Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

John Smith
aliasJohn Smith
Record
57612 · 11634

Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 50%
 
Ontario 1 1 2
Birth c. 1813 → 211 years ago
Lived ± 66 years
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age ± 54 years
Death 25 March 1879 → 145 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 5 days after 20 March 1871
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 3 6 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
James Dawson  m 
 

 
Eligible: 3,726 Votes: 2,906 Participation: 77.99% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1
Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32631(F) — 22 Oct 2023 22:53 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
±54
LIB
1/2 1,486 51.14% +66 Loser:
LC
1,420 48.86% ? McMichael

Service:
3 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,221 Votes: 2,581 Participation: 61.15% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2
Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32714(F) — 22 Oct 2023 22:53 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
±58
LC
2/2 1,199 46.45% -183 Winner:
LIB
1,382 53.55% James Dawson

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
John Rhodes, Chatham-Kent This Week (13 February 2014), Painting depicts a day in the life in 1868 Chatham
22 Oct 2023
EN Find a Grave
John Smith
22 Oct 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John Smith
22 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John Smith
22 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Smith (Kent MPP)
22 Oct 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Oct 2023 22:54 (but data presented dynamically)