Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Peter Gow
aliasPeter Gow
Record
23940 · 11690

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Ontario 4 0 4
Birth 20 October 1818 → 205 years + 6 months ago
Lived 67 years + 4 months
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 10 months
Death 24 February 1886 → 138 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 5 months after 20 September 1876
Special notes
None
 
Peter Gow (1818–1886) 200x194
© 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
Ontario 9 0 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
Documented challenger
None
 

 
Eligible: 2,158 Votes: 1,609 Participation: 74.56% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1
Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32677(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
48
LIB
1/2 940 58.42% +271 Loser:
LC
669 41.58% ? Leslie

Service:
3 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2
Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32760(F) — 23 Jul 2023 01:59 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 53
LC
LIB
Change of government (became part of government)
21 Dec 1871 53
LIB
Vac.
Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 9 months (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2
Ontario
4 January 1872
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33061(F) — 11 Oct 2022 11:11 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
1/1 By acclamation

Service:
3 years 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3
Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32842(F) — 21 Feb 2022 19:15 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
20 Sep 1876 57
LIB
Vac.
To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 8 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3
Ontario
11 October 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33099(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57
Successor:
LIB
Acclam. James M. Massie

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Peter Gow
25 Nov 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Peter Gow
25 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Peter Gow (politician)
25 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Peter Gow (homme politique)
25 Nov 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 17:11 (but data presented dynamically)