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♂ Edward C. Sargent
aliasEdward C. Sargent
Record
55044 · 11503

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 70%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Ontario 7 2 9
Total 7 3 10
Birth 11 April 1915 → 109 years ago
Lived 82 years + 9 months
First mandate 25 September 1963 → 60 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 5 months
Death 28 January 1998 → 26 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 4 months after 9 September 1987
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 11 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 11  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Percy V. Noble  m 
 		 ⊖ Mackinnon Phillips  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 21,866 Votes: 16,804 Participation: 76.85% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35029(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
33
LIB
 2/3 6,266 37.49% -383 Winner:
PC
 6,649 39.78% Mackinnon Phillips
Eligible: 20,916 Votes: 16,991 Participation: 81.23% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Ontario
9 June 1955
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35217(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
40
LIB
 2/3 7,034 41.64% -1,876 Winner:
PC
 8,910 52.74% Mackinnon Phillips
Eligible: 23,125 Votes: 20,792 Participation: 89.91% Candidacies: 3
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24057(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
42
LIB
 2/3 7,096 34.44% -5,144 Winner:
PC
 12,240 59.41% Percy V. Noble
Eligible: 21,063 Votes: 15,418 Participation: 73.20% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Ontario
25 September 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35434(F) — 24 Dec 2022 15:38 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
48
LIB
 1/3 6,862 44.75% +31 Loser:
PC
 6,831 44.55% William Forsyth

Service: 4 years 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 30,846 Votes: 23,357 Participation: 75.72% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13986(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/3 10,837 46.62% +2,298 Loser:
PC
 8,539 36.73% William Forsyth

Service: 4 years 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,255 Votes: 29,694 Participation: 79.70% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Ontario
21 October 1971
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 14104(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/3 13,657 46.17% +2,638 Loser:
PC
 11,019 37.25% Robert Rutherford

Service: 3 years 10 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,974 Votes: 25,722 Participation: 75.71% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
30		 Ontario
18 September 1975
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12450(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/3 14,193 55.39% +5,964 Loser:
PC
 8,229 32.11% Gary Harron

Service: 1 year 8 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 35,539 Votes: 26,843 Participation: 75.53% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
31		 Ontario
9 June 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 12074(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/3 14,828 55.47% +5,403 Loser:
PC
 9,425 35.26% Harvey Davis

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 36,226 Votes: 23,314 Participation: 64.36% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Ontario
19 March 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 12200(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LIB
 1/3 14,006 60.30% +6,239 Loser:
PC
 7,767 33.44% Robert Rutherford

Service: 4 years 1 month 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 37,972 Votes: 25,003 Participation: 65.85% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Ontario
2 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
 LIB  26 Jun 1985
ID: 12325(F) — 6 Jul 2023 20:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
LIB
 1/3 14,883 59.97% +7,288 Loser:
PC
 7,595 30.60% Arlene Wright
After his election:
26 Jun 1985 70
PC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 4 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 54,053 Votes: 34,722 Participation: 64.24% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 Ontario
10 September 1987
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 5593(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
72		 Successor:
LIB
 14,298 41.41% Ronald F. Lipsett

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Edward Carson Sargent		 22 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Edward Carson Sargent		 22 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Eddie Sargent		 22 Oct 2023

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