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♂ John Barr
aliasJohn Barr
Record
2794 · 11741

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Ontario 5 1 6
Total 7 1 8
Birth 4 March 1843 → 181 years + 1 month ago
Lived 66 years + 8 months
First mandate 18 January 1875 → 149 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 10 months
Death 19 November 1909 → 114 years + 5 months ago
Died in office Yes
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
Canada 5 0 14
Ontario 15 6 10 Z
TOTAL 20 6 25

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 11  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William Dynes  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Robert McGhee  m 
 
Eligible: 3,219 Votes: 2,132 Participation: 66.23% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32854(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
LC
 1/4 982 46.06% +255 Loser:
LC
 727 34.10% M. McCarthy

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,216 Votes: 2,453 Participation: 58.18% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32865(F) — 30 Aug 2023 23:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LC
 1/2 1,357 55.32% +261 Loser:
IND
 1,096 44.68% Robert McGhee
After his election:
11 Dec 1879 36
LC
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 6 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 Ontario
9 January 1880
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33108(F) — 18 Aug 2023 17:05 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
36		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. William Jelly
Eligible: 6,097 Votes: 2,450 Participation: 40.18% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33235(F) — 10 Oct 2022 00:46 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
47
CER
 1/3 1,333 54.70% +730 Loser:
LIB
 603 24.74% W.J. Bailey

Service: 4 years 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,100 Votes: 4,348 Participation: 71.28% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33324(F) — 31 Dec 2022 09:40 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
LC
 2/2 1,856 42.95% -609 Winner:
PATI
 2,465 57.05% William Dynes
Eligible: 7,241 Votes: 4,763 Participation: 65.78% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33418(F) — 30 Dec 2022 18:44 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
54
LC
 1/2 2,660 55.99% +569 Loser:
IND
 2,091 44.01% William Dynes

Service: 4 years 2 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,215 Votes: 3,156 Participation: 50.78% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Ontario
29 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33511(F) — 23 Feb 2022 15:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LC
 1/2 2,242 71.40% +1,344 Loser:
PROH
 898 28.60% W.T. Bailey
After his election:
1 Oct 1904 61
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 4 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,028 Votes: 2,934 Participation: 48.67% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20584(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
61
CONS
 1/2 2,100 72.07% +1,286 Loser:
IND
 814 27.93% John Park

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,755 Votes: 3,763 Participation: 65.39% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Ontario
25 January 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 33609(F) — 9 Oct 2023 19:06 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
LC
 2,027 53.88% Frederick W. Lewis
Eligible: 5,813 Votes: 3,054 Participation: 52.54% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20849(F) — 23 Jan 2022 14:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
CONS
 1/2 2,240 73.76% +1,443 Loser:
LIB
 797 26.24% Jasper N. Fish
After his election:
19 Nov 1909 66
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,813 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
11		 Ontario
22 December 1909
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 21012(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
66		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. John Best

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John Barr		 26 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John Barr		 26 Jul 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Barr, M.P.		 26 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Barr, député		 26 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Barr (Canadian politician)		 26 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Jul 2023 22:25 (but data presented dynamically)

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