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♂ Adam Oliver
aliasAdam Oliver
Record
47105 · 11667

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 4 0 4
Birth 11 December 1823 → 200 years + 4 months ago
Lived 58 years + 9 months
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 8 months
Death 9 October 1882 → 141 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 1 month after 25 August 1875
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 7 10 20 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 3,438 Votes: 2,566 Participation: 74.64% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32654(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 1,399 54.52% +232 Loser:
LC
 1,167 45.48% J. Noxon

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,758 Votes: 2,475 Participation: 65.86% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32737(F) — 22 Jul 2023 21:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 1,430 57.78% +385 Loser:
LC
 1,045 42.22% ? Richards
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 48
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
20 Dec 1873 50
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Amidst controversy
Service: 2 years 8 months 29 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Ontario
19 January 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33078(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 11 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,463 Votes: 2,948 Participation: 66.05% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32819(F) — 21 Feb 2022 19:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/4 1,305 44.27% +43 Loser:
LC
 1,262 42.81% B. Hopkins
After his election:
25 Aug 1875 51
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 Ontario
11 September 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33089(F) — 21 Feb 2022 16:53 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Adam Crooks

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Oliver, Adam		 06 Sep 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Oliver, Adam		 06 Sep 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Adam Oliver		 06 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Adam Oliver		 06 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Adam Oliver (politician)		 06 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Sep 2023 17:07 (but data presented dynamically)

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