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♂ Alexander M. Ross
aliasAlexander M. Ross
Record
53777 · 11758

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 5 0 5
Birth 20 April 1829 → 195 years ago
Lived 71 years + 11 months
First mandate 18 January 1875 → 149 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 8 months
Death 31 March 1901 → 123 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 9 months after 4 June 1890
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 15 3 26 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 4,517 Votes: 3,098 Participation: 68.59% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32850(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 1,595 51.48% +92 Loser:
LC
 1,503 48.52% J. Davison

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,923 Votes: 3,714 Participation: 62.70% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32887(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 2,064 55.57% +414 Loser:
LC
 1,650 44.43% P. Kelly

Service: 3 years 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,916 Votes: 3,997 Participation: 67.56% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32975(F) — 31 Dec 2022 16:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 2,061 52.11% +167 Loser:
LC
 1,894 47.89% ? Johnston
After his election:
31 Oct 1883 54
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 8 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Ontario
16 November 1883
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33118(F) — 11 Oct 2022 13:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 1 month 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,447 Votes: 4,400 Participation: 68.25% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33164(F) — 31 Dec 2022 14:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/2 2,358 53.85% +337 Loser:
LC
 2,021 46.15% A. Taylor

Service: 3 years 5 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,443 Votes: 4,162 Participation: 64.60% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33257(F) — 31 Dec 2022 12:19 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
LIB
 2,125 51.35% James T. Garrow

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Alexander McLagan Ross		 21 Oct 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Alexander McLagan Ross		 21 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alexander Ross (Canadian politician)		 21 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Oct 2023 18:47 (but data presented dynamically)

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