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♂ John Coyne
aliasJohn Coyne
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 0 2
Birth 21 July 1836 → 187 years + 9 months ago
Lived 37 years + 3 months
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 1 month
Death 16 November 1873 → 150 years + 5 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
John Coyne (1836–1873)
© Photo 1873 Notman & Fraser — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
An Ontario Conservative, Coyne was elected twice to the legislature, each time with 1,118 votes. He died midway through his second term.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 6 2 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Robert Smith  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,667 Votes: 2,190 Participation: 82.11% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32655(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
LC
 1/2 1,118 51.05% +46 Loser:
LIB
 1,072 48.95% Robert Smith

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,868 Votes: 2,177 Participation: 75.91% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32738(F) — 22 Jul 2023 22:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LC
 1/3 1,118 51.36% +59 Loser:
LIB
 1,059 48.64% Thomas Bowles
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 35
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
16 Nov 1873 37
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 7 months 26 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Ontario
19 December 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33075(F) — 21 Feb 2022 14:10 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
37		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Kenneth Chisholm

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John Coyne		 02 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John Coyne		 02 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Coyne (politician)		 02 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Feb 2024 22:28 (but data presented dynamically)

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