23 Dec 2022 19:10 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
36
PC
 2/3 6,797 46.73% -24 Winner:
LIB
 6,821 46.89% Ross A. McEwing
Eligible: 20,710 Votes: 14,717 Participation: 71.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35088(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
39
PC
 2/2 6,871 46.95% -893 Winner:
LIB
 7,764 53.05% Ross A. McEwing
Eligible: 18,959 Votes: 14,390 Participation: 75.90% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35181(F) — 24 Dec 2022 10:20 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
PC
 1/3 7,159 49.85% +602 Loser:
LIB
 6,557 45.66% Ross A. McEwing

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,681 Votes: 14,517 Participation: 77.71% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35276(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
PC
 1/3 7,720 53.53% +1,651 Loser:
LIB
 6,069 42.08% David Gray

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,575 Votes: 12,850 Participation: 69.18% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26		 Ontario
11 June 1959
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35392(F) — 24 Dec 2022 11:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
PC
 1/2 7,811 61.17% +2,852 Loser:
LIB
 4,959 38.83% Albert Holtam

Service: 4 years 3 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,400 Votes: 11,632 Participation: 63.22% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Ontario
25 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35498(F) — 24 Dec 2022 16:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
PC
 1/3 7,666 66.33% +4,445 Loser:
LIB
 3,221 27.87% Peter McTavish

Service: 4 years 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,007 Votes: 11,673 Participation: 61.41% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14063(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
PC
 1/3 7,068 60.76% +3,809 Loser:
LIB
 3,259 28.02% Max Johnson

Service: 4 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,751 Votes: 16,247 Participation: 71.41% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14181(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
PC
 1/4 8,250 51.11% +3,383 Loser:
LIB
 4,867 30.15% Cameron Lush

Service: 3 years 10 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 43,105 Votes: 29,959 Participation: 69.50% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12527(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
66		 Successor:
PC
 12,110 40.61% John M. Johnson

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John Henry Haines Root		 21 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John Henry Haines Root		 21 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Henry Haines Root		 21 Oct 2023

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