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♂ John McGowan
aliasJohn McGowan
Record
41325 · 11689

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 57%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Ontario 3 2 5
Total 4 3 7
Birth 5 November 1845 → 178 years + 5 months ago
Lived 76 years + 11 months
First mandate 20 February 1874 → 150 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 28 years + 3 months
Death 20 October 1922 → 101 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 11 months after 2 November 1904
Special notes
None
 
John McGowan (1845–1922) 200x323
© Photo — 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 3 11 25
Ontario 5 2 24 Z
TOTAL 9 2 19

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Absalom S. Allan  m 
⊖ Robert McKim  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Thomas Martin  m 
⊖ Andrew Semple  m 
 
Eligible: 4,057 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Ontario
20 February 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33080(F) — 21 Feb 2022 14:28 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
28
LC
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 10 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,075 Votes: 3,008 Participation: 73.82% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32841(F) — 21 Feb 2022 19:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
29
LC
 1/2 1,553 51.63% +98 Loser:
LIB
 1,455 48.37% Robert McKim
After his election:
10 Sep 1875 29
LC
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 7 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 Ontario
27 September 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33092(F) — 21 Feb 2022 17:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
29
LC
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 3 years 8 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,600 Votes: 3,618 Participation: 64.61% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32937(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
33
LC
 2/2 1,592 44.00% -434 Winner:
LIB
 2,026 56.00% Robert McKim
Eligible: 4,789 Votes: 2,973 Participation: 62.08% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33214(F) — 31 Dec 2022 15:07 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
41
LC
 2/2 1,336 45.00% -297 Winner:
LIB
 1,633 55.00% Absalom S. Allan
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,443 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20405(F) — 29 Nov 2021 07:46 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
55
LC
 1/2 2,364 53.21% +285 Loser:
LIB
 2,079 46.79% Andrew Semple

Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,368 Votes: 5,421 Participation: 73.57% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20655(F) — 23 Jan 2022 13:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
CONS
 2/2 2,541 47.14% -308 Winner:
LIB
 2,849 52.86% Thomas Martin

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John McGowan		 13 Nov 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John McGowan		 13 Nov 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John McGowan, M.P.		 13 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John McGowan, député		 13 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
John McGowan (politician)		 13 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 13 Nov 2023 12:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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