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♂ Edward G. Porter
aliasEdward G. Porter
Record
50286 · 11626

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 86%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 1 7
Birth 28 May 1859 → 164 years + 11 months ago
Lived 70 years + 6 months
First mandate 15 January 1902 → 122 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 7 months
Death 23 December 1929 → 94 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 5 months after 27 June 1924
Special notes
None
 
Edward G. Porter (1859–1929)
© Photo 1906 — 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 22 5 6

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Charles E. Hanna  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,161 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
15 January 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20490(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
CONS
 1/2 1,831 57.92% +501 Loser:
LIB
 1,330 42.08% John G. Frost

Service: 2 years 9 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 9,185 Votes: 5,655 Participation: 61.57% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20603(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
CONS
 1/2 3,240 57.85% +879 Loser:
LIB
 2,361 42.15% Byron O. Lott

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,818 Votes: 5,593 Participation: 63.43% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20867(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CONS
 1/2 3,360 60.44% +1,161 Loser:
LIB
 2,199 39.56% Jesse Funnell

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,475 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21095(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
CONS
 1/2 3,623 66.17% +1,771 Loser:
LIB
 1,852 33.83% William H. Hubbell

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,795 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21353(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
UNIO
 1/2 5,710 58.30% +1,625 Loser:
LL
 4,085 41.70% Robert J. Graham

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,387 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21613(F) — 5 Jul 2023 17:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
NLCP
 1/2 7,279 54.37% +1,171 Loser:
LIB
 6,108 45.63% Arza D. McIntosh
After his election:
16 Mar 1922 62
NLCP
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
27 Jun 1924 65
LC
 →
Vac.
 Amidst controversy
Service: 2 years 6 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,216 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Ontario
25 November 1924
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21793(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
65
LC
 2/2 7,901 48.72% -414 Winner:
LIB
 8,315 51.28% Charles E. Hanna

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Edward Guss Porter, M.P.		 26 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Edward Guss Porter, député		 26 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Edward Guss Porter		 26 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Jan 2024 23:02 (but data presented dynamically)

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