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♂ Simon S. Cook
aliasSimon S. Cook
Record
12310 · 11604

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 1 3
Birth 15 September 1831 → 192 years + 7 months ago
Lived 60 years + 8 months
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 11 months
Death 15 May 1892 → 131 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 3 months after 17 January 1875
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Herman H. Cook (1837–1914) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 7 4 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Andrew Broder  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,731 Votes: 2,169 Participation: 79.42% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32612(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 1/2 1,162 53.57% +155 Loser:
LC
 1,007 46.43% ? Doran

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,842 Votes: 2,168 Participation: 76.28% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32695(F) — 22 Jul 2023 16:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/2 1,216 56.09% +264 Loser:
LC
 952 43.91% ? McDonald
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 40
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 9 months 27 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 3,763 Votes: 2,822 Participation: 74.99% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32777(F) — 21 Feb 2022 18:31 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
LIB
 2/2 1,364 48.33% -94 Winner:
LC
 1,458 51.67% Andrew Broder

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Simon S. Cook		 02 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Simon S. Cook		 02 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Simon S. Cook		 02 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2023 21:14 (but data presented dynamically)

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