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♂ John L. Dowling
aliasJohn L. Dowling
Record
16831 · 11765

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 1 2 3
Birth c. 1911 → 113 years ago
Lived ± 62 years
First mandate 7 June 1948 → 75 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age ± 37 years
Death c. 1973 → 51 years ago
Exit → Death ± 21 years + 1 month after 21 November 1951
Special notes
None
 

John L. Dowling (c.1911–c.1973)
No photo available
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 3 5 14 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Robert E. Elliott  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William E. Stewart  m 
 		 ⊖ John R. Smith  m 
 
Eligible: 35,543 Votes: 24,807 Participation: 69.79% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Ontario
7 June 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35034(F) — 3 Oct 2023 11:38 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
±37
CCF
 1/3 10,528 42.82% +153 Loser:
PC
 10,375 42.20% Robert E. Elliott

Service: 3 years 5 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 34,878 Votes: 21,330 Participation: 61.16% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Ontario
22 November 1951
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 35127(F) — 3 Oct 2023 11:38 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±40
CCF
 2/3 7,486 35.57% -1,850 Winner:
PC
 9,336 44.36% Robert E. Elliott
Eligible: 40,126 Votes: 27,277 Participation: 67.98% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Ontario
17 October 1967
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 13991(F) — 3 Oct 2023 11:38 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±56
NDP
 2/4 11,022 40.61% -1,083 Winner:
PC
 12,105 44.60% John R. Smith

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
John Lawrence Dowling		 22 Feb 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John Lawrence Dowling		 22 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John Lawrence Dowling		 22 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Feb 2024 21:20 (but data presented dynamically)

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